The Norman Conquest Of Southern Italy And Sicily

Author : Gordon S. Brown
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786451272

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The Norman Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily by Gordon S. Brown Pdf

The Normans originally came to Italy and Sicily in the 11th and 12th centuries looking for adventure or a livelihood, but once there, found opportunity for fame and fortune. The story of the Norman conquest in Italy and Sicily is indeed one of knights and adventurers, great battles and lowly pillage, opportunism and statesmanship, and crusade and coexistence. This rich and often dramatic study focuses on the eight sons of Tancred of Hauteville, especially Robert Guiscard, who has been called "the most dazzling military ruler between Julius Caesar and Napoleon," and his youngest brother Roger, who conquered Sicily. It discusses how they expanded their lands throughout southern Italy, and then took Sicily from its Muslim rulers. The brothers, often in conflict with each other, challenged both the Papacy and the Byzantine Empire, became the main supporters of the reformed Papacy, and founded a rich, sophisticated kingdom that lasted until the nineteenth century.

Author : Gordon S. Brown
Publisher : McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0786414723

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The Norman Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily by Gordon S. Brown Pdf

"This book is not an effort to tell the whole story of the Normans in Italy. It attempts, instead, to follow the main threads of the early period: how these interlopers from northern Europe managed to find their historical role in the Italian provinces of the Byzantine Empire, how they succeeded in replacing the Byzantine and local rulers, and then how they drove the Arab rulers out of Sicily. In focusing on the protracted period of the conquest, that is, the second half of the eleventh century, this book sets out in particular an account of the achievements of that remarkable set of brothers, the sons of Tancred of Hauteville, who spearheaded the effort"--Preface.

Author : Graham Loud
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317900221

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The Age of Robert Guiscard by Graham Loud Pdf

Founded upon an unrivalled knowledge of the original sources for the conquest, this is a cogent and lucid analysis of a key medieval subject hitherto largely ignored by historians.

Author : G. A. Loud
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024876356

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Conquerors and Churchmen in Norman Italy by G. A. Loud Pdf

The impact of the Norman conquest of Sicily and Southern Italy upon the society of that region forms the central theme of this text. It looks at the Norman relations with the Byzantine world, and includes several studies on the church.

Author : Ovidio Capitani,Giuseppe Galasso,Roberto Salvini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015005395325

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The Normans in Sicily and Southern Italy by Ovidio Capitani,Giuseppe Galasso,Roberto Salvini Pdf

Author : Barbara M. Kreutz
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812205435

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Before the Normans by Barbara M. Kreutz Pdf

Histories of medieval Europe have typically ignored southern Italy, looking south only in the Norman period. Yet Southern Italy in the ninth and tenth centuries was a complex and vibrant world that deserves to be better understood. In Before the Normans, Barbara M. Kreutz writes the first modern study in English of the land, political structures, and cultures of southern Italy in the two centuries before the Norman conquests. This was a pan-Meditteranean society, where the Roman past and Lombard-Germanic culture met Byzantine and Islamic civilization, creating a rich and unusual mix.

Author : Bejamin James Baillie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0957092318

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The First Mafia by Bejamin James Baillie Pdf

Author : Donald Matthew
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1992-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0521269113

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The Norman Kingdom of Sicily by Donald Matthew Pdf

This book is an introductory account of the kingdom of Sicily established in 1130 by Roger II, a 'Norman' king, and ruled by Roger, his own son and grandsons until 1194 when the kingdom was conquered by his son-in-law, Henry VI of Hohenstaufen. The period covered does, however, extend from Charles of Anjou, a period roughly as long and as coherent as the 'Norman' monarchy of England between 1066 and 1204. Roger II's difficulties in creating an enduring kingdom needed continuous military effort. Even when these efforts were no longer required, the monarchy had still to learn how to function in lands where traditions of local government were strong. Yet when the monarchy itself faltered, the kingdom did not fall apart. Frederick II, the grandson of Roger II, showed that it could be revived and that his sons could maintain it. The ways in which the monarchy made itself indispensable cannot be traced in detail, but pointers to its success can be seen. The kingdom did not spring full-armed at birth - it took time and experience to hammer it into shape. When at last it looked capable of assuming the leadership of all Italy, its enemies combined to prevent it from doing so with the most profound consequences for Italy, the papacy and the west.

