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The grounds of the fully restored Anglo-Norman era tower house were transformed into a medieval battlefield as hundreds of enthusiastic visitors, many from around the world, re-enacted full contact combat and games from centuries ago. Knight fever! Irish village transformed into medieval battlefield 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z
The current issue of PPC, for instance, ponders "Court-bouillon, an early attestation in Anglo-Norman French?" while not being too grand to ask anxiously "Is slurping uncouth?" A taste for words 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z
"Underground are the remains of at least two castles side by side, and possibly the Anglo-Norman one as well, but it's really frustrating because you can't see them." Belfast: The hidden castles under the city's shops 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z
The 12th-century Anglo-Norman invasion first brought the neighboring English to Ireland. Northern Ireland, born of strife 100 years ago, again erupts in political violence 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z
It withered after the Romans left but was revived under the Anglo-Norman state, becoming a centre of government in the thirteenth century. How did ancient cities weather crises? 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z
And Cuenca’s cathedral is a rare Iberian example of Anglo-Norman Gothic, noted for both its delicacy and its grandeur. Madrid Day Trips: A Hassle-Free Guide to Four Fun Excursions 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z
French dictionaries trace "empêcher", meaning to prevent or hinder, back to an Anglo-Norman Psalter of the 12th Century. The Vocabularist: How we got the word 'impeachment' - BBC News 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z
Both the obscure Anglo-Norman legal term and the modern business jargon describe the process of helping claimants pursue court cases in return for, it is hoped, a substantial slice of the eventual damages. Litigation funders become big business, enjoying booming market in UK 2012-05-25T16:15:00Z
London, in the Anglo-Norman times, though confined originally by the said wall, grew up a dense mass of brick and wooden houses, ill arranged, unclean, p. 10close, and for the most part terribly insalubrious.  Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z
Anglo-Norman is strongly Byzantine in character, and though the channels through which it passed may be various, there is little doubt that its origin was the great Empire of the East. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z
The Third Crusade was narrated in the West from very different points of view by Anglo-Norman, French and German authorities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z
The battle resulted in a glorious victory for the Anglo-Norman men-at-arms and the peasant archers of Northumbria, but the name of Archbishop Thurston is always primarily and honourably associated with this memorable event. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z
But in the dark time of the Danish ravages, and during the troubled centuries that followed the Anglo-Norman invasion, the manuscript collections were gradually dispersed, and a large proportion lost or destroyed. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z
The trade of Galway, which at the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion in the twelfth century was at zero, rapidly rose to a comparatively high figure in the fourteenth century. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z
The design, however, is the same, only the Anglo-Norman filled in his detail from his observation of a manorial court, the Moorfield engraver from his knowledge of Bow Street police-court. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z
In Anglo-Norman the accusative forms very early begin to replace the nominative, and soon supersede them, the language following the tendency of contemporaneous English. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z
The western doorway of Iffley Church, said to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Anglo-Norman architecture in England, bears the sign of the fishes. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z
The neighbouring village of Little Bedwin has a church built of flints, in the Anglo-Norman style of architecture, with a nave, aisles, chancel, and tower. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z
Ancient castles and square towers of the Anglo-Norman settlers are frequently met with; some have been kept in repair, but the greater number are in ruins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z
The Anglo-Norman dominion in Wales was brought about in a manner wholly different from former conquests.  A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z
The earliest work in the Parisian dialect is probably the Travels of Charlemagne, preserved in a late Anglo-Norman MS. with much altered forms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z
The story of Constance is taken from the Anglo-Norman chronicle of Nicholas Trivet. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z
Our Henry the Third was a prodigal patron of these Anglo-Norman poets. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
De Lacy was soon succeeded by another Anglo-Norman baron, Fitz-Gislebert, who gained Henry's confidence and gratitude by helping to subdue the rebellious sons of the King of England. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z
English Literature.—Before any English literature, in the strict sense of the term, existed, four literatures had arisen in England—the Celtic, Latin, Anglo-Saxon, and Anglo-Norman. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z
