Normans

**Normans**


The Normans were a group of people who were from Scandinavia and went on to conquer England. Normans originated from the Vikings. They also lived from 1066 to early 1200's. Then the Normans won the battle of Hastings. The Normans ruled Normandy which is in France, then England and Normandy formed a dynastic union.

Norman keeps were castle like things that they lived in.These keeps were not comfortable. The light that they had came from tourches and candles. No one had much privacy, and it was both fortresses and homes. The only heating they had were by huge fires. They also ate large meals to keep up their body temperature.

Works Cited
 * “Castles and Fortresses.” Medieval World. Ed. Sally MacEarchern. Vol. 2. Danbury, CT: Grolier Education, 2001. 18-19. Print.
 * Dixon, Oliver. “Clough Oughter Castle.” Geograph. Ordance Survey, 19 July 2009. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. .
 * “Normans.” The Middle Ages Encyclopedia for Students. Ed. William Chester Jordan. Vol. 3. New York: Scibner’s Sons, 1996. 175-176. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.

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