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  • November 12, 2009 at 5:12 pm #1797 Reply
    Aetheling
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    When you consider the contribution of the Normans to the Anglo-Saxon culture, it's quite amazing that they are still looked as the “bad guys” in many history books while all other invaders, like the Angles, the Saxons, The Danish, the Viking are almost praised !Why?Is it about their language ? (Dieu et Mon Droit)

    November 12, 2009 at 5:52 pm #17155 Reply
    Wally
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    Who writes the histories we usually read? He who writes the book gets to make the call, eh?

    November 12, 2009 at 5:54 pm #17156 Reply
    skiguy
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    What are some examples of them being viewed as bad guys?  Isn't this negative view the result of Scottish, Irish, et.al. nationalism?

    November 12, 2009 at 7:00 pm #17157 Reply
    Phidippides
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    My impression is that the Vikings were more of the “bad guys” than the Normans.  I think that some may allude to Charlemagne as a ruthless bully (or something to that extent), but part of that is most likely due to modernist value judgments being placed on historical peoples. 

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