The Siege of Carlaverock, an Anglo-Norman poem of the 14th century, describes the heraldic bearings on the banners of the knights at the siege of that fortress. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z
The keep is plainly Anglo-Norman, flanked by great square towers of cut limestone. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z
Who can assure us whether this Anglo-Norman poetess gathered her old tales, for such she calls them, in the French Britain or the English Britain, where she always resided? Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
My curling fair hair and blue eyes bore token of our Norse blood and Anglo-Norman descent. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
The purpose of voir dire -- derived from an Anglo-Norman phrase meaning "to speak the truth" -- is to help ensure a fair and impartial tribunal. Internet v. Courts: Googling for the perfect juror 2011-02-17T16:53:32Z
Besides his grandfather’s Anglo-Norman inheritance, he had received from his father Geoffrey the counties of Anjou and Touraine, and the predominance in the valley of the Lower Loire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z
Whether this original was composed in Latin, French, or Anglo-Norman, Steinbach does not pretend to determine. Torrent of Portyngale 2011-02-11T03:00:28.940Z
The conclusion would seem to be that the atmosphere of the island so contaminated the Anglo-Norman settlers that they exchanged reason for fantastic inconsequence, and replaced self-interest by an insanity of “patriotism.” The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z
Besides, there were the difficulties which the country, with its broad rivers, its bogs, its mountains and forests, opposed to the heavy cavalry of the Anglo-Norman. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
The third line of the Anglo-Norman leaders was laid low. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z
What happened was that the Anglo-Norman invaders pushed gradually west, occupying the best of the land and holding it down by castles, but leaving the profitless bogs and mountains to the local princes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z
French—or rather the Anglo-Norman dialect of the period—reigned supreme amongst the upper classes, in schools, in Anglo-Norman Period. parliament, in the courts of law and in the palace of the king. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z
North and South, the people are alike of Anglo-Norman descent. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z
Thus the Anglo-Norman colony failed to become a dominion and presently dwindled to a pale. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
But the conquest of the Irish nation was not so simple as it had seemed to Anglo-Norman speculators. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z
Romanesque may be said to be the fountain-head of Anglo-Saxon, Norman Proper, Anglo-Norman, and Gothic Architecture. Cathedral Cities of England
In fact before the middle of the 14th century the entire Old Testament and the greater part of the New Testament had been translated into the Anglo-Norman dialect of the period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z
Its name is derived from Ath-na-riogh, the ford of kings; and it grew to importance after the Anglo-Norman invasion as the first town of the Burgs and Berminghams. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens"
He saw an independent Anglo-Norman kingdom on the point of being founded by Strongbow in Ireland. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
But the Anglo-Norman adventurers had gone out to find profit for themselves, not to collect Irish wealth for London. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z
One of the earliest of these is the Anglo-Norman poetess who called herself Marie de France, and who wrote about 1150 and afterwards. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race
Arcatures occur in Anglo-Norman churches of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli
The simplicity of the Anglo-Norman style is blended with various specimens of later date, not inharmoniously.  Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations
Even their common interest in the struggle against the Anglo-Norman invader produced no general or permanent union. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
The invasion of Henry II. colonized these Ostman ports with Anglo-Norman communities, who brought with them, or afterwards obtained, municipal charters of a favourable kind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John"
Norman Church at Kilpeck Somewhat later in date and even more distinctively Anglo-Norman than the examples quoted above, is the noble Cathedral of Durham, in which the style reached its fullest culmination. Architecture
It seems, however, not unquestionable whether this representation of an Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman municipality is not urged rather beyond the truth. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3
After the Invasion, the Anglo-Norman barons and the Irish kings and chiefs vied with each other in erecting churches, abbeys, and castles. A Reading Book in Irish History
The invasion of Edward Bruce, with which England had nothing to do, probably did further harm by breaking up whatever there was of Anglo-Norman order and turning barons into chiefs of Irish Septs. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
These various works contain the most complete account of feudal jurisprudence in its palmy days that is known, for the still earlier Anglo-Norman laws represent a more mixed state of things. A Short History of French Literature
