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Author: * Elgiva Godwinson -
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Date: Feb 19, 2008 - 01:17
Coin of Roger I, Norman conqueror of Sicily
Besides the Norman conquest of England and the eventual conquests of Ireland and Wales, the Normans expanded into other areas, perhaps most significantly Sicily.
Tancred's sons William Iron Arm, Drogo of Hauteville, Humphrey of Hauteville, Robert Guiscard and Roger the Great conquered the Emirate of Sicily and additional territories in Southern Italy and carved out a place for themselves and their descendants in the Crusader States of Asia Minor and the Holy Land.
Norman families, such as that of Tancred of Hauteville, played important parts in the Crusades.
The 14th century Norman explorer Jean de Béthencourt established a kingdom on the Canary Islands. He received the title King of the Canary Islands but recognized Henry III of Castile as his overlord.
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Norman Conquests in other Lands
The Property Manuscripts
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Fontevrault (Fontevraud) Abbey
