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Presenters:: Norman Conquest and Subjection of English (1066-1200)

1) The Norman Conquest of 1066 had the greatest impact on the English language of any event in its history, introducing French as the dominant language among the new Norman nobility. 2) After William the Conqueror's victory at the Battle of Hastings, he established Norman rule over England and replaced English landowners and church leaders with Normans. 3) Over time, the Norman and English populations fused together, but French remained the primary language of the royal court, nobility, and upper classes, while English remained mostly used among the common people, leading to centuries of bilingualism in England.

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Presenters:: Norman Conquest and Subjection of English (1066-1200)

1) The Norman Conquest of 1066 had the greatest impact on the English language of any event in its history, introducing French as the dominant language among the new Norman nobility. 2) After William the Conqueror's victory at the Battle of Hastings, he established Norman rule over England and replaced English landowners and church leaders with Normans. 3) Over time, the Norman and English populations fused together, but French remained the primary language of the royal court, nobility, and upper classes, while English remained mostly used among the common people, leading to centuries of bilingualism in England.

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Presenters:

Umm-e-Rumman Syed
Aiman Sajjad
Aansa Laraib
Nimra Afzal Norman
Azka Batool Conquest And
Mustafa Khan Subjection Of
English
(1066-1200)
The Norman Conquest
 The Norman Conquest in 1066 had the
greatest effect on the English language than
any other event in the course of its history.
 If it had not happened…
Perhaps, Language would have pursued much
the same course as other Germanic language.
The Origin of Normandy
1) Attack of Scandinavians on France
2) The Treaty Between two people
3) Normandy
4) Reforms
5) Relationship of Normans with England
6) Marriage of King Ǽthelred with Norman
Princess
7) King Edward’s Reign
The Origin of Normandy
The Origin of Normandy
The Year 1066
1. King Edward died childless
2. Dilemma of who would become the king
3. 3 Candidates ( Goodwin, William, A
Scandinavian)
4. Battle of Hastings
5. Reign of William “ The Conqueror”
William 1
The Norman Settlement
1) William’s victory at Hastings
2) Consequences of Conquest
 Introduction of a new nobility(French)
3) Rebellions faced by William
 Series of campaigns
 Remaining English nobility = 0.1%
4) Norman positions in Church
5) Replacement of English Abbots
The Norman Settlement
6) Norman of lower walks who came to
England with William’s Army
7) Settlement of Norman In England their
positions and activities (overview)
Use of French By Upper Class
1) Pre-dominant new nobility and their
language usage.
2) French: Language of ordinary intercourse
among upper class
3)Usage of French by English People
4) English: language of masses but…
5)Flemish and French
Circumstances promoting the
continued usage of French
ROYALITY
1) Upper class was using French
2) The duke of Normandy and King of
England’s close association with Normandy
3) Marriage of Henry II
4) King’s spent time in France
Circumstances promoting the
continued usage of French
NOBILITY
1) Anglo-French aristocracy
2) Landowners had possession in France
3) Crossing of channels for Military or
Trading purposes
The Attitude towards English
1) English as an uncultivated tongue
2) Mutual respect between the two people
3) William made an effort to learn English
4)In 1200- attitude of King and upper class
was of indifference towards English
French Literature at the English
Court
1) Influence of French literature in English
courts from 1200
2) Children of William were much interested
in literature
3) Roman de Brut by Wace
4) Roots of French culture in English soil
Fusion of the Two People
1) After many years of Norman conquest,
People accepted the new order
2) Evidences related to fusion of French and
English people
3) Finding Monasteries by Norman nobles in
England
4) The fusion was rapid in Henry 1’s reign.
The Diffusion of French and
English
1) Extent to which English and French were
used in England after Norman Conquest
2) Evidences from 13th , 14th and 15th
centuries
3) French was the language of courts and
English was spoken among masses.
Knowledge of English among the
Upper class
1) French was not a foreign extraction
2) Governing class acquired French
3) Upper class acquired English as it was a
language of a huge population
4) Kings and nobles understood English but
were not able to speak
5) Churchmen spoke English
6) Activities of Church bought people from
different classes together
Knowledge of French among the
Middle class
1) English was not an unusual thing among
upper class by 1200
2) The knowledge of French was found down
in social scale
3) French was famous among trading system
Conclusion
 After battle of Hastings, French influence
increased in England and penetrated it
from top to bottom.
 Fusion of two people caused diffusion of
two languages
 Knowledge of French increased in upper
class and that of English in lower class
THANK YOU………..
Prepared By:
Umm-e-Rumman Syed
Aansa Laraib

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