Normansko osvajanje Južne Italije
Normansko osvajanje Južne Italije označava oružane sukobe i uz njih povezane političke događaje u Južnoj Italiji u 11. i 12. vijeku, vezanih uz aktivnosti Normana koji su na to područje došli ispočetka kao najamnici u službi Langobara i Bizantinci, a potom počeli sticati feudalna lena koja će se s vremenom pretvarati u države, konačno ujedinjene u Kraljevinu Siciliju, koja je obuhvatila ne samo cijelu Južnu Italiju (s izuzetkom Beneventa), nego i Maltu i manje dijelove Sjeverne Afrike. Za taj proces je karakteristično da iza njega nije stajala planska aktivnost niti jedan vođa, nego manje grupe oportunističkih pojedinaca koje su kroz nekoliko decenija manjih borbi, često s promjenjivim ishodom, uspjele stvoriti vlastite političke entitete i steći de facto, a potom i de iure nezavisnost od svojih bivših poslodavaca i formalnih feudalnih sizerena. Ti su se entiteti tek postepeno počeli ujedinjavati pod jednu vlast. Normansko osvajanje je imalo značajne posljedice po historiju Italije i Evrope općenito. Njime je nakon pola milenijuma uklonjen posljednji trag bizantske vlasti iz Italije, a isto tako i Sicilijanski Emirat, odnosno islam s područja današnje Italije.
- Primarni izvori
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