Cambro-Normans
E727617
The Cambro-Normans were descendants of Norman settlers in Wales who played a leading role in the 12th-century Anglo-Norman expansion into Ireland.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cambro-Norman | 5 |
| Cambro-Normans canonical | 1 |
| Norman-Welsh | 1 |
| Welsh Normans | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8355523 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Cambro-Normans Context triple: [Norman invasion of Ireland, participant, Cambro-Normans]
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A.
Hiberno-Norman
Hiberno-Norman refers to the descendants of Norman settlers in medieval Ireland who adopted many aspects of Irish culture while retaining elements of Norman identity.
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B.
Normans
The Normans were a medieval people of Viking origin who settled in northern France and became a powerful military and political force in Europe, most famously conquering England in 1066 under William the Conqueror.
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C.
Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes that rose to prominence in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, eventually forming the core of the Frankish Empire and laying foundations for modern France and Germany.
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D.
Burgundians
The Burgundians were an East Germanic people who migrated into the Roman Empire, established a kingdom in the region of modern-day eastern France and western Switzerland, and played a significant role in the late Roman and early medieval history of Western Europe.
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E.
Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman is a variety of Old Norman French that developed in England after the Norman Conquest and served as a key language of the medieval English court, law, and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cambro-Normans Target entity description: The Cambro-Normans were descendants of Norman settlers in Wales who played a leading role in the 12th-century Anglo-Norman expansion into Ireland.
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A.
Hiberno-Norman
Hiberno-Norman refers to the descendants of Norman settlers in medieval Ireland who adopted many aspects of Irish culture while retaining elements of Norman identity.
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B.
Normans
The Normans were a medieval people of Viking origin who settled in northern France and became a powerful military and political force in Europe, most famously conquering England in 1066 under William the Conqueror.
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C.
Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes that rose to prominence in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, eventually forming the core of the Frankish Empire and laying foundations for modern France and Germany.
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D.
Burgundians
The Burgundians were an East Germanic people who migrated into the Roman Empire, established a kingdom in the region of modern-day eastern France and western Switzerland, and played a significant role in the late Roman and early medieval history of Western Europe.
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E.
Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman is a variety of Old Norman French that developed in England after the Norman Conquest and served as a key language of the medieval English court, law, and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
medieval social group ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cambro-Norman knights
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman knights
Welsh Normans ⓘ
linked to:
Cambro-Normans
|
| countryOfOrigin | Wales ⓘ |
| culturalMixtureOf |
Norman culture
ⓘ
Welsh culture ⓘ |
| descendedFrom |
Norman settlers in Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman conquest of south-west Wales
|
| ethnicOrigin |
Norman
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to feudalization of parts of Ireland
ⓘ
facilitated English royal control in Ireland ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anglo-Irish aristocracy
ⓘ
Hiberno-Norman culture ⓘ
linked to:
Hiberno-Norman
|
| location |
Ireland
ⓘ
Marcher Lordships ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| militaryActivity |
castle building in Wales and Ireland
ⓘ
mercenary service in Ireland ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Gerald of Wales
ⓘ
Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan ⓘ Raymond FitzGerald (Raymond le Gros) ⓘ
linked to:
Raymond FitzGerald
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ Robert FitzStephen ⓘ William de Barry ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Norman realm
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Normans
|
| playedRoleIn |
Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman invasion of Ireland
Norman expansion into Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
Norman invasion of Ireland
conquest of Leinster ⓘ establishment of the Lordship of Ireland ⓘ |
| politicalAllegiance |
Kings of England
ⓘ
linked to:
English monarchs
Welsh princes (occasionally) ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Leinster
ⓘ
south Wales ⓘ
linked to:
South Wales
south-east Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hiberno-Normans
ⓘ
linked to:
Normans
Marcher Lords ⓘ
linked to:
lords of the Marches
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialRole |
Marcher lords
ⓘ
feudal barons ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Anglo-Normans
ⓘ
Normans ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
12th century
ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle Welsh ⓘ Norman French ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Norman
|
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Subject: Cambro-Normans Description of subject: The Cambro-Normans were descendants of Norman settlers in Wales who played a leading role in the 12th-century Anglo-Norman expansion into Ireland.
Referenced by (8)
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