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A brief history of the Normans : the conquests that changed the face of Europe / Francois Neveux in collaboration with Claire Ruelle, Howard Curtis (translator)

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Brief history | Brief historyPublisher: London : Little, Brown Book, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Description: viii, 280 pages : 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781845295233
Subject(s): Summary: The history of the Normans began a long time before 1066. Originating from the 'Norsemen' they were one of the most successful warrior tribes of the Dark Ages that came to dominate Europe from the Baltic Sea to the island of Sicily and the borders of Eastern Europe. Beginning as Viking raiders in the eighth century, the Normans not only changed the landscape of Europe but were changed by their new conquests.
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Includes bibliographic references and index

The history of the Normans began a long time before 1066. Originating from the 'Norsemen' they were one of the most successful warrior tribes of the Dark Ages that came to dominate Europe from the Baltic Sea to the island of Sicily and the borders of Eastern Europe. Beginning as Viking raiders in the eighth century, the Normans not only changed the landscape of Europe but were changed by their new conquests.

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