72 relations: Alan III, Duke of Brittany, Alan Rufus, Anslech de Bricquebec, Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, Avranchin, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Beatrice I, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Bernard the Dane, Channel Islands, Cherbourg-Octeville, December 17, Duchess of Normandy, Duchy of Normandy, Dudo of Saint-Quentin, Duke of Normandy, Economy of Scotland in the High Middle Ages, Edward the Confessor, Fécamp, Gerloc, Guernsey, Gunhilda of Denmark, Hagrold, Harthacnut, Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, History of Guernsey, History of Jersey, History of Normandy, House of Harcourt, House of Normandy, Hugh the Great, Jersey, Judith of Flanders (died 1095), Jumièges Abbey, List of bishops of Grenoble, List of nicknames of European royalty and nobility: W–Z, Longsword (disambiguation), Louis IV of France, Luitgarde of Vermandois, Lyons-la-Forêt, Mont Saint Michel Abbey, Mont Saint-Michel, More danico, Odo, Count of Penthièvre, Picquigny, Poppa of Bayeux, Richard I of Normandy, Richard II, Duke of Normandy, Robert I, Duke of Normandy, Robert II (archbishop of Rouen), Robert of Jumièges, ..., Rodulf of Ivry, Rollo, Romanian language, Rouen Cathedral, Rudolph of France, Saint Sampson, Guernsey, Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc, Sprota, Stephen, Count of Tréguier, Talensac, Theobald I, Count of Blois, Vale, Guernsey, William, William I, William Longsword (disambiguation), 10th century in Denmark, 893, 928, 931, 933, 939, 942. Expand index (22 more) »
Alan III, Duke of Brittany
Alan III of Rennes (997–1 October 1040) (French: Alain III de Bretagne) was Count of Rennes and duke of Brittany, by right of succession from 1008 to his death.
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Alan Rufus
Alan Rufus (alternatively Alanus Rufus (Latin), Alan ar Rouz (Breton), Alain le Roux (French) or Alan the Red (c. 1040 – 1093), 1st Lord of Richmond, was a relative and companion of William the Conqueror (Duke William II of Normandy) during the Norman Conquest of England. He was the second son of Eozen Penteur (also known as Eudon, Eudo or Odo, Count of Penthièvre) by Orguen Kernev (also known as Agnes of Cornouaille). William the Conqueror granted Alan Rufus a significant English fief, later known as the Honour of Richmond, in about 1071.Keats-Rohan "" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
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Anslech de Bricquebec
Anslech or Anslec de Bricquebec (active in the 930s and 940s) played a major political role in the first days of the duchy of Normandy, though the sources on him are rather opaque.
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Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Arnulf of Flanders (c. 890 – 27 March 965), called the Great, was the first Count of Flanders, who ruled the County of Flanders, an area that is now northern France (Nord), northwestern Belgium and southwestern Netherlands.
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Avranchin
The Avranchin is an area in Normandy, France corresponding to the territory of the Abrincatui, a tribe of Celts from whom the city of Avranches, the main town of the Avranchin, takes its name.
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Bailiwick of Guernsey
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Beatrice I, Abbess of Quedlinburg
Beatrice I, also known as Beatrice of Franconia (Beatrix von Franken; 1037 – 13 July 1061), was Abbess of Gandersheim Abbey from 1043 and Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg Abbey from 1044 until her death.
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Bernard the Dane
Bernard the Dane (French: Bernard le Danois) (c. 880 – before 960) was a Viking jarl (earl) of Danish origins.
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Channel Islands
The Channel Islands (Norman: Îles d'la Manche; French: Îles Anglo-Normandes or Îles de la Manche) are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.
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Cherbourg-Octeville
Cherbourg-Octeville is a city and former commune situated at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche.
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December 17
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Duchess of Normandy
The Duchess of Normandy was the ruler or sub-ruler of the Duchy of Normandy.
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Duchy of Normandy
The Duchy of Normandy grew out of the 911 Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and Rollo, leader of the Vikings.
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Dudo of Saint-Quentin
Dudo, or Dudon, was a Norman historian, and dean of Saint-Quentin, where he was born about 965.
