Norman Conquest Background
Rollo of Normandy
Rollo the Walker is the Scandinavian raider who founded the duchy of Normandy in France. Find out more about him in the Who's Who in Medieval History resource, here at the Medieval History site.
Rollo the Walker is the Scandinavian raider who founded the duchy of Normandy in France. Find out more about him in the Who's Who in Medieval History resource, here at the Medieval History site.
The Normans
Overview of the history of the Normans in France and England, with a focus on William the Conqueror, by Richard Hooker. Part of a larger site on the European Middle Ages.
Overview of the history of the Normans in France and England, with a focus on William the Conqueror, by Richard Hooker. Part of a larger site on the European Middle Ages.
The Normans, a European People
Design flaws plague an otherwise useful site with info on the history, culture and architecture of 10th- to 12th-century Normans. Also available in French and Italian.
Design flaws plague an otherwise useful site with info on the history, culture and architecture of 10th- to 12th-century Normans. Also available in French and Italian.
The Norwegian Invasion of England, September 1066
Hyperfootnoted article by William Bakken surveys the invasion by Harold Hardrada, the last Viking invasion of England.
Hyperfootnoted article by William Bakken surveys the invasion by Harold Hardrada, the last Viking invasion of England.
Who Were the Normans?
A brief introduction to Norman origins is followed by links to a history of the Normans and an examination of their social organization, by Neil Harrison at the Regia Anglorum site.
A brief introduction to Norman origins is followed by links to a history of the Normans and an examination of their social organization, by Neil Harrison at the Regia Anglorum site.