Irish literature has received gifts in return: in the old Anglo-Saxon Mystery Play, found in the Record Office, in the Anglo-Norman Rhyme of Ross, in the Song of Dermott, and in others unfortunately still unpublished. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde
The Anglo-Norman cathedrals were perhaps as much distinguished above other works of man in their own age, as the more splendid edifices of a later period. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3
For another Anglo-Norman lord, Hugh de Lacy, grew jealous of his great deeds, and hated him with his whole heart, so that he took every means to poison the king's mind against him. A Reading Book in Irish History
The Anglo-Norman colony or “Pale” was now at its nadir. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
Our own Anglo-Norman race has become capable of self-government only after a thousand years of civil and spiritual authority. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses
Assonant rhyme, found in some Anglo-Norman poems, was common in the Romance of Oc and all related dialects. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde
Fines, extent and singularity of, under the Anglo-Norman kings, ii. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3
For hundreds of years after the Invasion, people continued to come from England to live in Ireland both Anglo-Norman and Anglo-Saxon. A Reading Book in Irish History
This, it seems, was not an Irish but an Anglo-Norman invention introduced at first as the means of coping with Edward Bruce, but, like the income tax, perpetuated when the special need was past. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
The development of Celtic law was arrested by the Saxon and Anglo-Norman conquest: but the materials preserved indicate an origin common with that of Germanic law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile"
He did not receive direct help from that monarch, who himself was looking with covetous eyes upon Ireland, but he did receive permission to make recruits from among his Anglo-Norman subjects. Women of England
From every point of view, whether we regard the British tradition, the Anglo-Norman version, or the version printed in the present volume, the story is wholly English. The Lay of Havelok the Dane
Then, the Anglo-Norman settlers of the twelfth century ignored the native bishops, on very high authority. The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine Three Lectures Delivered at St. Paul's in January 1894
The simple coiffure required little care and attendance, but if a fastening did happen to give way, the Anglo-Norman lady could raise her hand to fasten it if she chose. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries
Grave Anglo-Norman period. acts were dealt with by the sheriff as breaches of the peace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile"
Before much attention had been paid in France itself to Old French, he published a collection of Anglo-Norman poems in 1818, and from these studies he passed to that of English history as such. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)
That at a very early period the soldier swore by his sword, is shown by the Anglo-Norman poem on the conquest of Ireland by Henry II., published by Thomas Wright, Esq.: Notes and Queries, Number 235, April 29, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
Every spoken dialect of Hindostan has a per-centage of Sanskrit words in it; just as every dialect of England has an amount of Anglo-Norman. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies
This ancient Gallic stronghold, which fared hardly in the Anglo-Norman wars, presents to-day the impression of being a town somewhat smaller than the usual small town of France. The Cathedrals of Northern France
Anglo-Norman conqueror of Ulster, was a member of a celebrated Norman family of Oxfordshire and Somersetshire, whose parentage is unknown, and around whose career a mass of legend has grown up. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile"
Celtic elements of the Anglo-Norman, introduced into England after the Conquest, and occurring in that language as remains of the original Celtic of Gaul. A Handbook of the English Language
Some portions of Scripture were likewise translated into Anglo-Norman in the thirteenth century. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07
Between the Anglo-Norman baron and the Anglo-Saxon laborer, or "villain," there was a great gulf fixed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866
IN the days when the Norman kings reigned in England, the Especs were of high account among the Anglo-Norman barons. The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX.
The chivalry of the Anglo-Norman monarch, the Ironsides of Cromwell, had been defeated under its walls; and now the victorious army of William III. was destined to meet with a similar repulse. The Huguenots in France
The Anglo-Norman element.—For practical purposes we may say that the French or Anglo-Norman element appeared in our language after the battle of Hastings, A.D. A Handbook of the English Language
During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the country, especially in the south, developed rapidly under the influence of the neighboring Anglo-Norman civilization, and the towns increased in size and importance. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
An old Anglo-Norman word from abattre, to beat down or destroy; as, to abate a castle or fort, is to beat it down; and a gale is said to abate when it decreases. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
But the odds were overwhelming; and, though the Anglo-Norman barons fought with characteristic courage, they were speedily worsted, and under the necessity of making for Bordeaux. The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX.
