The langue d'oïl variant, closely related to the French of "Ile de France" (i.e. Paris), spoken in Normandy and the Channel Islands, which influenced the development of Quebec French (until the mid 20th century), and was for several centuries the ruling language of England (see Anglo-Norman)
A member of the mixed Scandinavian and Frankish peoples who in the 11th century were a major military power in Western Europe and who conquered the English in 1066
Norman is used to refer to the period of history in Britain from 1066 until around 1300, and in particular to the style of architecture of that period. In Norman England, the greyhound was a symbol of nobility. a Norman castle. American operatic soprano acclaimed for her versatility and diverse repertoire. Any of the Vikings, or Norsemen, who settled in northern France (or the Frankish kingdom) and their descendants. As pagan pirates from Denmark, Norway, and Iceland, they raided the European coast in the 8th century. They settled in the lower Seine valley by 900. In 911 they were granted territory around what is now Rouen by King Charles III and then extended their territory westward. They founded the duchy of Normandy, governed by a line of rulers who called themselves counts or dukes of Normandy. Though the Normans converted to Christianity and adopted the French language, they continued to display their Viking ancestors' recklessness and appetite for conquest. In the 11th century they seized England in the Norman Conquest and colonized southern Italy and Sicily. The Normans also participated in the reconquest of Spain and in the Crusades, and the Normans of Italy and Sicily were rivals of the Byzantine emperors. Bethune Henry Norman Borlaug Norman Ernest Bowen Norman Levi Steven Norman Carlton Chamberlain Wilton Norman Lear Norman Milton Mailer Norman Manley Michael Norman Norman Conquest Norman Gregory John Norman Jessye Peale Norman Vincent Rockwell Norman Schwarzkopf H. Norman Thomas Norman Mattoon
The langue doïl variant, closely related to the French of "Ile de France" (i.e. Paris), spoken in Normandy and the Channel Islands, which influenced the development of Quebec French (until the mid 20th century), and was for several centuries the ruling language of England (see Anglo-Norman)
Relating to the Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans after the Norman Conquest, characterized by large arches and heavy columns