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Duke of Normandy
In the Middle Ages, the Duke of Normandy was the ruler of the Duchy of Normandy in north-western France.
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Economy of Scotland in the High Middle Ages
The economy of Scotland in the High Middle Ages for the purposes of this article, is the economic situation in Scotland between 1058 and 1286 AD.
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Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor (Ēadƿeard Andettere, Eduardus Confessor; 1003 – 5 January 1066), also known as Saint Edward the Confessor, was among the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England.
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Fécamp
Fécamp is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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Gerloc
Gerloc (or Geirlaug), baptised in Rouen as Adela (or Adèle) in 912, was the daughter of Rollo, first duke of Normandy, and his wife, Poppa.
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Guernsey
Guernsey is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.
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Gunhilda of Denmark
Gunhilda of Denmark (1020 – 18 July 1038), a member of the House of Knýtlinga, was Queen consort of Germany by her marriage with King Henry III of the Salian dynasty from 1036 until her death.
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Hagrold
Hagrold (fl. 944–954), also known as Hagroldus, Harold, and Harald, was a powerful tenth-century Viking chieftain who ruled Bayeux.
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Harthacnut
Harthacnut (Hardeknud; "Tough-knot";Lawson, Harthacnut c. 1018 – 8 June 1042), sometimes referred to as Canute III, was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and King of England from 1040 to 1042.
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Herbert II, Count of Vermandois
Herbert II (died 23 February 943), Count of Vermandois, Count of Meaux, and Count of Soissons.
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History of Guernsey
The history of Guernsey stretches back to evidence of prehistoric habitation and settlement and encompasses the development of its modern society.
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History of Jersey
The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Duchy of Normandy that held sway in both France and England.
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History of Normandy
Normandy was a province in the North-West of France under the Ancien Régime which lasted until the latter part of the 18th century.
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House of Harcourt
The House of Harcourt is a Norman family, descended from the Viking Bernard the Dane and named after its seigneurie of Harcourt in Normandy.
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House of Normandy
The House of Normandy is the usual designation for the family that were the Counts of Rouen, Dukes of Normandy and Kings of England which immediately followed the Norman conquest of England and lasted until the House of Plantagenet came to power in 1154.
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Hugh the Great
Hugh the Great (– 16 June 956) was the Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris.
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Jersey
Jersey (Jèrriais: Jèrri), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (Bailliage de Jersey; Jèrriais: Bailliage dé Jèrri), is a Crown dependency located near the coast of Normandy, France.
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Judith of Flanders (died 1095)
Judith of Flanders (1030-35 to 5 March 1095) was, by her successive marriages to Tostig Godwinson and Welf I, Countess of Northumbria and Duchess of Bavaria.
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Jumièges Abbey
Jumièges Abbey was a Benedictine monastery, situated in the commune of Jumièges in the Seine-Maritime département, in Normandy, France.
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List of bishops of Grenoble
This is a list of bishops of Grenoble.
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List of nicknames of European royalty and nobility: W–Z
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Longsword (disambiguation)
The term longsword refers to different kinds of sword depending on historical context.
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Louis IV of France
Louis IV (September 920 / September 921 – 10 September 954), called d'Outremer or Transmarinus (both meaning "from overseas"), reigned as king of West Francia from 936 to 954.
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Luitgarde of Vermandois
Luitgarde of Vermandois (– 9 Feb 978) was a French noblewoman.
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Lyons-la-Forêt
Lyons-la-Forêt is a commune in the Eure department in Haute Normandie in north-western France.
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Mont Saint Michel Abbey
The Mont Saint Michel Abbey is located within the city and island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Lower Normandy, in the department of Manche.
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Mont Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel (Norman: Mont Saint Miché) is an island commune in Normandy, France.
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More danico
The phrase more danico is a Medieval Latin legal expression which may be translated as "in the Danish manner", i.e. under Medieval Scandinavian customary law".
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Odo, Count of Penthièvre
Odo of Rennes (Medieval Breton: Eudon Pentevr, Modern Breton: Eozen Penteur, Latin: Eudo, French: Eudes/Éon de Penthièvre) (999–1079), Count of Penthièvre, was the youngest of the three sons of Duke Geoffrey I of Brittany and Hawise of Normandy, daughter of Richard I of Normandy.