She seems to have been born in France, lived much in England, translated from the Anglo-Norman dialect into French, and is spoken of as the first French poet. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes
It must be distinguished from the indirect Latin introduced as part and parcel of the Anglo-Norman. A Handbook of the English Language
Indeed, in this respect Wren adopted a via media between the Roman and the Anglo-Norman and Pointed. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch
An Anglo-Norman term for a sword or falchion. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
As for Henry King of England, he was already involved in those disputes with the Anglo-Norman barons which ultimately led to the Barons' War. The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX.
Amongst the eminent men who gloriously adorn the Anglo-Norman annals, perhaps the smallest number derive their origin from Normandy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
Instances of the second are words like minster, introduced during the Anglo-Saxon, as contrasted with monastery, introduced during the Anglo-Norman period. A Handbook of the English Language
He set to work to build another on a larger scale and after the approved Anglo-Norman method. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch
An Anglo-Norman term for a sea-port or haven; it is used in statute 27 Henry VII. cap. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
The close and constant connection which these houses maintained with their mother abbeys in England and abroad always kept them Anglo-Norman in sympathies—foreign garrisons. Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures
The versified chronicle or history in the thirteenth century declined among Anglo-Norman writers, but was continued in Flanders and in France. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II.
Concerning the extent to which the Anglo-Norman was used, I retail the following statements and quotations. A Handbook of the English Language
In old commercial records we often find the Anglo-Norman form cark, a load, burden, which survives now only in a metaphorical sense, e.g. carking, i.e. burdensome, care. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)
An Anglo-Norman law-term signifying jewels, which, with gold and silver, were exempted in our smuggling enactments. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
When they had established themselves in the position and in the possession of the lands of the Anglo-Saxons, the Anglo-Norman Knights retained their own original title. The Handbook to English Heraldry
About 1150 an Anglo-Norman poet, B�ROUL, brought together the scattered narrative of his adventures in a romance, of which a large fragment remains. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II.
Show the extent to which the logical and historical analyses coincide in respect to the words introduced from the Roman of the second period, the Arabic, the Anglo-Norman, and the Celtic of the current English. A Handbook of the English Language
It is from Old Fr. oriol, a recess, or sanctum, which first occurs in an Anglo-Norman poem of the 12th century on Becket. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)
This story, which would have made a stirring theme for Sir Walter Scott, is found in the chronicles of Tewkesbury, in the Anglo-Norman chronicles, and in Wace, the old rhyming historian of the twelfth century. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland
The Language of Heraldry.—The original language of English Heraldry was the Norman-French, which may also be designated Anglo-Norman, habitually spoken at the Court of England in the early heraldic era. The Handbook to English Heraldry
"The masterpiece of Anglo-Norman historiography," writes M. Langlois, "is assuredly this anonymous poem, so long forgotten, and henceforth classic." A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II.
Investigate the extent to which the Anglo-Norman superseded the Anglo-Saxon subsequent to the Conquest. A Handbook of the English Language
To the Anglo-Norman singers are due the most ancient and beautiful poems of the Briton cycle that have come down to us. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance
From the merely a priori point of view the claims of England—that is to say, the Anglo-Norman realm—are strong. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II)
The third part will contain a historical and descriptive account of every ecclesiastical building in Ireland of a date prior to the Anglo-Norman invasion of which remains now exist. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry
There is a whole literature of these romans d' aventure in the Anglo-Norman dialect of French. Brief History of English and American Literature
The Anglo-Norman language was Roman; the alphabet, Roman also. A Handbook of the English Language
Another version, also in French verse, was written about 1170 by another Anglo-Norman, called Thomas. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance
That it is English, or at least Anglo-Norman. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II)
If the Anglo-Norman word panter, a snare for catching and holding birds, be a corruption of bynder, we are brought to the word at once. Notes and Queries, Number 186, May 21, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
The lost Tristram of Chrestien would probably have made a contrast with the Anglo-Norman poem in this respect. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
In adapting a Latin alphabet to a Gothic language, the Anglo-Saxon allowed himself more latitude than the Anglo-Norman. A Handbook of the English Language
An Anglo-Norman clerk furnished it, and bestowed upon this literature the Dares it needed. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance
The Anglo-Norman invasion and conquest produced consequences which were almost wholly evil. Historical and Political Essays
Most of the fine buildings in this city, and its environs are Anglo-Norman antiquities, and were founded by the English before they left Normandy. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot.
