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Originally Posted by White Rabbit
So "Normand" is indeed the French term for what the Brits call the Anglo-Normans.
Btw, I can claim direct descent from one of Rollo's captains via one of William of Normandy's knights (though unfortunately our great warrior clan is not named in the Battle Roll of the Abbey - we are represented in the signatories of Magna Carta and among the Knights of the Garter).
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Neat. So you're a little bit French, then?
Edit: I should mention, Normandy was named after the Normans, or Vikings, but Rollo et al settled there in 911, when Charles the Simple(who was obviously anything but) made Rollo Duke of Normandy, and married his daughter to him, thus gaining a valuable ally to guard the Seine river, which was previously vulnerable to Viking raids. Nice bit of diplomacy, that was, considering Rollo was besieging Paris at the time, and had already conquered Normandy...