英语国家社会文化NormanConquerorsandtheNormanConquest.pptVIP

ⅠNorman Conquerors ⅡThe Norman Conquest Origin of the Normans They were descended from Norse Viking(北欧海盗). The French king gave the Norse leader a large tract of land in the northern part of France on condition that the Norsemen promised to aid him in war and to accept the Christian religion. The place where they lived took on the name Normandy. They themselves came to be called the Normans, meaning Northman. Characteristics They were specially marked by cunning（狡猾），despising their own inheritance in the hope of winning a greater, eager after both gain and dominion. They were a race skillful in flattery（奉承） ，a race altogether unbridled（放肆的，无拘束的） unless held firmly down by the yoke of justice. They were enduring of toil, hunger, and cold whenever fortune laid it on them ，given to hunting and hawking, delighting in the pleasure of horses, and of all the weapons and garb（装束） of war. Main achievement They played a major political, military, and cultural role in medieval Europe and even the Near East. They were famed for their martial(尚武的，军事的) spirit and eventually for their Christian piety（虔诚）. They quickly adopted the Romance language of the land they settled, their dialect becoming known as Norman or Norman-French. The Duchy of Normandy, which they formed by treaty with the French crown, was one of the great fiefs（领地，封地） of medieval France. The Normans are famed both for their culture and their musical traditions, as well as for their military accomplishments and innovations.  William I（ William the Conqueror ） Background to the Norman Conquest The influence of the Norman Conquest 1.A firmly established feudal system compelled all the sub-vassals to take oaths of loyalty to him directly as well as to their immediate overlords put the administration of justice under the control of the king What is the main reason for the Norman Conquest? * 孙伟 20091411122 1.The Normans 2.William 1.Background 2.Progress 3.Influence Origin Characteristics Achievement 1.The