Normans

The Normans were people who lived in the 10th and 11th century. They were French and the creators of Normandy. They influenced countries all over politically, culturally, and militarily.

The Norman military conquered England, Southern Italy, and Sicily. The law and justice system that was created in the 12th and 13th century is still used today. After conquering England, problems started to rise up. This included the Saxons, or English first class, starting to hate the Normans. The Normans were either very rich or very poor, but they still controlled England. Eventually, the Saxons got tired, and killed the Normans. After that, the Saxons took back England. The Normans may have died, but their architecture still lives. The Norman architecture was very unique compared to all the other surrounding countries. Their architecture did survive all around Europe. The Normans had arches on the outside of every door and window, that you may take account of in Europe today.

Most of the Norman’s art did not survive, but in Southern Italy, most of it did. Their art was based off of ancient Greece. The music they had is still around today. In the 12th and 13th century, their music influenced other countries. The music could be mostly related to classical today. Without the Normans, Normandy would most likely be named something else, and music would be different in those areas as well.