Author : Graham A. Loud,Alex Metcalfe
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004125418

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The Society of Norman Italy by Graham A. Loud,Alex Metcalfe Pdf

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Author : Amato (di Montecassino)
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1843830787

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The History of the Normans by Amato (di Montecassino) Pdf

The Norman conquest of southern Italy and Sicily was one of the most dramatic events of the eleventh century. To understand the magnitude of the Normans' achievement, and especially those of Robert Guiscard and Richard of Aversa, it is essential to know something of the world in which they lived and the manner in which they were able to create a Norman state in territories with a very different cultural tradition.

Author : Raffaele D’Amato,Andrea Salimbeti
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472839442

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The Normans in Italy 1016–1194 by Raffaele D’Amato,Andrea Salimbeti Pdf

Preceding and simultaneously with the conquest of England by Duke William, other ambitious and aggressive Norman noblemen (notably the Drengot, De Hauteville and Guiscard families) found it prudent to leave Normandy. At first taking mercenary employment with Lombard rulers then fighting the Byzantine Empire in southern Italy, many of these noblemen achieved great victories, acquired rich lands of their own, and perfected a feudal military system that lasted for 200 years. As news of the rich pickings to be had in the south spread in Normandy, they were joined by many other opportunists – typically, younger sons who could not inherit lands at home. Steadily, these Norman noblemen fought their way to local power, at first in Apulia, then across the Adriatic in Albania, and finally in Muslim Sicily, defeating in the process the armies of Byzantium, the German 'Holy Roman Empire', and Islamic regional rulers. Finally, in 1130, Roger II founded a unified kingdom incorporating southern Italy and Sicily, which lasted until the death of Tancred of Lecce in 1194 – though its legacy long outlasted Norman political rule. This beautifully illustrated title explores not only the Norman armies, but the armies of their opponents, with full-colour plates and expert analysis revealing fascinating details about the fighting men of Normandy, Byzantium, the Arab armies and more.

Author : Nick Webber
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 1843831198

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The Evolution of Norman Identity, 911-1154 by Nick Webber Pdf

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Author : Edmund Curtis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Kings and rulers
ISBN : NYPL:33433070303056

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Roger of Sicily and the Normans in Lower Italy, 1016-1154 by Edmund Curtis Pdf

Author : Joanna Drell,Paul Oldfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 152617460X

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Rethinking Norman Italy by Joanna Drell,Paul Oldfield Pdf

This volume on Norman Italy (southern Italy and Sicily, c. 1000-1200) honours the pioneering scholarship of Graham A. Loud. An international group of scholars reassesses the paradigm by which Norman Italy has been understood, addressing subjects across four key themes: historiographies, identities and communities, religion and Church, and conquest.

Author : Edmund Curtis
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230238115

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Roger of Sicily and the Normans in Lower Italy, 1016-1154 by Edmund Curtis Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... sole advantage remained with him. The Second Crusade therefore failed at all points, and left the power of the Atabegs still unchecked. The autumn and winter of 1148 and the spring of 1149 saw numbers of the greatest princes of the West returning home by sea. In September, Conrad left Acre, and landing at Thessalonica accepted Manuel's invitation to spend the winter at Constantinople. At the same time he received with anger the news of Roger's attack upon his ally, and the failure of the Crusade inclined him all the more to seek glory in Italy for his tarnished sword. He entered, therefore, into the most binding engagement with Manuel; the Sicilian was to be overwhelmed by a double attack, and envoys were despatched to win over Pisa and Venice. In February, 1149, Conrad departed for Germany, touching only for a moment upon Italian soil at Ancona. Manuel now came in person to press the siege of Corfu; the Greeks entered the fortress, but the Norman troops retired to the acropolis, which was of such a height that "the eye could scarcely measure it"; from here they poured down great stones and showers of darts "like fire showered from heaven." The Venetian fleet, spread around the promontory, cut off aid from the sea, and the Greek archers kept up a continuous fire, "aiming their arrows almost as it were against heaven or against the clouds."1 Louis meanwhile, having spent Easter in the Holy Land, set out homewards, full of anger against the Greeks and their ally Conrad. As the latter had avoided Roger, so Louis avoided the Greeks, and set his galleys towards Southern Italy. The French King's return revived Roger's hopes. At the moment George of Antioch was with sixty ships off Corfu attempting to raise the siege. He turned south apparently...