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What was the English currency in the 14th century?
A combination of pounds, shillings and pence.
What tribe settled in the province of Normandy?
The Vikings settled in Normandy. Eventually, these Vikings intermarried with the French already living in Normandy, and those people became known as the Normans.
Who killed the Saxons?
The Normans
What kinds of events caused important changes in the early English language?
When Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 BCE English did not exist. The Celts spoke languages such as Welsh, Gaelic and Breton. West Germanic tribes such as the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, came across the North Sea and settled in Britain they brought with them their languages. Another influence on the development of English was the arrival of Christianity. The Anglo - Saxon language was enriched with Greek and Latin words. Then the Vikings came from Scandinavia to plunder and conquest they brought with them their vocabulary too. When the Normans, from Normandy, came to Britain they brought French to Britain. But French did not displace English and over 3 centuries English gradually gained dominance but had about 10,000 borrowed French words. With the development of printing came a communications revolution and thousand of Greek and Latin words came into the English vocabulary
Who was the powerful emperor that came to power near the end of the French Revolution?
Napoleon Bonaparte. He came to power in 1799, putting a stop to the French revolution and crowning himself Emperor, and with that, making France an Empire instead of a monarchy.
What contries were the Romans and normans from?
The Romans came from Italy. The Normans came from Normandy, France.
Did Saxons come from Normandy?
No. The Normans came from Northern France.
Is Emery an English surname?
Yes--it's originally a Norman name brought to England, so it is French in form (it's the French form of Almaric), but came with the Normans to England.
Do Normans speak French?
Yes
Is the Battle of Hastings related to the french empire?
In a way. The battle of Hastings was fought by the normans, led by the William the conqueror. The Normans are ancestors of the french.
What was the language spoken by Normans?
Norman-French
What was another name for the french in 1066?
The Normans.
What was the language of the old Normans?
Old French.
Was the Normans called 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.
What words did the Normans give your language?
Old French =)
Where did the Normans live?
They orrigianly came from scandavia in northen france The Normans lived in Normandy Northern France but where originally from Scandinavia
Why did french not become the language of england after the norman conquest?
Because the language of the Normans was French.
