Norman

The designation Norman originally referred to "Northmen" or Vikings generally, then came to refer people and things from Normandy in the northern part of France. It has since been used as the name of people.

The following historical military campaigns involved Normandy and are frequently referenced in the works of Harry Turtledove and/or Laura Frankos:


 * Norman Invasion, the 1066 invasion of England by a Norman army.
 * Normandy Invasion, aka D-Day or Operation: Overlord, the 1944 invasion of Normandy, France, by British and American forces.

The following individuals in Turtledove's work are named Norman:
 * Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, historical judge referenced in The Man With the Iron Heart.
 * Norman Chandler, historical newspaperman referenced in The Hot War: Bombs Away.
 * Norman Hinshaw, fictional U.S. Army officer in The Great War: American Front.
 * Norman Thomas, historical politician appearing in American Empire.