The Norman army under Duke William the Conqueror defeated the Saxons under their king Harald II.
Norman knights in 1066. William the Conqueror.
Category: Anglo-Norman
Paris, Norman viking invasion in 845.
Siege and attack on Paris by Vikings. Invasion des Normands en 845.
The Battle of Hastings. The Norman Conquest, 11th c.
This important battle was fought about nine miles from Hastings, in Sussex, upon the 14th day of October, being Saturday, the year of our Lord 1066.
Alfred Liberating the Family of Viking chieftain Hastings
Illustration to Bowyer’s edition of Hume’s ‘History of England’ 1798.
