ah, this view of the norseman as raider, to the contrary, any true scandanavian will tell you how the vikings were ambassadors of trade, skilled crafts, and popularly representitive government, to hear them tell it...
btw, jacques anquetil was a norman. a tall, blonde haired, blue eyed, aqualine nosed, nordic facial featured cycling hero of france!
btw, jacques anquetil was a norman. a tall, blonde haired, blue eyed, aqualine nosed, nordic facial featured cycling hero of france!
Don Shipp said:The Vikings raided the French coast until the French abandoned it, then the Vikings settled there. The Normans who invaded England in 1066 were third generation Norse Frenchmen.