The Wood Behind The Arrow
The Iron Fade
The Rise and Fall of the Norman Empire They arrived as raiders, conquered as mercenaries, and ruled as kings. In the 11th century, the Normans were the ultimate disruptors of…
What else did they know
5 Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: More Than Just a History Lesson
What you might not know about the Bayeux Tapestry The Bayeux Tapestry is perhaps the world’s most famous "comic strip." Stretching nearly 70 metres, it tells the epic saga of…
The Norman Evolution
From Longships to Lancers: The Rapid Metamorphosis of the Normans
The Evolution of Norsemen to Normans In the year 911 AD, the land we now call Normandy was simply "Neustria"—a fractured, raid-weary province of the West Frankish Kingdom. Its new…
