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**There is a related article on the [[Norman Conquest]].
 
**There is a related article on the [[Norman Conquest]].
 
*For an article on the contribution of the invaders to the English language, go to [[Norman French]].
 
*For an article on the contribution of the invaders to the English language, go to [[Norman French]].
 
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::::The '''Normans''', or 'North men', were [[Vikings]] who conquered and settled in the area of northern France still called <nowiki>'</nowiki>'''Normandy'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>. It was the site of the landings in 1944 by the United Nations ('the Allies', principally Britain and the United States) that began the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis.
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::::::'''Norman''' can also be a male [[forename]].
 
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Latest revision as of 00:28, 5 March 2018

You were looking for Norman. There are various articles that may be of relevance to you.

The Normans, or 'North men', were Vikings who conquered and settled in the area of northern France still called 'Normandy'. It was the site of the landings in 1944 by the United Nations ('the Allies', principally Britain and the United States) that began the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis.
Norman can also be a male forename.