Fouke le fitz Warine wrote about the legendary Guarin de Metz who crossed the channel to take part in a tournament. William Peverel of Whittington, in Derbyshire, was offering the hand of his beautiful niece Mellette as a prize.
She had refused every previous suitor, explaining, “Sire" no knight is there in all the world that I would take for the sake of riches and the honour of this land but if ever I take such a one he shall be handsome and courteous and accomplished and the most valiant of his order in all Christendom. Of riches I make no account, for truly can I say that he is rich who has that which his heart desires."
So Peverel held a contest to see who was the most accomplished jouster. The princes of Wales and Scotland each brought 200 knights and the Duke of Burgundy 300. Guarin of Metz triumphed over all of them and remained in England where he became known as Guy Le Strange.
Some claim he is the father of Roland le Strange, whose lands were in Norfolk - not Derbyshire!