The Normans mind map

THE NORMANS    Before settling in England the Normans  had lived in

                                   Normandy, in Northern  France

                  They were originally Vikings from Scandinavia

1066 WILLIAM, DUKE OF NORMANDY defeated KING HAROLD at the battle of HASTINGS

They introduced into ENGLAND the FRENCH LANGUAGE  and the FEUDAL SYSTEM

The KING

BARONS

KNIGHTS

VASSALS

FREEMEN SERFS

In 1067, William started building the Tower of London, the great fortress

            which showed his power and dominated the city of London.

            The Normans built several strong castles to protect themselves

          1086 THE DOMESDAY BOOK A survey

              (the first national census) The King’s men went 

             all over the country writing what everyone 

            owned in land, cattle, crops and tools, so that 

            he knew exactly how much people could pay