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Picquigny
Picquigny is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Poppa of Bayeux
Poppa of Bayeux was the Christian wife or mistress (perhaps more danico) of the Viking conqueror Rollo.
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Richard I of Normandy
Richard I (28 August 932 – 20 November 996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French: Richard Sans-Peur; Old Norse: Jarl Richart), was the Count of Rouen or Jarl of Rouen from 942 to 996.
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Richard II, Duke of Normandy
Richard II (unknown – 28 August 1026), called the Good (French: Le Bon), was the eldest son and heir of Richard I the Fearless and Gunnora.
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Robert I, Duke of Normandy
Robert the Magnificent (le Magnifique;He was also, although erroneously, said to have been called 'Robert the Devil' (le Diable). Robert I was never known by the nickname 'the devil' in his lifetime. 'Robert the Devil' was a fictional character who was confused with Robert I, Duke of Normandy sometime near the end of the Middle Ages. See: François Neveux, A Brief History of the Normans, trans. Howard Curtis (Constable & Robinson, Ltd. London, 2008), p. 97 & n. 5. 22 June 1000 – 1–3 July 1035), was the Duke of Normandy from 1027 until his death in 1035.
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Robert II (archbishop of Rouen)
Robert II or Robert the Dane, Archbishop of Rouen (bef. 989–1037),At that point in time the marriage of a secular Bishop was recognized, if not the usual practice.
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Robert of Jumièges
Robert of Jumièges (died between 1052 and 1055) was the first Norman Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Rodulf of Ivry
Rodulf of Ivry (Rodolf, Raoul, comte d'Ivry) (died c. 1015) was a Norman noble, and regent of Normandy during the minority of Richard II.
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Rollo
Rollo or Gaange Rolf (Norman: Rou; Old Norse: Hrólfr; Rollon; 846 – 930 AD) was a Viking who became the first ruler of Normandy, a region of France.
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Romanian language
Romanian (obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; autonym: limba română, "the Romanian language", or românește, lit. "in Romanian") is an East Romance language spoken by approximately 24–26 million people as a native language, primarily in Romania and Moldova, and by another 4 million people as a second language.
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Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral (primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen) is a Roman Catholic church in Rouen, Normandy, France.
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Rudolph of France
Rudolph or Rudolf (Rodulfus, Rodolphe; c. 890 – 14/15 January 936) was the elected King of France from 923 until his death in 936.
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Saint Sampson, Guernsey
Saint Sampson (Guernésiais: Saint Samsaon; Saint Sampson), is one of the parishes of Guernsey, Channel Islands.
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Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc
Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.
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Sprota
Sprota was the name of a Breton captive who William I, Duke of Normandy took as a wife in the Viking fashion (more danico) and by her had a son, Richard I, Duke of Normandy.
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Stephen, Count of Tréguier
Stephen of Penthièvre, Count of Tréguier, 3rd Lord of Richmond (1058/62- 21 April 1136) was a Breton noble and a younger son of Odo, Count of Penthièvre and Agnes of Cornouaille, sister of Hoël II, Duke of Brittany.
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Talensac
Talensac (Gallo: Talanczac) is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany in the northwest of France.
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Theobald I, Count of Blois
Theobald I (913–975), called the Trickster (le Tricheur meaning cheater), was the first count of Blois, Chartres, and Châteaudun as well as count of Tours.
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Vale, Guernsey
Vale (Guernésiais: Lé Vale) is one of the ten parishes of Guernsey.
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William
William is a popular given name of an old Germanic origin.
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William I
William I may refer to.
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William Longsword (disambiguation)
William Longsword (c. 893 – 942) was the second ruler of Normandy, from 927 until his assassination in 942.
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10th century in Denmark
The 10th century in Denmark saw the emergence of the country into the historical records and the conversion of the country to Christianity.
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893
Year 893 (DCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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928
Year 928 (CMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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931
Year 931 (CMXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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933
Year 933 (CMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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939
Year 939 (CMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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942
Year 942 (CMXLII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Longsword