Italo-Norman
Italo-Norman adjective: of or pertaining to the period of Norman rule of southern Italy, 1071–1194.
Adjective
Italo-Norman (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the period of Norman rule of southern Italy, 1071–1194.
- Often he is our only source, particularly for Roger's Sicilian campaigns and for Italo-Norman history following the death of Robert Guiscard.2001, Emily Albu, The Normans in Their Histories, The Boydell Press, page 111
- Of or pertaining to Normans who settled in Italy during or after the Norman conquest of southern Italy, or their descendants.
- Representing the Italo-Norman perspective we have the anonymous Gesta Francorum and the Historia belli sacri, besides Ralph of Caen's Gesta Tancredi.2008, Natasha Hodgson, “Reinventing Normans as Crusaders?: Ralph of Caen's Gesta Tancredi”, in C. P. Lewis, editor, Anglo-Norman Studies XXX: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2007, The Boydell...
- Lupus Protospatharius' 'more than 500 knights' reads more realistically, and this number confirms that the Italo-Norman contingent was, indeed, one of the smallest in the crusading army.2021, Georgios Theotokis, Bohemond of Taranto, Pen and Sword Books, page 76
- Synonyms:
- Siculo-Norman
Noun
Italo-Norman (plural Italo-Normans)
- A Norman who settled in Italy during or after the Norman conquest of southern Italy, or a descendant of one.
- Bernard Bachrach, an authority on medieval logistics, has surmised that the Normans used Byzantine nautical technology transmitted by the Normans of southern Italy to construct them,^([ships to transport horses]) but the likelihood of that seems remote, given that the Italo-Normans had not adopted...2015, Charles D. Stanton, Medieval Maritime Warfare, Pen and Sword Books, page 221
- Of course, the Italo-Normans were not unique in some of their experiences, as Raymond of St Gilles and doubtless some of his contingent had fought in Iberia, but they were there as 'visiting soldiers'. In southern Italy and Sicily, although the Italo-Normans may have arrived as soldiers, they...2019, Paula Z. Hailstone, Recalcitrant Crusaders?: The Relationship Between Southern Italy and Sicily, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), unnumbered page
- Synonyms:
- Siculo-Norman
Synonyms of Italo-Norman
Forms of Italo-Norman
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Origin of Italo-Norman
From Italo- + Norman. Compare Anglo-Norman.
Questions about Italo-Norman
- What does Italo-Norman mean?
- Italo-Norman means of or pertaining to the period of Norman rule of southern Italy, 1071–1194.
- What part of speech is Italo-Norman?
- Italo-Norman can be an adjective or a noun.
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