Norman Street

Norman Street is named after the Anglo-Normans of Europe. During the time frame of Ivanhoe, Normans and Saxons were at odds because of the Norman Conquest of 1066 led by William 1.

Normans are in power at the time during the novel, and many of them are very rude to the Saxons when they are near. An example is the way the Normans talk about Cedric and Rowena at the banquet the second night of the tournament.

While many of these Normans, including Prince John, Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert, Front de Beouf and Maurice de Bracy, are disliked among the Saxons because of their personalities and actions, we can see that not all Normans are bad. King Richard 1 is also a Norman, but we see that Wilfred of Ivanhoe stands behind him when he follows the king to the Crusades.

Norman Street is adjacent to Saxon Street; this creates a connection between the two streets that helps to show that these are opposing forces.

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