So we must tell the plain truth about the Anglo-Norman seamen without whom there could be no British Empire and no United States. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas
Occasionally summoned to English parliaments, he spent most of his forty years of activity in Ireland, where he was the greatest noble of his day, usually fighting the natives or his Anglo-Norman rivals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
To the simple folk," says, in French, an Anglo-Norman preacher, "have I simply made a simple sermon. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance
Q. To what era may we assign the introduction of the Anglo-Norman style? The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed.
"When, in Anglo-Norman times you speak of the King's Court, it is only a phrase for the King's despotism." The Rise of the Democracy
For the Anglo-Normans include not only the English and their descendants overseas but many who are called Scotch and Irish, because, though of Anglo-Norman blood, they or their forefathers were born in Scotland or Ireland. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas
The Romance of Jean and Blonde of Oxford, by Philippe de Reims, an Anglo-Norman Poet, of the latter end of the twelfth Century. The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts
The stoker grunted and the clock belonging to the Anglo-Norman church tower of the village struck six. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers
The executive power of the Anglo-Norman government was lodged in the king. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John
An extension of the “Prophetae” was the Norman or Anglo-Norman play of “Adam,” which began with the Fall, continued with Cain and Abel, and ended with the witness of the prophets. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
Soldiers and sailors like Wellington, Kitchener, and Beatty are as Anglo-Norman by descent as Marlborough, Nelson, and Drake, though all three were born in Ireland. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas
Like Dr. Dee, he saw the value of Ireland as a hunting-ground, and employed his emissaries to procure painted service-books, the records of native princes, and the archives of the Anglo-Norman nobility. The Great Book-Collectors
Philippe de Than, one of the most ancient Anglo-Norman poets, wrote a work describing the character of each bird and beast, upon which he grounded moral reflections. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour
Its church has many points of interest, being of Anglo-Norman and Early English architecture; it also possesses a fine Norman font, and a curious monumental figure of a cross-legged knight, carved in wood. Handbook to the Severn Valley Railway Illustrative and Descriptive of Places along the Line from Worcester to Shrewsbury
M. Achille Jubinal, who edited one Latin and two French translations of it, says that it also exists in Irish, Welsh, Spanish, English, and Anglo-Norman. Brendan's Fabulous Voyage A Lecture delivered on January 19, 1893, before the Scottish Society of Literature and Art
Was it Anglo-Saxon, or was it Anglo-Norman, or was it Keltic? Anglo-Saxon Literature
From that time the struggle assumed the character of a war between Celtic Ireland and feudal Ireland, the native clansmen and the Anglo-Norman settlers. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
The knights who wore coats of mail were entirely Anglo-Norman, and it is against them that the claim of the Highlanders is particularly directed. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)
Ducarel's description of it, which I have just seen in a copy of the Anglo-Norman Antiquities, in a bookseller's shop, is sufficiently meagre. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One
The Spanish, English, and Anglo-Norman I have never read, and of the Welsh I have never heard. Brendan's Fabulous Voyage A Lecture delivered on January 19, 1893, before the Scottish Society of Literature and Art
These two Anglo-Norman houses between them were to found the Stewart dynasty. A Short History of Scotland
The French at once invaded Edward's duchy and county, while the French sailors in the Channel plundered the Anglo-Norman islands and the towns on the Sussex and Hampshire coasts. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
He loved the gay court of Edward III, and the Anglo-Norman chivalry had deeply affected him. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)
Could children of Anglo-Norman blood be so restrained? The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest
But before doing so, it becomes necessary to mention certain Latin chronicles which furnished food for these Anglo-Norman poets and legendists. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction
He planted the region with English, Anglo-Norman, and Lowland landholders, a great step in the anglicisation of his kingdom.  A Short History of Scotland
