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The History of the Norman People: Wace's Roman de Rou
The History of the Norman People Wace's Roman de Rou
Author: Wace
Wace's Roman de Rou relates the origins of Normandy from the time of Rollo (Rou) to the battle of Tinchebray. It was commissioned by Henry II as a way of both celebrating the Norman past and justifying the right of Norman rulers to the throne of England: the accounts it gives of the early life of William the Conqueror and of the battle of Hastin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781843830078
ISBN-10: 1843830078
Publication Date: 5/2004
Pages: 328
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Publisher: Boydell Press
Book Type: Paperback
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