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Of or pertaining to the English and Normans, or to the Normans who settled in England.
One of the English Normans, or the Normans who conquered England.
the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.
form of French spoken by the Norman conquerors of England; also referred to as Norman French
The term for a variety of Old French spoken in aristocratic circles in England between 1066 and c 1475-1500 and written down in literary works, official documents and religious writings. From the early 13th C it began to give way to Middle English.
The Anglo-Normans were the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the conquest by William of Normandy in 1066. They spoke the Anglo-Norman language. Following the Battle of Hastings, the invading Normans and their descendants formed a distinct population in England.
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