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MBRDASF t1_iz4q6ds wrote
Reply to Why is it that the life of William the Conquerer seems to be taken from a drama tv show? by Dawnbreaker234
Norman nobles were famed adventurers, because there were too many nobles for the duchy of Normandy, so internal competition forced a lot of them to go out and seek their fortune elsewhere.
Hence why you see Norman invasions pretty much everywhere in Europe especially in the Mediterranean.
Many of them were evidently inspired by Guillaume’s/William’s epic tale and wanted the same for them.
MBRDASF t1_j1lpni0 wrote
Reply to comment by AHorseNamedPhil in Why is it that the life of William the Conquerer seems to be taken from a drama tv show? by Dawnbreaker234
That’s true, thanks for the correction. I agree that Robert de Hauteville’s story is underrated