Norman

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The Normans were a medieval people of Viking origin who settled in northern France and became influential conquerors and rulers across Europe and the Mediterranean, notably shaping the culture and politics of regions such as England, southern Italy, and Sicily.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Norman canonical 54
Norman administration 1
Norman rule 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
medieval people
administrativeInfluenceOn English monarchy
conquered Antioch
England
Malta
Sicily
parts of Ireland
parts of Scotland
parts of Wales
Southern Italy
surface form: southern Italy
culturalSynthesisIn Kingdom of Sicily
Sicily
surface form: Norman Sicily
culturalSynthesisWith Byzantine culture
Islamic culture
Western Christianity
surface form: Latin Christian culture
dynasty Hauteville dynasty
surface form: Hauteville family

William the Conqueror
surface form: Norman kings of England
ethnogenesisInCentury 10th century
hasOrigin Scandinavia
Vikings
influencedCulture English culture
French culture
Italian culture
Sicilian culture
influencedLanguage English
surface form: English language

French
surface form: French language

Sicilian language
introducedArchitectureStyle Norman architecture
Romanesque architecture
introducedCastleBuildingTo England
introducedCastleType motte-and-bailey castle
introducedFeudalismTo England
language Old Norman
languageFamily Romance languages
legalInfluenceOn English law
militaryCharacteristic feudal knights
heavy cavalry
nameEtymology derived from Latin Nortmanni meaning Northmen
derived from Old French Normant meaning Northman
notableEvent Norman Conquest of England
notableLeader Bohemond I of Antioch
Robert Guiscard
Roger I of Sicily
Roger II of Sicily
William the Conqueror
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledRegion County of Tripoli
Duchy of Normandy
Kingdom of England
Principality of Antioch
Sicily
Southern Italy
surface form: southern Italy
settledIn Normandy
northern France
timePeriod 11th century
12th century
High Middle Ages

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

Wales (parts) usedBy Norman
this entity surface form: Norman administration
Chausey (historically associated) historicalLanguageRegion Norman
subject surface form: Chausey
Jèrriais subclassOf Norman
Wace ethnicGroup Norman
Tancred ethnicity Norman
Anglo-Norman court culture Norman
Gerloc ethnicOrigin Norman
Fressenda ethnicGroup Norman
Bishop William of St-Calais ethnicGroup Norman
subject surface form: William of St-Calais
Welsh Marches hasHeritage Norman
Grosmont Castle origin Norman
Lord of Montgomery culture Norman
Monte Sant'Angelo (Italy) historicalCulture Norman
subject surface form: Monte Sant'Angelo
northwestern Sicily hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Norman
this entity surface form: Norman rule
Bruce family ethnicOrigin Norman
Clan Bruce ethnicOrigin Norman
Judith of Lens ethnicity Norman