The Normans

Short History Of...

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🗓️ 8 September 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Ask any British school child for a significant date in history, and they’ll likely offer 1066 - the year of William the Conqueror’s Norman invasion of England. But William was just one prominent Norman figure, and 1066 was a single chapter in a much larger story. Settling in northern France in the early 10th century, the Normans were a formidable, cunning, bold and ruthless force, who moulded Medieval Europe, and left a lasting legacy across the British Isles. But where else did the Normans establish their dominance? Who were William’s compatriots, and how did they re-shape Britain? And did the Normans ever truly disappear? This is a Short History Of….The Normans. A Noiser Production, written by Nicola Rayner. With thanks to Professor Levi Roach, author of Empires of the Normans. Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material, and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:52.0	with EE broadband and mobile. Search EE1 today. It is autumn 9-11 AD in Saint-Claire, Sir Eppet, a small village in what is today Northern France. Divided by the river Ept are the camps of two opposing armies.
1:17.0	Their tents snap in the breeze, the smoke from campfires rising in the dawn mist as the men make breakfast.
1:26.0	But the leaders of these forces are here to make peace, not war.
1:32.0	On the east bank, walking through his camp is the West Frankish or French king known as Charles the
1:39.7	simple. Across the water
1:42.8	water Charles catches glimpses of the Viking warriors, rugged men clad in fur and
1:48.0	leather preparing to cross the river for their meeting. The army of the chieftain Rollo, notorious for their recent raids along the river Sen,
1:56.9	they bear the marks of battle, their eyes sharp and watchful.
2:03.0	The sight of them climbing aboard a boat
2:05.0	makes Charles shiver, but he is prepared to do what it takes
2:08.1	to protect himself and his people.
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