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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: They settled throughout Europe!. Normandy was named so because it became a province of France Ruled by the Normans!. Many settled in Germany and many more settled in the land of the Russ!. They are still found in Iceland and many adopted Islam and lived in North Africa!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France!. They descended from the original Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock!. Their identity first emerged in the first half of the tenth century, and gradually evolved over succeeding centuries until they disappeared as an ethnic group in the early thirteenth century!. The name "Normans" derives from "Northmen" or "Norsemen", after the Vikings from Scandinavia who founded Normandy (Northmannia in its original Latin)!. They eventually disintegrated and intermarried with the people they had conquered!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The original Normans eventually settled in what is today, Normandy, and they adopted the French language and customs!. Some remained in Britain where they intermarried with the local population!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Nearly all French-Canadians have their ancestors from Normandy, France!.Www@QuestionHome@Com They became FrenchWww@QuestionHome@Com |