By Aditi JoshiThe Normans

The Normans were people from Normandy and they are also descendants from the Vikings.

Who were Normans?

1: Books in Normandy were published to tell people how to behave at feasts, one even said not to pass gas, scratch flea bites, or pick your nose while feasting!

2: Nobles ate whales, seals and porpoises!

3: The surname ‘Kid’ was given originally to someone not very sensible, who behaved like a goat!

Fun Facts about Normans !

The Battle of Hastings • This is the battle where the Norman invaders led by

William the Conqueror defeated the army of King Harold II, (the second) in 1066

• This battle took place in Hastings

• The legend is that King Harold was killed when he got shot in the eye with a Norman arrow

• The Battle of Hastings is shown in the Bayeux Tapestry.

Bayeux tapestry facts!

1:Why is it called the Bayeux tapestryIt is called the Bayeux tapestry because it has been kept in Bayeux ,France probably ever since it has been made! 2: how long is the Bayeux tapestry?the Bayeux tapestry is about 50cm tall and 70m tall, it is about the length of 3 swimming pools! It is the longest tapestry in the world!

3:what language is it written in?It is written in Latin because Latin was the main language in the middle ages .

Norman foodFire Feast

Basic food Bread

Norman clothes