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Norman Rule in Normandy, 911-1144
Mark Hagger
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Description for Norman Rule in Normandy, 911-1144
Hardback. A magisterial survey of Normandy from its origins in the tenth century to its conquest some two hundred years later. Num Pages: 736 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
In around 911, the Viking adventurer Rollo was granted the city of Rouen and its surrounding district by the Frankish King Charles the Simple. Two further grants of territory followed in 924 and 933. But while Frankish kings might grant this land to Rollo and his son, William Longsword, these two Norman dukes and their successors had to fight and negotiate with rival lords, hostile neighbours, kings, and popes in order to establish and maintain their authority over it. This book explores the geographical and political development of what would become the duchy of Normandy, and the relations ... Read more
In around 911, the Viking adventurer Rollo was granted the city of Rouen and its surrounding district by the Frankish King Charles the Simple. Two further grants of territory followed in 924 and 933. But while Frankish kings might grant this land to Rollo and his son, William Longsword, these two Norman dukes and their successors had to fight and negotiate with rival lords, hostile neighbours, kings, and popes in order to establish and maintain their authority over it. This book explores the geographical and political development of what would become the duchy of Normandy, and the relations ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
824
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783272143
SKU
V9781783272143
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99-50
Reviews for Norman Rule in Normandy, 911-1144
Hagger provides a solid and illuminating study of Norman rule-political, feudal, and cultural-from the Viking conquest in 911 to the Angevin absorption in 1144. Highly recommended. CHOICE