MAIN GROUPS - MEDIEVAL Flashcards
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Vikings (865)
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They were from Scandinavian countries - Norway, Sweden & Denmark.
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Normans
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People from Normandy, who invaded and settled in 1066.
3
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Jewish people
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were invited by King William I in the 1070s to work as moneylenders.
4
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Low Countries (1351)
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Came as weavers, invited by Henry III to weave in England.
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Lombards (1220)
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came to replace Jewish people as moneylenders when antisemitism became more common.
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German Hanseatic Merchants (1143)
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these sea merchants traded outside of London.