The Virtual Library

The Normans - Language and Coins

At the Anglo-Norman Online Hub you can search and browse an Anglo-Norman Dictionary (abbreviated to AND)
You can also find fascinating articles about Anglo-Norman words at the link 'Anglo-Norman topics'
Cambridge University Library's Digital Images Collections - You can view online a copy of an illustrated Anglo-Norman verse 'Life of St Edward the Confessor'
Scroll down and click 'MS. Ee.3.59: The Life of King Edward the Confessor'

To learn about the languages written in medieval manuscripts and spoken in everyday life, enter the Medieval Writing site, click the menu option 'Why read it?', scroll down and click 'Reading manuscripts'
You will see an introduction to the languages and, at the end of the page, links to different languages. For the languages of everyday life, click 'Vernacular languages'

'The Normans, three centuries of achievement, 911- 1204' - A large coin exhibition from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
The main section tells you the history of the Normans through their coinage
The 'Gallery' section shows you many coin images
The 'Hoards' section includes hoards and finds sites and includes the 'The Shillington (Beds) Hoard'
There is also a 'Maps' section, which includes a map of the Norman Conquest of England and Wales
The Links page includes an article about the exhibition, reprinted from Minerva magazine, Sept/Oct 2004

Page last updated: 3rd December 2013