Duchy of Normandy

The Normans (Norman: Normaunds; ; ) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia. The Norse settlements in West Francia followed a series of raids on the French northern coast mainly from what is now Denmark, although some also sailed from Norway and Sweden. These settlements were finally legitimized when Rollo, a Scandinavian Viking leader, agreed to swear fealty to King Charles III of West Francia following the siege of Chartres in 911, leading to the formation of the County of Rouen. This new fief

Duke of Normandy

former European sovereign state, then dukedom of France

Anglo-Norman vessel

title given to the rulers of the Duchy of Normandy

sub-type of Romanesque architecture

peace treaty

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Castle in Rouen, France

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Customary law of the Duchy of Normandy

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