EN 2633 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Thomas Malory, Beast Fable, Primogeniture
3 Oct 2017
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Anglo-norman england: after 1066. (see norton anthology, pp. The norman conquest: the defeat of the anglo-saxon king harold by the norman, william, Normandy: founded between 905 and 918, when rouen and its surroundings were granted to the. Norsemen of the seine, rollo and his companions, for the defence of the realm ; that is, to defend it from the attacks of other groups of vikings. Normandy was ruled by rollo"s dynasty until 1204 when the french king annexed the duchy to france. Normans: a contraction of norsemen; like the anglo-saxons, descendants of germanic adventurers who conquered and took possession of england in 1066. Somewhat earlier they had taken possession of a large part of northern france (normandy) and adopted the language of northern france. William the conqueror: duke of normandy; invaded england and was victorious at the battle of. William"s defeat of the english king harold marked the end of the anglo-