Princes like Griffith of Powys and Rhys of Drysllwyn sank into a position which is indistinguishable from that of their Anglo-Norman neighbours. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
The death of David I, in 1153, was immediately followed by Celtic revolts against Anglo-Norman order. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)
About these, and under the auspicious protection of the Spanish Government, then dominant in Louisiana and Florida, commenced the growth of the Anglo-Norman population, which is now the almost entire population of the country. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest
The Anglo-Norman Poets and Chroniclers.—Norman literature had already made itself a name before William conquered England. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction
His Anglo-Norman friends, the Balliols and Bruces, with the Archbishop of York, now opposed him and his son Prince Henry.  A Short History of Scotland
He convinced himself that the land laws of Wales were already those of Anglo-Norman feudalism. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
The charters are, of course, addressed to barons and land-owners, and their evidence refers to the English and Anglo-Norman nobility. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)
It was not originally a temperamental antipathy, or it would be impossible to explain the powerful attraction of Irish character, manners, and laws for the great bulk of the Anglo-Norman colonists. The Framework of Home Rule
Finn, 105 his courtship with the Princess Ailbh�, 105.MacFirbis, quotations from, 54, 58 his book on pedigrees, 85 his pedigrees of the ancient Irish and Anglo-Norman families, 50 murdered, 51.MacGilluire, An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
It was from this region and the race which ruled it, of which race Mr. Kavanagh is the actual representative, that the initiative came of the first Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888)
In the Moghul Empire of Northern India it was exactly what "King's English" was in the Anglo-Norman kingdom in England in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments
During the reign of Henry I, Anglo-Norman influences thus worked a great change in Scotland. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)
The Anglo-Norman trouvères rightly considered the Story of the Holy Grail the central point of interest of the Arthurian cycle, or the grand climax in the legend. The Book of the Epic
His first ancestor was one of the most distinguished of the Anglo-Norman settlers who had accompanied De Courcy to Ireland. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
If this genealogy may be trusted, there was little to choose between the ages which immediately preceded and the ages which followed the Anglo-Norman invasion in the matter of respect for human life. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888)
Ever since the first Anglo-Norman set foot in Ireland and began to despoil the ancient clans of their land there has been trouble in connection with the Irish Land Question. Ireland Since Parnell
The object of this Appendix is to give a summary of the process by which Anglo-Norman feudalism came to supersede the earlier Scottish civilization. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)
The Anglo-Norman trouvères arranged these tales in graduated circles around their nucleus, the legend of the Holy Grail. The Book of the Epic
This system created a mutual independence and self-consciousness of personal right and importance, strongly at variance with the subjugation of the Germanic and Anglo-Norman vassal. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
Anglo-Norman Antiquities considered, in a Tour through Normandy. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson
The lais of Marie de France were written in England, and the greater number of the romances composing the matière de Bretagne seem to have passed from England to France through the medium of Anglo-Norman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
It must not be forgotten that the new system brought Anglo-Norman justice and order with it, and must soon have commended itself by its practical results. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)
Curious Deductions from the History of our most common English Words, as illustrative of the Social Conditions of our Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman forefathers. Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850
His pedigrees of the ancient Irish and the Anglo-Norman families, was compiled at the College of St. Nicholas, in Galway, in the year 1650. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
The Celtic tribes had long since thrown off even a nominal submission to the English Crown; the Anglo-Norman lords had become either avowedly or practically independent. Is Ulster Right?
