the norman aristocracy

• Who spoke english?

  • ordinary people
  • peasants
• Who spoke norman french?

  • barons
  • bishops
  • knights
• What was the aristocratic culture like?

  • normans put their wealth into buildings like churches and cathedrals
  • normans used high impact architectural methods
• What was the norman culture based around landholding?

  tried to pass on their lands to a single heir so that the whole estate stayed together
• What was norman culture based around chivalry?

  chivalry showed mercy and the glorification of extreme violence