Anglo-Norman

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Anglo-Norman is a variety of Old Norman French that developed in England after the Norman Conquest and served as a key language of the medieval English court, law, and literature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Oïl language
Romance language
language variety
declinePeriod late Middle Ages
developedAfter Norman Conquest of England
linked to: Battle of Hastings
floruit 12th century
13th century
14th century
follows Old Norman
linked to: Normans
hasDialect Law French
hasLinguisticFeature loanwords from Old English
phonological traits of Norman dialects
strong French–English code-switching in documents
hasNotableAuthor Lawman (Layamon, via Anglo-Norman sources)
Marie de France
Wace
hasNotableWork Anglo-Norman Brut
Roman de Rou (Anglo-Norman transmission)
hasRegister administrative Anglo-Norman
legal Anglo-Norman
literary Anglo-Norman
hasUse language of English administration
language of English law
language of medieval English literature
language of the English royal court
influenced English administrative vocabulary
English culinary vocabulary
English heraldic terminology
English legal vocabulary
Guernsey Legal French
Jersey Legal French
Middle English
languageFamily Gallo-Romance languages
Indo-European languages
Italic languages
Oïl languages
Romance languages
Western Romance languages
partOf Anglo-Norman language
linked to: Anglo-Norman
startTime 11th century
status historical language
no longer spoken as a native language
subclassOf Old French
Old Norman
linked to: Anglo-Norman
usedBy Anglo-Norman nobility
linked to: Anglo-Norman

English legal profession
English royal chancery
Norman aristocracy in England
usedFor chronicles
legal records
parliamentary rolls
religious texts
romances
royal charters
usedIn Channel Islands
England
Ireland
Wales
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Middle English influencedBy Anglo-Norman
English barons language Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Normans language Old Norman
linked to: Anglo-Norman
British Isles English influencedBy Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Channel Islands historicalLanguage Norman language
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Russell hasEtymologicalOrigin Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Edward I of England languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman subclassOf Old Norman
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman partOf Anglo-Norman language
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman usedBy Anglo-Norman nobility
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Robert the Bruce language Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
John Gower writingLanguage Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Royal Assent languageOfFormalPhrase Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Roger II of Sicily languagesSpokenWritten Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
William the Conqueror languageSpoken Old Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Parliament of Ireland earlierLanguageOfRecord Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Yola language influencedBy Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
House of Plantagenet languageUsed Anglo-Norman
Normandy historicalLanguage Norman language
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Isabella of Gloucester languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Joan of England, Queen of Scotland motherTongue Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Joan of England, Queen of Scotland nativeLanguage Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Joan of England, Queen of Scotland languageOfWorkOrName Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Edward II of England language Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Howe hasOrigin Anglo-Norman
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall languageOfWorkOrName Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
John languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
FitzRoy languageOfOrigin Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Marie de France languageOfWorkOrName Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Joan of Acre motherTongue Anglo-Norman
Guernsey Legal French derivedFrom Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Guernsey Legal French derivedFrom Anglo-Norman
Law French subclassOf Anglo-Norman language
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Law French developedFrom Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman Brut language Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman Brut literaryCulture Anglo-Norman literature
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Wace languageOfWorkOrName Anglo-Norman
Wace literaryTradition Anglo-Norman literature
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Henry II of England languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Beatrice of England languageSpoken Anglo-Norman
Eleanor of Castile language Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Longshanks languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Bennett hasOrigin Anglo-Norman
Bennett hasCulturalContext Anglo-Norman culture
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Edward of Windsor languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Henry IV of England languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
subject linked to: King Henry IV of England
linked to: Anglo-Norman
Edward the Black Prince languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman