NOVA #2708: The Vikings

William was Christian and spoke French, but he was descended from a Viking chieftain who had taken over Normandy 150 years earlier. In fact, the very name "Norman" owes its origin to the Vikings, the "Northmen." THOMAS McGOVERN: People like William the Conqueror had Norman Viking blood in them and oftentimes were quite proud of it indeed. ................
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