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The term Northmen applies to the people known as Scandinavians, Vikings or Norse.
Because they were from the North.
Normandy was conquered by the Vikings. It's called Normandy because it means "land of the Northmen".
The Normans were descendants of Vikings who had settled in France. They were not Vikings themselves; they were French and acted pretty much as the French did. They were not called Vikings at the time.
The normans
The term Northmen applies to the people known as Scandinavians, Vikings or Norse.
Northmen are also known as vikings. Specifically vikings from Denmark were called Danes, vikings from Sweden were called Varangians and vikings from Norway were simply known as Norway northmen.
Because they were from the North.
Men from the north
Vikings. He really didn't have a lot of men.
Yes.
Normandy was conquered by the Vikings. It's called Normandy because it means "land of the Northmen".
vikings
The Normans were descendants of Vikings who had settled in France. They were not Vikings themselves; they were French and acted pretty much as the French did. They were not called Vikings at the time.
The normans
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The Normans primarily spoke Norman, a northern dialect of Old French. They also adopted the languages of the regions they conquered, such as English in England and Sicilian in Sicily. Over time, their language evolved into Anglo-Norman and influenced the development of Middle English.