Elisabeth Van Houts - The Normans in Europe (Manchester Medieval Sources)
Elisabeth Van Houts - The Normans in Europe (Manchester Medieval Sources)
Manchester University Press | 2000 | ISBN: 0719047501, 071904751X | Pages: 352 | PDF | 1.76 MB
Manchester University Press | 2000 | ISBN: 0719047501, 071904751X | Pages: 352 | PDF | 1.76 MB
This book provides a selection from the abundant source material generated by the Normans and the peoples they conquered. It takes a wide European perspective on the Normans, assessing and explaining Norman expansion, their political and social organization and their eventual decline. The Normans in Europe explores: the process of assimilation between Scandinavians and Franks and the emergence of Normandy; the internal organization of the principality with a variety of source materials from chronicles, miracle stories and chapters; the role of women and children in Norman society; and a variety of other areas.