Empires of the Normans : makers of Europe, conquerors of Asia /
by Roach, Levi.
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BookPublisher: London : John Murray, 2022Description: xi, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781529398465 (hbk.) :; 1529398460 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 940.0439 ROASubject(s): Normans -- Europe | Normans -- Asia | Normans -- Politics and government | Normans -- Religion | History | History | European history | History | Europe -- History -- 476-1492Summary: How did descendants of Viking marauders come to dominate Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East? It is a tale of ambitious adventures and fierce freebooters, of fortunes made and fortunes lost. The Normans made their influence felt across all of western Europe and the Mediterranean, from the British Isles to North Africa, and Lisbon to the Holy Land. In 'Empires of the Normans' we discover how they combined military might and political savvy with deeply held religious beliefs and a profound sense of their own destiny. For a century and a half, they remade Europe in their own image, and yet their heritage was quickly forgotten - until now.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
How did descendants of Viking marauders come to dominate Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East? It is a tale of ambitious adventures and fierce freebooters, of fortunes made and fortunes lost. The Normans made their influence felt across all of western Europe and the Mediterranean, from the British Isles to North Africa, and Lisbon to the Holy Land. In 'Empires of the Normans' we discover how they combined military might and political savvy with deeply held religious beliefs and a profound sense of their own destiny. For a century and a half, they remade Europe in their own image, and yet their heritage was quickly forgotten - until now.
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