Who were the Normans?

[@KnowHistory]

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[@tusk3260]

The Normans were French tho. Yes their ethnicity was viking, but they also spoke French so they were French.

[@mercianthane2503]

Normans. The guys no one expected would change the face of Europe in multiple ways.

[@KnowHistory]

I myself learned too that they helped the first portuguese king to conquer Lisbon from the moors in Iberia during the reconquista, I was never taught this! I loved learning about them! Perhaps in the future there will be more videos about the Normans!

[@mercianthane2503]

@@KnowHistory Wonderful!

[@joetraders7476]

AI ahh comment

[@johnmanole4779]

​@@KnowHistory where is Alfred the great?

[@Mac1Eleven]

@@KnowHistoryafter 800 years of rule by the moors, you forget to include that part

[@CharWick5]

Amazing work as always!! Loved the video, keep it up!

[@KnowHistory]

Thank you! I sure will!

[@LukeAnthony94]

Exceptionally made and fantastic narration as always!

[@KnowHistory]

Thank you so much! :D

[@Shiranu17]

It's so sad that most people's knowledge of the Normans is, "1066, William the Conqueror" - and nothing past that. Always love to see new videos about them, the peoples who built the foundations for modern Western Europe are not given nearly enough credit.

[@KnowHistory]

After reading a fair amount about them I got very interested in their history! I might do a couple more videos about the Normans all across the Mediterranean!

[@scene2much]

Its good research and reading: The Normans provided much support, chaos, and opposition to the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium). Everything in that 'Normanorum' text rang true.

[@tylerhaines8662]

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[@foswa6335]

Great video with beautiful visuals.

[@KnowHistory]

Thank you!

[@abdulazizclare9545]

Long live Rollo and the Normans. Bless them always the wolf among us.

[@Jokesonyou123]

I love how you use the ck3 map , good work mate 👍🏻

[@mindhistorydocumentary]

The Normans were like medieval real estate agents-they showed up in England, said 'Nice place, we’ll take it,' and just… never left!

[@zaidatimash713]

Love your content, keep up the good work. If I may ask, how is it that you make those amazing maps?

[@KnowHistory]

Thank you! I have a tutorial on how to do them on reddit, I'll link it! www.reddit.com/r/CrusaderKings/comments/l6v5ab/ck3_map_template/

[@zaidatimash713]

@@KnowHistory this is amazing, thank you so much 🙏

[@rawr2u190]

Thank you, TIL

[@masahibbhatti4088]

This channels is gold bro. Use CK3 and explain the history there amazing stuff. I hope you cover a bit more of the islamic world and the indian subcontinent

[@KnowHistory]

Thanks! :D Due to my ignorance I don't know much about those places in the middle ages, that makes it a bit hard to get ideas, but if you have any sugestions, I am more than welcome to take them in! The only ideia i have at the moment is something on the lines of "Who were the Mamluks?"

[@ashtonbarwick6696]

Crusader kings is the only reference I have when I think about historical figures as to how they looked😂

[@Equilibrium-Manifesto]

So almost all of my extensive English genealogy work has led me to nothing but Norman, a few Flemish, and a few Scottish family names which, other than Scottish, all originate in Normandy area but remained in England from 1066 until the 1600s when they came to America. I’m astonished to find I test as having no English ancestry but lots of Germanic and Scandinavian ancestry along with some Scottish ancestry. Is it possible that these families managed to only marry amongst eachother and maintain a Norman ancestry differing from the English population for 600 plus years and manifest itself on my genetics tests as Germanic and Scandinavian? I was always told I was German and had no knowledge of the English origins and find it pretty astonishing if so many lines managed to be a distinct ethnic group living in England for so long. They were all prominent aristocrats and descendants of William and Rollo which I’m sure is common, but I can’t imagine many have so much English geographic ancestry without the genetic ancestry of English

[@DarrenRFC]

Danny dyer from football factory is a descedent of Rollo🤣

[@scene2much]

Somehow "The Allied Invasion of Nuestria lacks a certain 'gravitas'."

[@micahistory]

Nice video

[@KnowHistory]

Thank you!

[@micahistory]

@@KnowHistory you're welcome

[@alarik36]

Many came from Skåne: Hougby-Hyby, Fullto-Fulltofta, Iveto-Ivetofta, Bourgeby-Borgeby etc...

[@Elnoumaund7696]

the Normans don't speak French in their palates, a language d'oïl (Latin) the Normans... And not to mention that the Nordic language, Normannic, endured 400 years after the colonization of France... He didn't have a French culture, but a Norman one.... good video I'm happy to know your channel

[@seigneurcanardo7030]

Norman language is a langue d'Oil, like Francien, Picard, Gallo or Angevin...

[@Elnoumaund7696]

@@seigneurcanardo7030 That's what I'm saying 💀

[@seigneurcanardo7030]

@@Elnoumaund7696 and Norman is the result of rollo and 5000 men mixed into 110.000 locals in neustria, in 911. They depicted themselves as "Francii" on bayeux tapestry, spoke norman french, were catholics, adopted french feudal system ans gothic architecture... William was a descendant of Charlemagne, begged his suzerain, the King of France for help at the battle of Val Es dunes and cross the Channel with normans, bretons and king of France soldiers from flanders, an another dukedom vassal of King of France. That's why I can pronounce your royal motto better than you...

[@AndrewMercieca]

I am still amused that my ancestor, William Duc du Normandy, ended up marrying a descendant of Charlemagne : Matilda of Flanders.

[@gilbertobertozzi7510]

I ❤ Roberto il Guiscardo

[@gaynor1721]

There was no shortage of women in Scandinavia. Vikings had wives *and* mistresses to whom they were loyal and fiercely defensive. It's a myth that Vikings were rapists, too, concocted by Victorians in their Sagas stories to instill xenophobia in the British. Scandinavian children are taught to hold their heads up high, whenever anyone starts accusing Vikings of being rapists. Only one in 33 British men have Viking DNA, which also debunks the myth.

[@haroldgōdwinessunu]

I hold a grudge against the Normans for 1066, for the destruction of the Old English language.

[@KnowHistory]

On another hand, it's thanks to that that English is so intelligible for many other European languages! Have you heard of Anglish?

[@thegoon33]

@@KnowHistoryold English survived for 200 years after the conquest. English was already changing due to the Danes. Old English in Scotland didn’t experience the Norman conquest but it still evolved into Scots. I would blame the Angevins for all the French in English.

[@Johnnybomb1]

Get over it you dork. You sound like Tolkien waxing poetic about that shit.

[@vitorfreitas1682]

British or Portuguese?

[@KnowHistory]

Me: Portuguese Narrator: British

[@m.forrestal5893]

Quite a disappointing video considering that nearly half of it is given over to advertising your video war games... Added it which, the Normans also extended their influence to Ireland, particularly the South-east of the country. Strange you didn´t include that fact when showing their outreach into the UK. Note, I come from Norman stock!

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

Dismissed as Viking savages these dudes were politically astute LAMF, Managed to rule from Ireland to Outremer, still have descendants on thrones today... pretty impressive (except for the rape thing, that was uncool)

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