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The Norman Conquest of England

The Norman Conquest of England. Contents. I. Anglo-Saxons and Vikings II. The Battle of Hastings III C onsequences. Anglo-Saxon England. References and hints : Bede : Ecclesiastical History of the English People Language traces Writings / Poems Archaeology. Anglo-Saxon arrival.

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The Norman Conquest of England

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  1. The Norman Conquest of England

  2. Contents I. Anglo-Saxons and Vikings II. The Battle of Hastings III Consequences

  3. Anglo-Saxon England • References and hints : • Bede : Ecclesiastical History of the English People • Language traces • Writings / Poems • Archaeology

  4. Anglo-Saxon arrival • 4th Century AD : Britons move to Armorica • Anglo-Saxon arrived in the 5th century AD • Wars between them

  5. Anglo-Saxons Settling • Angleland => England • Angles on the east coast • Saxons in the south

  6. HEPTARCHY

  7. Vikings

  8. End of the Viking Age • Edward the Confessor died in January 1066 • Harald III of Norway defeated by Harold II

  9. The Battle of Hastings

  10. The Battle of Hastings • I - Background to the Battle • William of Normandy • The Norwegian diversion and Harold’s victory • Some days before the battle • II – The Battle • The present strengths • The progress of the battle • The next days of the battle

  11. Background to the Battle • William of Normandy (1027 – 1087) • The Norwegian diversion and Harold’s victory • September 25th, 1066 • Some days before the battle

  12. The Battle • The present strenghts • 7000 persons in every camp • The progress of the battle • October 14th, 1066 • The death of William? • The arrow of the victory • The next days of the battle • October 15th, 1066 • Harold's skin • Christmas 1066

  13. The consequences of the conquest

  14. Origins of the English language • English is a Germanic language

  15. Languages comparison

  16. Norman language

  17. Anglo-Norman • warranty - guarantee • ward - guard • warden - guardian • glamour - grammar • wage (Anglo-Norman) - gage (French) • wait - guetter (French) • war (from AN werre) - guerre (French) • wicket (Anglo-Norman) - guichet (French)

  18. Etymology of words

  19. French vocabulary • cul-de-sac • cliché • rendezvous • déjà vu • encore (to play an encore) • naïveté, naivety • coup d’état • chateau • nouvelle cuisine • nouvelle vague • tourniquet • portemanteau • contre-jour • film noir • entrée • dessert • café

  20. The motto of England Dieu et mon droit"God and my right"

  21. Anglo-French relations

  22. La Guyenne (1360)

  23. Aquitaine

  24. Normandy

  25. England

  26. Hundred Years' War to take the French leave filer à l'anglaise

  27. Battle of Waterloo

  28. English speaking countries

  29. French speaking countries

  30. Entente cordiale

  31. Influence of English • short • tee-shirt • sweat • pullover • en suspens > suspense > suspense

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