Normans
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The Normans were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia. The Norse settlements in West Francia followed
Arrival in England scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting Normans using longships
10th–11th century History of the Normans, by Dudo of Saint-Quentin
The early Norman castle at Adrano
Modern depiction of 11th century Norman cavalry and infantry
Bohemond I of Antioch
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Bohemond I of Antioch, also known as Bohemond of Taranto or Bohemond of Hauteville, was the prince of Taranto from 1089 to 1111 and the prince of Antioch from 1098 to 1111. He was a leader of the Firs
Bohemond pictured on the left clean shaven and in a red surcoat negotiating the release of Hugh of Vermandois
Bohemond and his Norman troops scale the walls of Antioch, in an engraving by Gustave Doré
Capture of Antioch by Bohemond in June 1098, in a painting by Louis Gallait, 1840
Mausoleum of Bohemond in Canosa di Puglia