Normans in Europe
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1921
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- Ch. 1: The Northmen in Their Home A.D. 700-855
- Ch. 2: The Invasions of the Northmen, Pt. 1
- Ch. 2: The Invasions of the Northmen, Pt. 2
- Ch. 3: The Settlements in Gaul 799-912
- Ch. 4: William Longsword 927-943
- Ch. 5: The Capetian Revolution, Pt. 1
- Ch. 5: The Capetian Revolution, Pt. 2
- Ch. 6: Richard the Good and the Norman Settlement in Italy 996-1026, Pt. 1
- Ch. 6: Richard the Good and the Norman Settlement in Italy 966-1026, Pt. 2
- Ch. 7: Richard III and Robert the Magnificent 1026-1035
- Ch. 8: Earlier Years of William in Normandy 1035-1049
- Ch. 9: Feudal System and Monasticism 800-1050, Pt. 1
- Ch. 9: Feudal System and Monasticism 800-1050, Pt. 2
- Ch. 10: Review of English History 1017-1053
- Ch. 11: Later Years of William in Normandy 1053-1063
- Ch. 12: The Conquest of England, 1052-1066. Pt. 1
- Ch. 12: The Conquest of England, 1052-1066, Pt. 2
- Ch. 13: William's English Policy 1070-1087, Pt. 1
- Ch. 13: William's English Policy 1070-1087, Pt. 2
- Ch. 13: William's English Policy 1070-1087, Pt. 3
- Ch. 14: End of Reign of William I 1073-1087
- Ch. 15: William Rufus 1087-1100, Pt. 1
- Ch. 15: William Rufus 1087-1100, Pt. 2
- Ch. 16: Henry I 1100-1135, Pt. 1
- Ch. 16: Henry I 1100-1135, Pt. 2
- Ch. 17: Norman Administration, Pt. 1
- Ch. 17: Norman Administration, Pt. 2
This short history of the Normans in Europe opens with the invasions of the Vikings, who came from Scandinavian villages among rugged rocks and deep fiords. Johnson recounts how their myths of strife and woe, of the frost giants and of the crafty Loki, expressed their twin ideals of resourcefulness and war. These restless bands ravaged England, Germany, and France, penetrating the continents in their shallow-draft, half-decked ships. He writes that wherever they went they showed "themselves great warriors, founders, organizers, and administrators." Here are Rollo the Ganger, Harald Bluetooth, Sven Forkbeard and their descendants: William the Conqueror, and his sons, the dissolute William Rufus, the feckless crusader Robert, doomed to die a captive, and competent, ruthless King Henry. - Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.
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