Anglo-Norman period
· The end of the Viking Age
· The Normans land in Britain (a few days after Stamford Bridge)
· The Battle of Hastings
· Harold defeated
· Anglo-Saxon leaders killed at Hastings or Stamford Bridge
· The end of the Anglo-Saxon era
· The Bayeux Tapestry
· Depicts the events before and during the battle
· Weaving organised by William's wife
· William = William the Conqueror
Trilingual culture
· For roughly 300 years after the conquest, three languages were used in Britain.
· Anglo-Norman (Norman French)
· The Norman nobility
· The language of the state, the court and law
· Middle English
· 90% of the population
· Latin
· The language of the Church
· Trilingual culture: folklore in Anglo-Saxon, romances in French, religious
writings in Latin.
Language and social class
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