Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-09-06
"WHO WERE THE NORMANs ~

Nurmans II begins bv M ai;n,t whnrsnl,. denial q
our positions, yet bci,re il concls.- furnishes sd
missions that rather strengthen our conviction. Of t.
correctness Of opinion by surscs;iny sldi,i,uu
arguments aud facts 10 sustain them. Let liz first
examine the following arguments, or, rather sp"cua.
ti,ris OF The Whis:
Sat throwing this view ui the subject aside Il. not
being III ihe conen.l lutinn ui u;:r ron,,.npnr;t-v-
though Legitimate deduction from lin pr,ni,c.-l.t
u> consider "whu were the N"rman> - No doubt!
they were mixed racr-inu h the elements Of great.
ness were happily blended il their c"upo,i;ion. Many
of thcm-Gnd those the most prominent of Them c.r
tnny, came from Scandnavlr-Nnrwny, Denmark,
Sweden, &c, Il there bu any reliance on history
They settled in Normandy and mixed with the people
whom ihey iuuad there fur We have 70 authority
that they e1tcnnatr or buni.hcd the inhabitants:
The Question then arises who these inhabitants,
The Romans, whcE ;hry conquered the country fIIr.
people there. whom they dit not annihilar. They
were the ancc.tnrS of those, whom the Nnr:nans
t"und-thc latter irrhaps modified bv some n,lmix-
;ure "i k"nan blood Beyond ls poiii, lis uii com
lecture The Welsh ancient BriI"n- say the Gaul>
or "ccnrirrS oi tho land wh? II" R"mqu- cane, were
i branch ni their great and inl"mIihhr race IT'LL!
III, assertion derives S"m" support r"n H." fact, thar
tasar inuh iriI"I- in G;.l' aiding :h.ir ka-n":r.
The GauI+-rnh This Gr-t pi"rukr,. him the ,;.ya-
sion of England
according To this view, tho N"rmans ni ,ii" com
qnrst were III" Sranimarlans an! Welsh rr linul-.-
W Whether these Welsh ar ;ars were indyracS---crri.
led by God OH The SOL on wirh thrY were :u,n! az
whether i. their traditions Indicate III, i.;im;iiyc
seats were IN the vicinity -! the Cnn,.r!au Hp>phu
rus and III" shnfr al the al,S Ma"n,l, il is bnuticss
10 inquire" They wcrr vigorous. hardy and prolific
race, and dn u" dicrc!it IL their dcsccndnnS, howcv
| cr iilnstEI"as they may be-.
! Now, doe. cn;cnp"rnry mean, what lo certain.
y -ayr that .."7Y a. itr ms; prominent invader, al
! Normandy uAdrr Ii"n were NnrnauS! Ii So. hr
goes further than We Tor he thereby admits lint
there Was M invasion ii Nnrmindy hy N,rmr.& or
Nor;hmen, hu, Ly 'nol.v crew, whose lg.pt y2m,-
"'nt men only We're NnrmIuS. lie ii b"'lcr sprcil
! a;nr than We, but he :, right the Normans were
parcel Of Me,.iuvR Buccanecr1 from all Southern AMI
Wee.e.n kU7nps, whose r'r.!rzv"us wa, tho North
ern Seas. Taliicr lin NirSinin. l"airrrnl was Il
common Norman name I; Is the Italian for the Ger.
nnn Schmitt n;;d lie English Smith-"an iron cutter
! or blacksmith" Then, l,nk It; the Other follower,
! Of Wiiliain with their Francn.Lrtn prclxcs-D d."
! Lc AM! FIt2.
/ Ruilns pf"mHrri followers were possibly North
n,l VIII" retired from him III DISCUS: after hi. :;ar
riagc with Charles daughter had stop:ct: nj hopes "f
war and plumber il"mct a.. Scandinavian name, or
words ure l. ~ j,,:l III Normandy. Yet. .av al.
;Is with Difference 10 ih III ne nccurnir r"s"Grrh
: cs oi our cotcmpn-a.y, wh" rrrInmiy displays h"
most curious, rxeci and :cr"tthc ".tir uarlan know
ledge, und w.Iu culiI :.l Us IL minute "wiI0 taught
! Eve l" spin
Our learned contemporary sly', I'VE hnre Ii" "ni!l"'
rE Tor "S""r!'rs "I"t were fhe external appearances
of ho1e WHO were registered Oh 'he roll "i i"t'e al"
hey That Is true but We know 'hcy al si'oke nh''
tarl Latin ana !lnd E:unCul Latin manner. N!i the
""'- P'''' '"' Guy
prevalent among our norman Harcs'c''' y" """p'
there were E"lhc' '"' ''' ~'-'''-'' - t''''
ancestry. LIE N"'S t. """'''o :" '"' " "
tempting to stnw that '"m" '"""'eh "'n u'',''' re-
scnUlnnc" between ino at''.h' i:.''' ' 'S"' "''
-ne '-"'''' - go ,..ir';I,,i.r oT rr..m,.h
ho'"a''s '''" -, ,Lo ,ri,.. ,c.,,,.
