Inglés antiguo (450-1100)

La palabra Norman significa Norseman. Los normandos descienden de los vikingos (que se habían establecido en el norte de Francia unos 200 años antes).

Anglo Sajones

Northumberland

La palabra Norman significa Norseman. Los normandos descienden de los vikingos (que se habían establecido en el norte de Francia unos 200 años antes).

tyne and wear

/ˌtaɪn ... ˈwɪər/

La palabra Norman significa Norseman. Los normandos descienden de los vikingos (que se habían establecido en el norte de Francia unos 200 años antes).

county Durham

/ˈdʌrəm/, locally /ˈdɜrəm/

La palabra Norman significa Norseman. Los normandos descienden de los vikingos (que se habían establecido en el norte de Francia unos 200 años antes).

landmarks

Anglo Sajones

- The building of the present cathedral began in 1093, which replaced the previous "White Church".

- The present cathedral was built in the Norman era in 1093.

- The Durham Dean and Chapter Library contain three copies of Magna Carta and some other early printed books.

Anglo Sajones

- Located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, this contemporary sculpture was designed by Antony Gormley and completed in 1998.

- It is made of steel, 20 meters tall, with wings measuring 54 meters.

- It's Britain's largest sculpture and is said to be the largest angel sculpture in the world.

Anglo Sajones

- It is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, also known as the Roman Wall or Picts' Wall.

- The construction began in AD 122 in the reign of the emperor Hadrian and marked the boundary between Roman Britannia and unconquered Caledonia (which corresponds to Scotland nowadays).