An event with which he was closely connected, viz. the murder of Thomas Becket, gave rise to a whole series of writings, some of which are purely Anglo-Norman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
We do not propose to write here a detailed account of the last of the outbreaks which, since the Anglo-Norman invasion, have periodically convulsed our country. Speeches from the Dock, Part I
Tall and majestic, she was a magnificent example of the finest Anglo-Norman type. Elizabethan Sea Dogs
The food was varied and abundant, probably none the less wholesome for being free from the Anglo-Norman refinements of cookery, introduced at a later period. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
From this period, during the reigns of the Anglo-Norman Sovereigns, it continues to be occasionally noticed. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1
The Anglo-Norman poem on the Life of Richard Coeur de Lion is lost, and an English version only has been preserved. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
But even before this time Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman literature was similarly affected. The Troubadours
The Anglo-Norman used butter where his Italian contemporary used oil. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine
Such justice, however, as was granted, only benefited the Anglo-Norman settlers; the "mere Irish" were a race devoted to plunder and extermination. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
The Anglo-Norman kings called parliaments once a year or oftener. Popular Law-making
In his time appeared the works of Béroul and Thomas respectively, as well as some of the most celebrated of the Anglo-Norman romans d'aventure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
The use of equivocal and "derivative" rimes as they are called in the Leys d'Amors is seen in the following Anglo-Norman stanzas. The Troubadours
The succeeding years till the reign of Henry VIII. witnessed the extension, and at times the decline, of the Anglo-Norman rule. The Glories of Ireland
The hostages which were exacted from the Anglo-Norman lords, as well as from the Irish chieftains, were kept in the Castle at their own expense. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
By dint of a succession of alliances, some regular, others highly irregular, she became the ancestress of nearly all the great Anglo-Norman families in Ireland. The Story of Ireland
It will be seen from the above that the most flourishing period of Anglo-Norman literature was from the beginning of the 12th century to the end of the first quarter of the 13th. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
Ducarel's description of it, which I have just seen in a copy of the "Anglo-Norman Antiquities," in a bookseller's shop, is sufficiently meager. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 France and the Netherlands, Part 2
In the Anglo-Norman ballad, "The Entrenchment of New Ross"—in 1265—allusion is made to pipes and flutes, and carols and dancing. The Glories of Ireland
During the Anglo-Norman wars, the Irish had secured their provisions in the churches; and it is said that, in order to starve out the enemy, they even refused to sell at any price. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
At the time of the Anglo-Norman conquest Ireland was said to be full of English slaves carried off in raids along the coast, and these filibustering expeditions undoubtedly began in very early times. The Story of Ireland
It is important to keep this fact in mind when studying the different works which Anglo-Norman literature has left us. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
They constitute the largest, and, at the same time, most ancient specimen of Anglo-Norman poetry, of this kind, that has been handed down to us. The Lay of Marie
This was in turn checked by the Anglo-Norman invasion in the twelfth century, and thereafter the art of versification was no longer so refined as it had formerly been. The Glories of Ireland
In 1280 the Irish who lived near the Anglo-Norman settlers presented a petition to the English King, praying that they might be admitted to the privileges of the English law. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
There is a whole literature of these romans d'aventure in the Anglo-Norman dialect of French. From Chaucer to Tennyson
The Vision of Tnudgal, an Anglo-Norman fragment, is preserved in MS. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
Extracts from a Dissertation on the Life and Writings of Marie, an Anglo-Norman Poetess of the thirteenth century. The Lay of Marie
When Henry VII. became king of England the Anglo-Norman colony or "Pale" had shrunk to two counties and a half around Dublin, defended by a ditch. The Glories of Ireland
The new Viceroy was not a favourite with the Anglo-Norman colonists. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
The Anglo-Norman dialect had grown corrupt, and Chaucer contrasts the French of Paris with the provincial French spoken by his prioress, "after the scole of Stratford-atte-Bowe." From Chaucer to Tennyson
The first ends with the death of Cadwallader, and the second with the death of Edward I. The earlier parts are similar to the Anglo-Norman chronicle of Wace. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook
From the year 1083 it      assumes a character more decidedly Anglo-Norman. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
It was a pretty little church, of immense antiquity—a little Anglo-Norman bijou, built the day before yesterday, and decorated with all sorts of painted windows, carved saints' heads, gilt Scripture texts, and open pews. The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy
In 1341 Edward took sweeping measures for a general reform of the Anglo-Norman lords, or, more probably, he hoped, by threats of such measures, to obtain subsidies for his continental wars. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
