THE NORMANS

THE BEGINNING

• The Normans were descendants of the viking conquerers of France and England
• The Normans were not French but the conquerers of Paris
• The Normans came from european viking territories(Merovingian culture)
• Over time they formed blood relations with English Royalty
• After the battle of Hastings the normans conquered England(birth of feudalism)

NORMAN INVASION

• During the conquest of England Duke William II was in power
• Duke William later became the king of England
• Conquest was easy for Duke William II because blood relations were fromed between english royals
• For example of the above, The marriage of Emma Sister of Duke Richard and King Ethelred II of England
• The main battle was the battle of Hastings in 1066, Duke Richard of Normandy conquered England

THE END

• Even after english conquest the Normans faced many problems
• There were many rebellions of the English people to Norman rule
• There were also rebellions on higher powers like- The revolt of earls in 1075
• There were also external problems, such as the Danish troubles in 1070
• Sweyn II of Denmark arrived to take advantage of an earlier agreement