Roger of Sicily - The Story of a Norman Knight

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Roger I (c. 1031 - 22 June 1101), nicknamed Roger Bosso and The Great Count, was a Norman nobleman who became the first Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. He was a member of the House of Hauteville, and his descendants in the male line continued to rule Sicily down to 1194.
Roger was born in Normandy, and came to southern Italy as a young man in 1057. He participated in several military expeditions against the Emirate of Sicily beginning in 1061. He was invested with part of Sicily and the title of count by his brother, Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia, in 1071. By 1090, he had conquered the entire island. In 1091, he conquered Malta. The state he created was merged with the Duchy of Apulia in 1127 and became the Kingdom of Sicily in 1130.
Sources:
-Brown, Gordon - The Norman Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily, (McFarland & Co, 2003)
-Ibn al-Athir - The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period, Part 1, trans. D.S. Richards (Ashgate, 2005)
-Norwich, John Julius - The Normans in the South, 1016-1130 (London, 1967)

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The part about the tarantulas near Palermo was hilarious.

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Great follow up to the How Norman Knights Conquered Arab Sicily video! Excellent job as always.

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Greeks dislike Normans not because of the invasion of Epirotic lands and the near capture of the empire, but for the de-Hellenization of the greek southern Italy and Sicily. Something that the Arabs could not achieve.

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Story told very well. It gave me the best insight of the situation of the Day in Sicily that I've heard this yet. God bless

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Roger was among the greats of this world.

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Fighting the Norman mounted Knights outside the city even in medieval context? Maybe not the wisest idea by the Arabs lol

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Hi, I first wanted to say I love all your material. I’m fascinated by Western European Medieval history and the Crusades as a whole regardless of the time period. I’m so glad you created a channel for this little niche that I doubt most people know anything about or even care about. Thank you for that! I have a question regarding the Normans I’ll get to in a bit. First I wanted to state I’m well acquainted with the Normans and am absolutely fascinated with them. To me they are the most interesting people group ever to have existed and what they accomplished during their brief time existing as...a people or nation (I feel you could call them that despite them being a dutchy in France) is frankly almost unbelievable in its scope. My question is when the Hautevilles and Dregnauts came to southern Italy and eventually subjected it to their rule as well as Sicily, were these territories (Apulia and Claberia) as well as Sicily and later Antioch under the individual rule of the Normans who conquered and governed them, or did those Normans swear fielty to a greater power and therefor those territories were considered part of other kingdoms, or since the rulers were Normans were those territories considered part of the “Norman Empire” for lack of a better term once under subjection? I’d appreciate any answer you can give. Thank you in advance.

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[@MrFarnanonical]

47:15 well it worked at Antioch, so it's not really that crazy. It seems like they would often avoid pitched battles because they could be absolutely decisive. Antioch, Ascalon, and even Hattin are good examples. Though I would say it was an especially effective use of Shock Cavalry like the Norman Knights and Men at Arms. Remember Saladin tugging at his beard during Hattin? That's probably because he knew that the Crusader cavalry could turn a losing battle into total victory with a single charge. like what happened at Montgisard.

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

there were no normans at hattin lol wym

[@Telamonian]

@@bruhmcchaddeus413 The Normans were there because the principality of Antioch fought in that battle.

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

@@Telamonian there were no normans, principality of Antioch wasnt a norman house by then. It was formed by normans but not for normans specifically like sicily, england and normandy

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Do we know if the Normans were using Calvary destrier horse conrois formations as in the Templars 12th century in the Holy Lands? I'm kinda thinking maybe not but it could be where the Arabs learnt to counter with light cavalry mounted on faster smaller mares not to engage head on with a Norman Cavalry charge. Thank you.

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Is there a documentary with Vikings and Muslims of southern Spain,?

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Robert Guiscard is my ancestor if i am to belive my family tree.

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[@jeffreymitchell2259]

Robert (Robertus) Guiscard de Hauteville and Princess Sikelgaita (Sichelgaita) of Salerno are my 25th Great-Grandparents. I descend from their Daughter Sybille de Hauteville.

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[@anthonygielty7242]

Does anyone know how Rogers wife died? It's such an amazing love story, yet, I can't seem to find a source on it, she died a young woman only few years after marrying Roger he had daughters with her but married twice more...

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[@theone368]

this is awesome. i came to find out he is my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather. He has northern-european facial features, if you'll notice.

[@deeplorable8988]

Can you prove this claim?

[@mgd8867]

@@deeplorable8988 no he can't.

[@topherv4229]

He may be mine as well but it can not be proved. This is the (Fitz) Rogers line that arrived in England around 1321.

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is this where the term "a good rogering" comes from?

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[@edinscot56789]

Sounds like the Baratheons from 'Game of Thrones'

[@rogerar90]

My name is roger 💪🏼

[@krisballard541]

Prince Ayyub keeps losing to Roger.

[@DavidSmith-op8ix]

I think Rogers mother was related to William the conqueror.

[@jeffreymitchell2259]

The historian "Szabolcs de Vajay" list Fressende as the daughter of Richard I, 'the Fearless', Duke of Normandy. There is NO evidence that he had a daughter called Fressenda/Fredesende. Though, Tancred , Fressenda and 12 of their Sons with Hospes are portrayed in the scene ALTA VILLA on the Tapisserie de Bayeux so it's a possibility that she could be. Robert (Robertus) Guiscard de Hauteville and Princess Sikelgaita (Sichelgaita) of Salerno are my 25th Great-Grandparents. I descend from their Daughter Sybille de Hauteville.

[@danieleriksson5587]

@@jeffreymitchell2259 Any proof for your claim?

[@jeffreymitchell2259]

@@danieleriksson5587 My reply to David Smith's comments were quoting an article that I read some time ago. As for Robert (Robertus) Guiscard de Hauteville and Princess Sikelgaita (Sichelgaita) of Salerno being my 25th Great-Grandparents and descending from their Daughter Sybille de Hauteville. My proof is my 11th Great-Grandmother Jeanne Le Marchand. Jeanne is one of my three French Royal Gateway Great-Grandmothers.

[@danieleriksson5587]

@@jeffreymitchell2259 Sorry that I asked. But people pretend alot.

[@jeffreymitchell2259]

@@danieleriksson5587 No problem! On my FB page and on most of my Ancestry sites I use my real surname of Circe dit St Michel. I got tired of people asking me how can I be so French with a last name of Mitchell. My name changed at my 2nd GGF.

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Quality

[@nickaustin62]

I heard that Turks fought alongside of the Norman's at the battle of hastings when the pope granted dispensation to fight the English. Is this Correct?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

It is not correct. There were no Turks at Hastings. The pope does appear to have blessed William's invasion, though.

[@stefanvella9807]

Turks at hastings? no of course not. The Normans at Hastings besides the Normans themselves they had Bretons and Flemish.

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The last name Rogers (my great grandmas last name) started with him,

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yea and my grand dad was charlemagne

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Really? Do you know his name?

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Tell us about the Nubian Crusaders.

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