Travel Back In Time With Me

Chapter- 4

In the year 1066, 7000 Normans on infantry and knights sailed across the English Channel. Their goal: England, home to more than a million people. There have been short trips with great results. And at the same time, other Norman groups covered the whole of Europe, marching on events that would go back to the continent's history. So who were these heroes the question that came to my mind and why did they leave their mark so far? The story actually dates back to 200 years earlier, when the Vikings first settled on the northern coast of France as part of a larger Scandinavian expedition through northern Europe. The natives of France called these invaders Normans, named after their origins. Finally, Charles the king of the Franks negotiated peace with the Viking leader Rollo in 911, giving him a convenient location on the north coast of France known as Normandy. The Normans proved themselves to be in tune with their newly settled life. They married Frankish women, adopted the French language, and soon began converting Norse paganism into Christianity. But despite their adaptability, they maintain a culture of heroism and a spirit of victory over their Viking ancestors. Soon, Norman's noble knight was still seeking new challenges. The most famous achievement of the Normans was their conquest of England. In 1066, William, Governor of Normandy, challenged the claim of the new English king, Harold Godwinson.Shortly after arriving in England, William and his aides met Harold's army near the town of Hastings. The weather forecast for the war is undeniable at the 70-meter Bayeux Tapestry, where an arrow hitting Harold's eye closes Norman's victory. William combined his profit with a massive campaign to build castles and reorganize English society. He acted in harmony with his nickname "William the Conqueror" in a major study known as the Domesday Book, which recorded the population and ownership of all parts of the world in England. Norman French became the language of the new imperial court, while the common people continued to speak Anglo-Saxon. In time, the two were combined to give us the English we know today, even though the division between the kings and the farmers is still felt in the same two as cattle and cattle. By the end of the 12th century, the Normans had moved on to Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Meanwhile, independent groups of Norman knights traveled to the Mediterranean, encouraged by legends of travelers returning from Jerusalem. There they plunged headlong into the warring states of the empire. They became very valuable soldiers, and during one of these battles, they formed the first heavy-duty cavalry regiment, a destructive strategy that quickly became medieval warfare. The Normans were in the midst of the First Crusade in 1095-99, a bloody controversy that established Christian rule in some parts of the Middle East. But the Normans did more than just fight. As a result of their conquests, leaders such as William Iron-Arm and Robert the Crafty defended the southern states of Italy, eventually uniting them to form the Sicilian Empire in 1130 under Roger II, the empire became a beacon for multicultural tolerance in a world divided by religious and civil war. Arab Muslim poets and scholars worked in the royal palace as well as the Greek sailors and architects of the Byzantine architecture. Arabic remained the official language along with Latin, Greek, and Norman French. Geographical information was compiled in Roger's book, his known world maps that would remain the most accurate for 300 years. And the churches built in Palermo include Latin architecture, Arabian roofs, and Byzantine houses, all adorned with elaborate gold paintings. Although the Normans eventually disappeared as a separate group, their contribution remained. And today, from castles and temples depicting the lands of Europe to wherever English is spoken, Norman's legacy continues to flourish.