Norman expansion

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historical process medieval conquest military expansion

The Norman expansion was a series of military conquests and political consolidations by the Normans across Europe and the Mediterranean during the 11th and 12th centuries, including their advances into England, southern Italy, and the Levant.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Norman period	5
Norman realm	2
Norman conquest period	1
Norman expansion in Sicily	1
Norman expansion in southern Italy	1
Norman invasion of 1081–1085	1
Norman–Anglo-Saxon conflicts	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical process ⓘ medieval conquest ⓘ military expansion ⓘ
endTime	12th century ⓘ
hasCause	availability of land for conquest ⓘ military ambition of Norman elites ⓘ political instability in target regions ⓘ
hasEffect	creation of the Principality of Antioch ⓘ cultural exchange between Normans and local populations ⓘ decline of Byzantine influence in southern Italy ⓘ establishment of Norman rule in England ⓘ establishment of Norman rule in Sicily ⓘ establishment of Norman rule in southern Italy ⓘ formation of the Anglo-Norman realm ⓘ integration of England into continental European politics ⓘ introduction of Norman Romanesque architecture to conquered regions ⓘ reorganization of landholding patterns in England ⓘ spread of Norman feudal institutions ⓘ strengthening of Latin Christendom in the Mediterranean ⓘ weakening of Muslim rule in Sicily ⓘ
hasPart	Norman conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman conquest of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman conquest of southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman expansion into Ireland ⓘ Norman expansion into North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman expansion into Scotland ⓘ Norman expansion into Wales ⓘ Norman expansion into the Mediterranean ⓘ Norman involvement in the First Crusade ⓘ Norman principality of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ Europe ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainParticipants	Normans NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableLeader	Bohemond I of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Guiscard NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger I of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ William the Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Viking expansion ⓘ feudalism in medieval Europe ⓘ
religiousContext	Latin Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	11th century ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

House of Normandy → associatedWith → Norman expansion ⓘ

Harrying of the North → conflict → Norman expansion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman–Anglo-Saxon conflicts

Exeter → hasHistoricPeriod → Norman expansion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman period

Norman church reforms → hasLocation → Norman expansion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman realm

Norman–Byzantine conflicts → hasPart → Norman expansion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman invasion of 1081–1085

Gioia del Colle, Italy → historicalEra → Norman expansion ⓘ

subject surface form: Gioia del Colle

this entity surface form: Norman period

Berkhamsted Castle → historicalPeriod → Norman expansion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman period

Monreale → historicalPeriodOfGrowth → Norman expansion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman period

Sybil → historicalRegion → Norman expansion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman realm

Godric of Mappestone → locatedInTimePeriod → Norman expansion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman period

Lord of Montgomery → originatesFrom → Norman expansion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman conquest period

Fressenda → partOf → Norman expansion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman expansion in southern Italy

Fressenda → partOf → Norman expansion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman expansion in Sicily

Norman conquest of southern Italy → partOf → Norman expansion ⓘ