What does "italo-norman" mean?

A Norman who settled in Italy during or after the Norman conquest of southern Italy, or a descendant of one.

What is a synonym for "italo-norman"?

Common synonyms include: siculo-norman, siculo-norman.

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Noun

1
A Norman who settled in Italy during or after the Norman conquest of southern Italy, or a descendant of one. historical
"Bernard Bachrach, an authority on medieval logistics, has surmised that the Normans used Byzantine nautical technology transmitted by the Normans of southern Italy to construct them,^([ships to transport horses]) but the likelihood of that seems remote, given that the Italo-Normans had not adopted such technology themselves by the time of the Conquest."

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to the period of Norman rule of southern Italy, 1071–1194. historical, not-comparable
"Often he is our only source, particularly for Roger's Sicilian campaigns and for Italo-Norman history following the death of Robert Guiscard."
2
Of or pertaining to Normans who settled in Italy during or after the Norman conquest of southern Italy, or their descendants. historical, not-comparable
"Representing the Italo-Norman perspective we have the anonymous Gesta Francorum and the Historia belli sacri, besides Ralph of Caen's Gesta Tancredi."

"Often he is our only source, particularly for Roger's Sicilian campaigns and for Italo-Norman history following the death of Robert Guiscard."

From Italo- + Norman. Compare Anglo-Norman.

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