It was indeed Top, a magnificent Anglo-Norman, uniting in the cross of the two breeds those qualities—swiftness of foot and keenness of scent—indispensable in coursing dogs. The Mysterious Island
He was making drawings to illustrate a history of Anglo-Norman times which the dean was writing. The Heavenly Twins
It was a pretty little church, of immense antiquity—a little Anglo-Norman bijou, built the day before yesterday, and decorated with all sorts of painted windows, carved saints' heads, gilt scripture texts, and open pews. The History of Pendennis
Herr Patzig is strongly for the Eastern origin of the romance, and finds its earliest appearance in the West in the Anglo-Norman troubadour, Thomas' Lai Guirun, where it becomes part of the Tristan cycle. Indian Fairy Tales
One fearful evil followed from this Anglo-Norman invasion. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
At the close of this period we find Wycliffe, "the morning star of the Reformation," and Chaucer, the first great singer of the welded Anglo-Norman race. Halleck's New English Literature
What made the Anglo-Norman barons more readily submit to appeals from their court to the king's court of exchequer, was their being accustomed to like appeals in Normandy to the ducal court of exchequer. The History of England, Volume I
An Anglo-Norman literature of song and sermon fast grew up, absolutely identical in tongue with the Norman literature beyond the Channel, but marked by special characteristics of thought and feeling. Henry the Second
Both are written after the fashion of the Anglo-Saxon poetry, and not after the fashion of the Anglo-Norman, of which distinction a little more presently. England's Antiphon
An Anglo-Norman poet commemorated this event in verse, and celebrates the fame of Rose, a lady who contributed largely to the undertaking, both by her presence and her liberal donations. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
The Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland was a supplement to the Norman conquest of England; and, like the Norman conquest of England, it was a religious as well as a political enterprise. Lectures and Essays
By degrees these Norman and Anglo-Norman monks became filled with the spirit of England. English Literature for Boys and Girls
The blonde beauty of the first two maidens bespoke their unmistakable Anglo-Norman blood and Christian descent, while the opposite cast of the others testified to their Jewish origin. Leah Mordecai
No, sir knight, neither Comyn nor Baliol, nor any other of the Anglo-Norman nobles who hold estate in Scotland, have a right to speak for her, or to barter away her freedom. In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce
The natives were already despoiled of nearly all their possessions, and the settlement of the feuds of the Anglo-Norman nobles was neither a pleasant nor a profitable employment. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
I cannot presume to speak of the time before the Conquest, and the exact nature even of all Anglo-Norman institutions is perhaps dubious: at least, in nearly all cases there have been many controversies. The English Constitution
For upwards of a century after the Conquest, Anglo-Norman and Anglo-Saxon had kept aloof from each other: the one in haughty scorn, the other in sullen abhorrence. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo
Their origin is Anglo-Norman, and they were probably taken from old Welsh chronicles in an early age, and were known in Britain and Brittany before the poets began to put them in rhyme. The Interdependence of Literature
Any Anglo-Norman only required the power in order to take possession of the land of his neighbor. Irish Race in the Past and the Present
It could not fail to be remarked by the Irish annalists, that the first Anglo-Norman settlers had been singularly unfortunate. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
All the above peculiarities reappear in the Anglo-Norman law, and from that day to this all kinds of bailees have been treated as having possession in a legal sense, as I shall presently show. The Common Law
Had she not thus fascinated Duke Robert, the Liberal, of Normandy, Harold would not have fallen at Hastings, no Anglo-Norman dynasty could have arisen, no British empire. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo
The Anglo-Norman, formal, cold, grave, parsimonious of gestures and words, appeared only to speak or gesticulate under the influence of a spring operating at regular intervals. Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar
Soon after this first victory of Ireland over Northern Europe, the Anglo-Norman invasion originated a second struggle of longer duration and mightier import. Irish Race in the Past and the Present
Civil war raged in Thomond, but the quarrels between the Anglo-Norman settlers in the same province, appear to have been more extensive and less easily appeased. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
English was made the official language of the courts, replacing French and Latin, and schools in 1362 and of Parliament, replacing Anglo-Norman, in 1363. Our Legal Heritage
It was indeed Top, a magnificent Anglo-Norman, who derived from these two races crossed the swiftness of foot and the acuteness of smell which are the preeminent qualities of coursing dogs. The Mysterious Island
It is strange to find native Irish chieftains uniting with Anglo-Norman lords to resist an English settler. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
Hence the greater number of writers, chiefly English, who have treated of Irish affairs, unhesitatingly call them barbarians, precisely on account of their stubbornness in rejecting the advances of the Anglo-Norman invaders. Irish Race in the Past and the Present
In the reign of Henry II., certain Anglo-Norman nobles came to Ireland, and, partly by force and partly by intermarriages, obtained estates in that country. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
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