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There is a lot more to the Norman storyline than the Struggle of Hastings. These descendants of the Vikings who resolved in France, Britain, and Italy - but weren't strictly French, British, or Italian - performed a big role in creating today's world. These were the success storyline of the Middle Ages: a footloose music group of specific adventurers who changed the facial skin of medieval Europe. During the course of two hundreds of years, they launched some outstanding conquests, carving out kingdoms from the North Sea to the North African shoreline. In The Normans, Lars Brownworth practices their storyline, from the first shock of any Viking raid on an Irish monastery to the exile of the last Norman Prince of Antioch. In the process, he brings to brilliant life the Norman tapestry's rich cast of people: statistics like Rollo the Walker, William Iron-Arm, Tancred the Monkey Ruler, and Robert Guiscard. The Normans presents a fascinating view of a time when a group of restless adventurers experienced the world at their fingertips.