! A"u i'"'" - ''0 Nh;,, ,;,,,
from ,.""','" -, r.;. c.,,;, ,,d ,ta,
La'i" 10 ""'''' "''''-. .fI.,ia T, nIs,, Lroys
r'e",' - ,,,rouorca r:,u, hcLli,
,"" ''e ',H"''o ;or r,r ,hor 80. hundred
ID NI,.o., ;,., :, ,b, H,,,ou Io,r.. customs
years. " 80, -, 1T .r;. b..o,,.,. C:,rI c,,. IN.
anu 'a''' rI.,,,, ;,r,i,;,.. Tina Wh:,, de-
iaF"r"e ''S ,,... .,,,,.,, ,,.,..
mes '""' ."' ,..;,,,
c"h'iu''eH '"'', ;',,I.,,-
lt' MANNERS '"''''', ". ,,~,rI ,,.;.,
phteu sway Wv " 49,, y,-,,,r,o,, yh,
lam '"', ., hai.;,. o,.,,.,,. ,..r.,raI oppcur.
''' 49, -, ,., ,,-,h.b,,. of whom
'''''' ,,-;u;.. ,r,,,,,. ,.oro col,
"e'e '''''' " ' w., ,.a.... ot r,',,,,,o.,, I'm.
'ee''t 'U" ,, x,,~,,,,, >.oro
'opc'l ""' ""'' a,..,r, io. ,,n Viii,
"o' N",': ~ ,,...;,,r,.,,, ,.., ,,do- po,,, y.
"h'y e''''"'' NV f'''''~'
.-,.,-. ,,d or,,,,rs mans
i''''"'!' ''"e ,,.,
per""""' "PP'"'""'' .t,o,
o''' -''' "' w - ~, S
"e'e "''"". r., ,.,t s,.
ancestors "n,'' = ,.c,.,ai,,,,.l
"lS''' ~ "'.' l" ~ '' ..,,
!" '''''' P,f.": ,,,., -. I;.,,r;.;,;ons
ourselves "'9' ''''''''' -. I:.o
OH "'hC' '''' ''e'' P'',.''' ;,.': .tI.:,,
very ''."'n '"' ." -, .., :,,,. ..o l,,. :,
"'' '''''"" -, h;s ,,.,;c ", ,,ncy below
.Np.'0 1r,;, o.;,;,ro which w;u ;aavc The
''@ ,'''' f ,ui. 49, T., ,ho ohor,c,ar ma
'eA'..' w :,',,:,. -, ,ha,n r,,or. Eoro,rr..-
'l''"',S ""' ' ~ ,.o ,.,,,, ,.o,L.r or =, calm
,r,r,,, and n long peece." We fear our noble Nor-
u.,,n .om.,bin,s worse. Lawlcss, bold,
orrooout men. from Southern Europe, harGcI :"gc-
ar e., n,y,.sa nurnoses Yet wc~a .hcy vastly 81.
' " :, ~ . ; ,..i.I Man, w.
perior 1" ""'h i""' ''"'"" ''. ,...,,
believe. il grsll.ih tia; Is indigenous l" ''""
Snr;b e CIV degrees North uti,n,l. in Europe, and
'"C''' Vi ''''' v,.,,, i,,;,r,, ~ ,,,.rira. lie
oi f't'y'M" u"2'e .''" .,,,,.,.,aI.
can exist tar Norm 81 ''a'' NV "e o''"'"'F' f"'
T., ;,,.,Icc,r,Tv and morally dwnr.rd We will nc
~ rae ,hnt vir,ni,n. nrc Io;ps Xorwcgia..s or
yer "GFeC' '''t '*'ia ,,o T,,,;,or
Eaquinaux. W" belong "Y ancestry ~ NV '''O'''''
-,,cau r,ccs, Cur history our appearance" our sen
.,.n,or. nrd cu.,rm. prny. this. WcwiI;
'''e'"' ,;"".o rn"r , n" ,er.onnl appearance Of
""" :, ,,, b, c,o,I.rad from his.