Normans

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The Normans were a medieval people of Viking origin who settled in northern France and became a powerful military and political force in Europe, most famously conquering England in 1066 under William the Conqueror.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
medieval people
built Durham Cathedral
Tower of London
numerous stone castles in England
capitalRegion Rouen
conquered Duchy of Apulia and Calabria
England
Ireland (parts)
Malta
Principality of Antioch
Sicily
Wales (parts)
southern Italy
linked to: Southern Italy
culturalInfluenceOn English aristocracy
English language
English law
dynastyFounded Hauteville family rule in southern Italy and Sicily
Norman dynasty of England
linked to: Normans
ethnogenesisCountry Kingdom of France
linked to: France
ethnogenesisPlace Normandy
famousBattle Battle of Hastings
famousDate 1066
famousEvent Norman Conquest of England
linked to: Normans
firstRuler Rollo
foundedBy Rollo
hasOrigin Norsemen
linked to: Norse

Vikings
linked to: Viking Age
introducedToEngland Norman French language
Romanesque architecture
feudalism
language Old French
Old Norman
linked to: Anglo-Norman
mergedWith Anglo-Saxons in England
French population of Normandy
Greek and Arab populations in Sicily
Lombards in southern Italy
militaryCharacteristic castle-building
heavy cavalry
namedAfter Normandy
nameEtymology derived from "Northmen"
linked to: Norse
notableLeader Bohemond I of Antioch
Robert Guiscard
Roger I of Sicily
Roger II of Sicily
William the Conqueror
participatedIn First Crusade
Mediterranean expansion
politicalSystem feudal monarchy
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledBy Dukes of Normandy
linked to: Duke of Normandy

House of Normandy
linked to: Normans
settledIn Normandy
northern France
successorState Kingdom of England under Norman dynasty
linked to: Kingdom of England

Kingdom of Sicily
timePeriod 10th century to 13th century
vassalsOf Kings of France

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Middle English influencedBy Norman French
linked to: Normans
Normans ruledBy House of Normandy
linked to: Normans
Normans famousEvent Norman Conquest of England
linked to: Normans
Normans dynastyFounded Norman dynasty of England
linked to: Normans
Kingdom of England royalHouse House of Normandy
linked to: Normans
Anglo-Norman follows Old Norman
linked to: Normans
Battle of Hastings belligerent Norman–French army
linked to: Normans
Battle of Hastings combatant Normans
Normandy historicalLanguage Old Norman
linked to: Normans
Jèrriais hasAncestor Old Norman
linked to: Normans
Watling Street laterUsedBy Normans
Vikings connectedTo Normans
Emma of Sicily ethnicGroup Normans
Swansea Castle builder Normans
County of Sicily ethnicGroup Normans
Hrólfr associatedWith Norman people
linked to: Normans
Neath Castle builder Normans
Duchy of Normandy namedAfter Normans
subject linked to: medieval Duchy of Normandy
Beaumont-en-Auge hasCulturalRegion Norman culture
linked to: Normans
Norman keep builtBy Normans
Skenfrith Castle builtBy Normans
Monmouth Castle builder Normans
Monmouth Castle controlledBy Normans
Amice FitzRobert partOf Anglo-Norman nobility
linked to: Normans
Berkhamsted Castle builder Normans
Roger Borsa ethnicGroup Normans
Tonbridge Castle builder Normans
Lombard principalities conflict Norman adventurers
linked to: Normans