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| Normans can come from Normandy, England, Sicily/Southern Italy or the Crusader States of Antioch or Jerusalem. | Normans can come from Normandy, England, Sicily/Southern Italy or the Crusader States of Antioch or Jerusalem. |
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| Apart from the [[Danes]], and once in a while the Pope, no one really likes the Normans, but it doesn't really matter. When the Dane Rollo and his followers settled in Northern France two-hundred years ago, they took to knighthood and the feudal system of organization like a pig takes to garbage. The Ducal house at times defeated the French king and subjugated England. Norman adventurers carved out a kingdom in Sicily and Italy, fought the [[Byzantines]] to a standstill, established principalities in the Holy Land and lordships in [[irish|Ireland]]. | Apart from the [[danish|Danes]], and once in a while the Pope, no one really likes the Normans, but it doesn't really matter. When the Dane Rollo and his followers settled in Northern France two-hundred years ago, they took to knighthood and the feudal system of organization like a pig takes to garbage. The Ducal house at times defeated the French king and subjugated England. Norman adventurers carved out a kingdom in Sicily and Italy, fought the [[Byzantines]] to a standstill, established principalities in the Holy Land and lordships in [[irish|Ireland]]. |
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| Strangely enough, the Normans get along better with their [[Moorish]] subjects in Sicily than with their Italian or Byzantine neighbors. | Strangely enough, the Normans get along better with their [[Moorish]] subjects in Sicily than with their Italian or Byzantine neighbors. |
