Why were the Normans and Saxons at war?

A NEW drama-documentary series, 1066: A Year to Conquer England, is coming soon to BBC Two. The show will explore the political intrigues and family betrayals that led to war. The Anglo-Saxons are a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century. Getty Images. read more

If you mean the one in 1066, I would say that William of Normandy’s invasion of England, with attendant pillaging and firing of people’s houses, was a definite contributory factor. read more

Normans were originally Vikings from Scandinavia, but they soon became French speaking Christian's after intermarrying in the region of Normandy. The Normans that invaded England in 1066 came from Normandy in France. However, Normans were originally Vikings from Scandinavia. read more

A short history of the Norman peoples. A common misconception today is that the Normans were "French." Strictly speaking this is not true although it is a widely held belief and, like most beliefs, has some basis in fact. read more