《诺曼风云》【内容简介】

　　诺曼人本是北欧来的“蛮族”，他们从10世纪开始登上欧洲的历史舞台，出场的方式不同于匈人或阿拉伯人那种强大的军事征服。诺曼人很快加入了欧洲的权力游戏，以他们天赋的智慧和精打细算的武力，纵横捭阖于中世纪的封建王侯之间。在短短一个世纪的时间里，他们从一帮“野蛮人”转身成为称霸四方的王公贵族。仅凭手中的剑问鼎无上的荣耀——要问最杰出的中世纪骑士是什么样子，诺曼人就堪称典范。

　　这本书用历史演义般的精彩语言，讲述了诺曼人这段传奇般的崛起历程。在诺曼人的时代，没有谁的威严不可撼动：诺曼骑士征服了整个英格兰王国，夺走拜占庭帝国统治了4个世纪的意大利，把一位罗马教皇虏作自己的战俘，击退不可一世的德意志皇帝，并且统领十字军在东方势如破竹。到了12世纪，欧洲和地中海一些最富庶的土地纷纷落入诺曼人的掌握之中。

　　《诺曼风云》一书中，我们仿佛亲身穿上骑士的铠甲，追随诺曼人数位传奇领袖——尤其是三位伟大的诺曼公爵：征服者威廉、西西里的罗杰二世、安条克的博希蒙德——为诺曼骑士们赢得的每一分土地和声望而欢欣鼓舞。跌宕起伏的战局，环环相扣的权力争夺，都将真切地在我们眼前发生。

　　作者简介

　　拉尔斯•布朗沃思LarsBrownworth

　　英语世界公认最会讲历史故事的作家之一，著名播主、作家、教师，创立了最早的历史播客“拜占庭十二帝”。苹果公司认为，“拜占庭十二帝”是使其播客风格得以形成的50个播客之一。目前，布朗沃思一直更新着他的历史播客，拥有大量的忠实听众，并且在美国一所教会大学担任历史系主任。

　　《纽约时报》曾认为布朗沃思是一位杰出的历史普及作家。他著有畅销历史作品《诺曼风云：从蛮族到王族的三个世纪》《维京传奇：来自海上的战狼》和《拜占庭帝国：拯救西方文明的东罗马千年史》。书中的笔法延续了他播客中引人入胜的叙事风格和性格鲜明的人物描写，都曾登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜单。

"Norman" 【 Content Introduction 】

The Normans, originally "barbarians" from Northern Europe, came to the stage of European history in the 10th century in a way that was different from the powerful military conquests of the Huns or Arabs. The Normans soon entered the European power game, maneuvering among the medieval feudal Kings with their natural intelligence and calculated force. In just a century's time, they turned from a group of "barbarians" to dominate the four kingdoms of the nobility. If you ask what the greatest medieval knight was like, the Normans were a model.

This book tells the story of the Normans' legendary rise in the language of historical romance. In Norman times, no one was unassailable: Norman knights conquered the entire kingdom of England, took Italy from the Byzantine Empire for four centuries, took a Pope as their prisoner of war, fought off the unconquerable German emperor, and led Crusades in the East. By the 12th century, some of the richest lands in Europe and the Mediterranean had come under Norman control.

In The Norman, we put on knight's armor and follow the legendary Norman leaders - particularly the three great Norman Dukes: William the Conqueror, Roger II of Sicily, and Bohemond of Antiochus - rejoicing in every ounce of land and prestige the Norman knights won. The ups and downs of the war, the interlocking power struggle, will really happen in front of our eyes.

About the author

LarsBrownworth

Recognized as one of the most skilled historical storytellers in the English-speaking world, he is a well-known broadcaster, author, and teacher who founded the first history podcast, The Twelve Byzantine Emperors. Apple credits "The Twelve Byzantine Emperors" as one of 50 podcasts that made its podcasting style possible. Currently, Brownworth keeps up to date with his history podcast, which has a large and loyal audience, and chairs the history department at a missionary university in the United States.

The New York Times once considered Brownworth to be an outstanding popularizing writer of history. He is the author of the bestselling historical works Norman: Three Centuries from Barbarians to Kings, Vikings: Wolf Warriors from the Sea, and The Byzantine Empire: A Thousand Years of Eastern Rome that Saved Western Civilization. The writing in the book continues the engaging narrative style and strong character descriptions of his podcasts, both of which have been on the New York Times bestseller list.