![]() The same spirit of enterprise which brought the Northmen into Gaul seems to carry the Normans into every corner of the world. If Britain and Sicily were the greatest fields of their enterprise, they were however very far from being the only fields. The Normans’ adopted a new religion (became Christians), a new language, a new system of law and society, new thoughts and feelings on all matters.įrom their new home in northern France they set forth on new errands of conquest, chiefly in the British Islands and in southern Italy and Sicily. ![]() ![]() The term "Normans" (“men from the North”) applied first to the people of Scandinavia in general, and afterwards (Northmannus, Normannus, Normand) it is the name of the Viking colonists from Scandinavia who settled themselves in Gaul and founded Normandy. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |