Two little-known cistercian abbots of the twelfth century are introduced to english readers: Serlo of Savigny (d. 1158), the abbot general of the Savigniac congregation who was determined to affiliate his Order with the White Monks of Ca(r)teaux; and Serlo of Wilton (d.1181) who entered the norman abbey of Aumane after lecturing at both Paris and Oxford."