A brief history of the Normans : the conquest that changed the face of Europe /

A brief history of the Normans : the conquest that changed the face of Europe /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Neveux, François.
Uniform title:	Aventure des Normands (VIIIe-XIIIe siècle). English
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	London : Constable & Robinson ; Philadelphia : Running Press, 2008.
Description:	280 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Brief history of Brief history of.
Subject:	Normans. Normans -- France. Normans -- England. Normans -- Italy -- Sicily. Normans. England. France. Italy -- Sicily.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7309712

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Other authors / contributors:	Ruelle, Claire.
ISBN:	9780762433711 076243371X 9781845295233 (pbk.) 1845295234 (pbk.)
Notes:	Translation of: L'aventure des Normands (VIIIe-XIIIe siècle). Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-269) and index. Translated from the French.
Summary:	The history of the Normans began long before 1066 A.D. Originating from the Norsemen, they were one of the most successful warrior tribes of the Dark Ages dominating Europe from the Baltic Sea to the island of Sicily and the borders of Eastern Europe. As a military force they were unstoppable; as conquerors, they established their own kingdom in Normandy from where they set out on a number of devastating campaigns, as well as introduced innovations in politics, architecture and culture.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1. Scandinavian beginnings
Ch. 2. First Viking raids
Ch. 3. The founding of Normandy
Ch. 4. A new principality
Ch. 5. Robert the Magnificent
Ch. 6. William the Conqueror
Ch. 7. The story of the Hauteville brothers
Ch. 8. Greatness and decline
Epilogue : The Test of Time.