Churches and Churchmen in an Age of Conquest: Southern Italy, 1030-1130

Abstract

Conquerors in the Middle Ages, or at least Christian ones, usually received a good press. This was, of course, because it tends to be the winners who write the history. Such was the case with the Norman conquest of southern Italy, with the leaders of the conquerors being lauded by sycophantic admirers like William of Apulia and Geoffrey Malaterra, who saw the Norman takeover as God's judgment on the decadence or sins of the inhabitants, compared with the dynamism and bravery of the invaders.

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