Posts

Showing posts with the label English

The Normans Used Only English and French in Their Literature.

Image
The Normans used only English and French in their literature. Norman French Literature Although Welsh and Flemish may have been used by the Anglo-Norman force that landed on the Wexford coast in 1169 its leaders probably spoke Norman-French. The Medieval Battle That Launched Modern English Getty Iris Log in for more information. . The Normans used only English and French in their literature. Latin and French were the only recognised languages in the normal court. English is the fusion of Norman French Anglo-Saxon and Latin which only began after the arrival of the Normans in 1066. The Normans were pagan barbarian pirates from Denmark. The term is also used to denote emigrants from the duchy who conquered other territories such as England and SicilyThe. The Lai du cor was composed by Robert Biket an Anglo-Norman poet of the 12th century Wulff Lund 1888. The normans imported into England a France literary id...