Normans

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ethnic group medieval people

The Normans were a medieval people of Viking origin who settled in northern France and became a powerful military and political force in Europe, most famously conquering England in 1066 under William the Conqueror.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Normans canonical	64
Old Norman	3
House of Normandy	2
Norman people	2
Anglo-Norman nobility	1
Norman Conquest of England	1
Norman French	1
Norman adventurers	1
Norman culture	1
Norman dynasty of England	1
Norman–French army	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group ⓘ medieval people ⓘ
built	Durham Cathedral ⓘ Tower of London ⓘ numerous stone castles in England ⓘ
capitalRegion	Rouen ⓘ
conquered	Duchy of Apulia and Calabria ⓘ England ⓘ Ireland (parts) ⓘ Malta ⓘ Principality of Antioch ⓘ Sicily ⓘ Wales (parts) ⓘ Southern Italy ⓘ surface form: southern Italy
culturalInfluenceOn	English aristocracy ⓘ English language ⓘ English law ⓘ
dynastyFounded	Hauteville family rule in southern Italy and Sicily ⓘ Normans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Norman dynasty of England
ethnogenesisCountry	France ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of France
ethnogenesisPlace	Normandy ⓘ
famousBattle	Battle of Hastings ⓘ
famousDate	1066 ⓘ
famousEvent	Normans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Norman Conquest of England
firstRuler	Rollo ⓘ
foundedBy	Rollo ⓘ
hasOrigin	Norse ⓘ surface form: Norsemen Viking Age ⓘ surface form: Vikings
introducedToEngland	Norman French language ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ feudalism ⓘ
language	Old French ⓘ Anglo-Norman ⓘ surface form: Old Norman
mergedWith	Anglo-Saxons in England ⓘ French population of Normandy ⓘ Greek and Arab populations in Sicily ⓘ Lombards in southern Italy ⓘ
militaryCharacteristic	castle-building ⓘ heavy cavalry ⓘ
namedAfter	Normandy ⓘ
nameEtymology	Norse ⓘ surface form: derived from "Northmen"
notableLeader	Bohemond I of Antioch ⓘ Robert Guiscard ⓘ Roger I of Sicily ⓘ Roger II of Sicily ⓘ William the Conqueror ⓘ
participatedIn	First Crusade ⓘ Mediterranean expansion ⓘ
politicalSystem	feudal monarchy ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruledBy	Duke of Normandy ⓘ surface form: Dukes of Normandy Normans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: House of Normandy
settledIn	Normandy ⓘ northern France ⓘ
successorState	Kingdom of England ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of England under Norman dynasty Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
timePeriod	10th century to 13th century ⓘ
vassalsOf	Kings of France ⓘ

Referenced by (78)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William → introducedToEnglandBy → Normans ⓘ

Middle English → influencedBy → Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman French

Normans → ruledBy → Normans self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Normandy

Normans → famousEvent → Normans self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman Conquest of England

Normans → dynastyFounded → Normans self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman dynasty of England

Kingdom of England → royalHouse → Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Normandy

Anglo-Norman → follows → Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norman

Roger I of Sicily → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Battle of Hastings → belligerent → Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman–French army

Battle of Hastings → combatant → Normans ⓘ

Roger II of Sicily → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Bohemond I of Antioch → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Normandy → historicalLanguage → Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norman

English American → hasAncestryFrom → Normans ⓘ

Jèrriais → hasAncestor → Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norman

Duchy of Apulia and Calabria → establishedBy → Normans ⓘ

Duchy of Apulia and Calabria → hasEthnicComponent → Normans ⓘ

Watling Street → laterUsedBy → Normans ⓘ

Vikings → connectedTo → Normans ⓘ

Duke of Apulia and Calabria → associatedWith → Normans ⓘ

Emma of Sicily → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Norman conquest of southern Italy → mainParticipants → Normans ⓘ

Alberada of Buonalbergo → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Judith of Évreux → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Adelaide del Vasto → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Robert I, Duke of Normandy → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Swansea Castle → builder → Normans ⓘ

County of Sicily → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Hrólfr → associatedWith → Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman people

Beverly Hills High School → teamName → Normans ⓘ

Neath Castle → builder → Normans ⓘ

medieval Duchy of Normandy → namedAfter → Normans ⓘ

subject surface form: Duchy of Normandy

Norman–Byzantine conflicts → mainParticipants → Normans ⓘ

Bohemond III of Antioch → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Roger III, Duke of Apulia → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Tancred (son of Roger II) → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Beaumont-en-Auge → hasCulturalRegion → Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman culture

Norman keep → builtBy → Normans ⓘ

Skenfrith Castle → builtBy → Normans ⓘ

Monmouth Castle → builder → Normans ⓘ

Monmouth Castle → controlledBy → Normans ⓘ

Amice FitzRobert → partOf → Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman nobility

Berkhamsted Castle → builder → Normans ⓘ

William II of Apulia → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Roger Borsa → ethnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Montgomery in Normandy → hasEthnicGroup → Normans ⓘ

Dyrrhachium → laterControlledBy → Normans ⓘ

Norman architecture → developedBy → Normans ⓘ

Tonbridge Castle → builder → Normans ⓘ

Lombard principalities → conflict → Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman adventurers