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Norman Invasion of England: Language and Legacy

Explore the impact of the Norman invasion of England in 1066 on the country's language and culture, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry and historical carvings. Discover how English slowly replaced French as the language of the people.

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Norman Invasion of England: Language and Legacy

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  1. This scene from the Bayeux Tapestry shows the Normans getting ready to invade England. The Latin words say: ‘These men are carrying arms‘.

  2. A bronze carving showing three Norman knights.

  3. For 200 years after 1066, all of England‘s rulers spoke French. Kings, earls, barons, and bishops were French. They knew enough English to give orders to their servants, but no more. “Old English“, as we call it, was the language of the peasants. But there were far more peasants than lords. In time, English took over, and by the year 1400 everyone spoke it. By then, though, it was a mixture of “Old English“ and the French the Normans brought to England.

  4. Attacking a castle: a knight urges on the footsoldiers. The picture was drawn in about 1250.

  5. The castle of Angers, one of Henry II‘s strongholds in France.

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