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- 1.
- William The Conqueror in 1066
- Anglo-Saxons now served the French
- Thousands of borrowed words from the French
Pig Pork When you have to feed it When it feeds you Anglo-Saxon
French
- 2.
- Shift from Old to Middle Englishmuch less complex
- Mixed cultures-Folklore and legends of French mixed with
English
- Le Morte DArthur incorporated French stories
- 3.
- Personal life very different from knightly virtues of
works
- Was frequently in trouble with the Norman authorities
- Accused of robbery, extortion, attempted murder and rape (of a
nun )
- Jailed several times. Once broke jail by swimming a moat
- 4.
- He was excluded from four general pardons
- Made powerful enemies by not submitting to Norman rule
- Wrote Le Morte dArthur while in prison
- Did not write the first King Arthur story, but its the most
popular
- Was attempting to create a rallying point for British
people
- Made prose acceptable as an art form