About the book: 2017 / XI century, Norman conquests of Southern Italy, Sicily, England. Participation of the Normans in the Reconquista on the Iberian Peninsula. William, Drogo, Humphrey, Robert and Roger Otwiley. Gilbert, Rainulf, Richard and Jordan Drengo. Duke of Normandy and King of England William the Conqueror. Simple Normans who made history. Papal Rome, fighting for hegemony in the world. The Byzantine Empire, on the verge of collapse, is trying to defend its former positions. The Holy Roman Empire, seeking to prove that it is still an empire. Fierce confrontation between Christianity and Islam. A brutal war of everyone against everyone and everyone against everyone. Why were the Normans, these descendants of the ancient Vikings, able to create these conquests? Why was no one able to confront them and resist? Why is the geography of their conquests so vast? The novel is intended for a wide range of readers, for everyone interested in world history..