Chapter II: Conclusion: 359-366

Development of Norman character, 360 — Northern influences, 362 — The great inheritance, 365.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE

BIRTHPLACE OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. FALAISE. /Frontispiece/

MAP—EUROPE AT CLOSE OF ELEVENTH CENTURY 1

IRON SPEAR AND CHISEL 5

VIKING SHIP 13

VIKING 17

NORSE BUCKLE 21

NORWEGIAN FIORD 31

FLAILS AS MILITARY WEAPONS 77

ABBEY CHURCH OF ST. OUEN. (ROUEN) 87

QUEEN EMMA OR ÆLFGIFU 105

NORMAN COSTUMES 117

ROBERT, DUKE OF NORMANDY, CARRIED IN A LITTER TO JERUSALEM 127

NORMAN PLOUGHMAN 153

ARMING A KNIGHT 157

CONFERRING KNIGHTHOOD ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE 167

KING CNUT 179

DOORWAY OF CATHEDRAL, CHARTRES 217

CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL 221

CRYPT OF MOUNT ST. MICHEL 241

NORMAN ARCHER 253

GUY, COUNT OF PONTHIEU 259

MOUNT ST. MICHEL 263

OLD HOUSES, DÔL 265

FUNERAL OF EADWARD THE CONFESSOR 273

STIGAND, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY 277

MAP—NORMANDY IN 1066 281

MAP—ENGLAND 289

NORMAN VESSEL 297

WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR 301

NORMAN MINSTREL 305

SOLDIER IN CLOAK 309

DEATH OF HAROLD 325

NORMAN LADY 326

BATTLE-AXES 329

ODO, BISHOP OF BAYEUX 335

The ten illustrations in this volume which are from designs by Thomas Macquoid, have been reproduced (through the courtesy of Messrs. Chatto & Windus) from Mrs. Macquoid's "Pictures and Legends from Normandy and Brittany," the American edition of which was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons.

DUKES OF THE NORMANS.

ROLF,
First Duke of the Normans,
r. 911-927.
|
WILLIAM
LONGSWORD,
r. 927-943.
|
RICHARD
THE FEARLESS,
r. 943-996.
|
+-----+------+
| |
RICHARD EMMA,
THE GOOD, m. 1. Æthelred II.
r. 996-1026. of England;
| m. 2. Cnut of England
| and Denmark.
|
+-------+----------+
| |
RICHARD III., ROBERT
r. 1026-1028. THE MAGNIFICENT,
r. 1028-1035.
|
WILLIAM
THE CONQUEROR,
r. 1035-1087.
|
+-------------------+----+--------+---------------+
| | | |
ROBERT II., WILLIAM HENRY I., ADELA,
r. 1087-1096 RUFUS, r. 1106-1135. m. Stephen,
(from 1096 to 1100 r. 1096-1100. | Count of Blois
the Duchy was MATILDA |
held by his m. GEOFFRY STEPHEN
brother William), COUNT OF OF BLOIS,
and 1100-1106 ANJOU s. 1135.
(when he was AND
overthrown at MAINE
Tinchebrai by his (who won the
brother Henry). Duchy from
Stephen).
|
HENRY II.,
invested with the
Duchy, 1150,
d. 1189.
|
+-----------+-------+
| |
RICHARD JOHN,
THE LION-HEART, r. 1199-1204
r. 1189-1199. (when Normandy
was conquered
by France).

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THE STORY OF THE NORMANS.