This omnibus volume is made up of John Julius Norwich's first two works of history published 20 years ago - "The Normans in the South" and "The Kingdom in the Sun". The books tell the story of the dazzling Norman kingdom of Sicily founded in the 11th century by an enterprising band of adventurers from Normandy under Robert Guiscard. The state they founded was outstanding in medieval civilization.
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This review is from: The Normans in Sicily: The Normans in the South 1016-1130 and the Kingdom in the Sun 1130-1194 (Paperback)
The Norman Conquest. That's what you'll discover in John Julius Norwich's landmark work on the Normans in Sicily. Not the Battle of Hastings, but the Battle of Messina several years earlier. This is medieval history at its best, more exciting than any historical novel. Beginning with the ninth century Saracen Arab rule of Sicily, then Europe's most important island, Norwich takes us through the unprecedented conquest of Sicily by northern European knights errant who soon became warrior kings, ushering into European civilization a new era of multicultural fusion. This is an objective, timeless definitive work, still as fresh today as it was when these chapters were written forty years ago. It seems strange to say so about a historical book, but once you start reading this one, you won't be able to stop.
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Norwich is a storyteller as much as he is a historian. He resembles Barbara Tuchman -- you might not base a doctoral thesis on his work, but he certaily provides a great read. In many ways, this work is superior to his Byzantium trilogy. This may be because he has bitten off a more managable slice of history. This allows Norwich to go deeper on the main personalities and events he is covering. You really come a way with a feeling for this remarkable adventure of the Normans in Southern Italy and the advanced and powerful state they were able to create. It also highlights thier impact on the crusades, Byzantium, and the broader struggle between the Pope and secular power. I really enjoyed this book -- so much so that I travelled to Sicily to visit some of the many amazing artifacts left behind by this underdocumented "other conquest" of the Normans.
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This excellent volume combines 2 books by the highly readable Viscount Norwich. His history of the Normans in south Italy and Sicily in the 10th and 11th centuries fills a gap in our knowledge of these fascinating mercenaries who-would-be-kings and rings true even today with the impact of Europeans on the Arab world and vice-versa. Remember, the Normans (of Norman Conquest of England fame) were the descendants of Viking raiders who settled in France and their military prowess against the Byzantine Empire and conquests in Italy were just as important as their better known invasion and conquest of England and Ireland in the same centuries.
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To the traveller, heading eastwards from Foggia to the sea, the gaunt grey shadow of Monte Gargano looms over the plain like a thundercloud. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Robert Guiscard, South Italy, Monte Cassino, King of Sicily, Duke of Apulia, Norman Sicily, South Italian, Roger Borsa, Frederick Barbarossa, Palatine Chapel, Prince of Capua, George of Antioch, Walter of the Mill, Matthew of Ajello, Pope Gregory, Pope Innocent, King Roger, Middle Ages, Ibn Jubair, Robert of Capua, John of Salisbury, North African, Stephen du Perche, Western Empire, King Henry Browse Sample Pages:
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