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DeadBankerDream 07/31/22 2:14:16 AM #1:	King Harold successfully repelled a Norwegian invasion force under king Harald Hardrde, the last large scale viking invasion on English shores. Damn, that really wasn't his week. --- "That thick shaft that causes women to shudder!" <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:966960363] in TIL: Three... [t:80112969]...</cite> <quote>King Harold successfully repelled a Norwegian invasion force under king Harald Hardrde, the last large scale viking invasion on English shores. Damn, that really wasn't his week. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 07/31/22 2:32:31 AM #2:	So maybe if he wasn't weakened by the Vikings, the Normans would have been defeated <cite>Zikten posted [p:966960591] in TIL: Three... [t:80112969]...</cite> <quote>So maybe if he wasn't weakened by the Vikings, the Normans would have been defeated</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 07/31/22 2:44:49 AM #3:	I thought Normans were just vikings that had settled down? --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:966960737] in TIL: Three... [t:80112969]...</cite> <quote>I thought Normans were just vikings that had settled down? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
XxKrebsxX 07/31/22 2:55:56 AM #4:	Foppe posted... I thought Normans were just vikings that had settled down? Yes. William the Bastard (The Norman conqueror would become King of England) was a descendent of a viking who became the Duke of Normandy. The French crown gave Williams Viking ancestor Normandy in exchange for protecting France against further Viking incursions in his time. <cite>XxKrebsxX posted [p:966960877] in TIL: Three... [t:80112969]...</cite> <quote>Foppe posted... </cite> <quote>I thought Normans were just vikings that had settled down?</quote> Yes. William the Bastard (The Norman conqueror would become King of England) was a descendent of a viking who became the Duke of Normandy. The French crown gave Williams Viking ancestor Normandy in exchange for protecting France against further Viking incursions in his time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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