| period, The Battle of
| Maldon, otherwise called
| Byrhtnoth's Death
1013-1042. Danish period |
|
1016. Cnut, king |
|
1042. Edward the Confessor. Saxon |
period restored |
|
1049. Westminster Abbey begun |
|
1066. Harold, last of Saxon kings. |
Norman Conquest |
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CHAPTER III

THE ANGLO-NORMAN PERIOD (1066-1350)

I. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION

THE NORMANS. The name Norman, which is a softened form of Northman, tells
its own story. The men who bore the name came originally from
Scandinavia,--bands of big, blond, fearless men cruising after plunder and
adventure in their Viking ships, and bringing terror wherever they