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Normandy (Normandie) is one of the 18 regions of France, roughly referring to the historical Duchy of Normandy.

Normandy is divided into five administrative departments: Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, and Seine-Maritime. It covers 30,627 square kilometers (11,825 sq mi), comprising roughly 5% of the territory of metropolitan France. Its population of 3.37 million accounts for around 5% of the population of France. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans, and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language.

The historical region of Normandy comprised the present-day region of Normandy, as well as small areas now part of the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. The Channel Islands (French: Îles Anglo-Normandes) are also historically part of Normandy; they cover 194 km² and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are British Crown dependencies over which the Monarch of the United Kingdom reigns as Duke of Normandy.

Normandy's name comes from the settlement of the territory by mainly Danish and Norwegian Vikings ("Northmen") from the 9th century, and confirmed by treaty in the 10th century between King Charles the Simple and the Viking chief Rollo the Walker. For a century and a half following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Normandy and England were linked by Norman and Frankish rulers.

Normandy in "The Garden Gnome Freedom Front"

Normandy has long been a hotbed of Faerie activity.

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Normandy in "The Old Grind"

While the founding of Normandy by Rollo the Walker in 911 has been well documented, very few histories acknowledge the role which Fenia the giantess played in Rollo's service.

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 [[File:Normandy.svg|thumb]]'''Normandy (''Normandie'')''' is one of the 18 regions of [[France]], roughly referring to the historical Duchy of Normandy.
-Normandy is divided into five administrative departments: Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, and Seine-Maritime. It covers 30,627 square kilometers (11,825 sq mi),[3] comprising roughly 5% of the territory of metropolitan France. Its population of 3.37 million accounts for around 5% of the population of France. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans, and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language.
+Normandy is divided into five administrative departments: Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, and Seine-Maritime. It covers 30,627 square kilometers (11,825 sq mi), comprising roughly 5% of the territory of metropolitan France. Its population of 3.37 million accounts for around 5% of the population of France. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans, and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language.
 The historical region of Normandy comprised the present-day region of Normandy, as well as small areas now part of the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. The Channel Islands (French: ''Îles Anglo-Normandes'') are also historically part of Normandy; they cover 194 km² and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are [[British]] Crown dependencies over which the [[Monarch of the United Kingdom]] reigns as Duke of Normandy.
-Normandy's name comes from the settlement of the territory by mainly [[Danish]] and [[Norwegian]] [[Vikings]] ("Northmen") from the 9th century, and confirmed by treaty in the 10th century between King [[Charles III of France]] and the Viking chief [[Rollo, Duke of Normandy|Rollo the Walker]]. For a century and a half following the Norman conquest of [[England]] in 1066, Normandy and England were linked by Norman and Frankish rulers.
+Normandy's name comes from the settlement of the territory by mainly [[Danish]] and [[Norwegian]] [[Vikings]] ("Northmen") from the 9th century, and confirmed by treaty in the 10th century between King [[Charles the Simple]] and the Viking chief [[Rollo|Rollo the Walker]]. For a century and a half following the [[Norman Conquest]] of [[England]] in 1066, Normandy and England were linked by Norman and Frankish rulers.
 ==Normandy in "[[The Garden Gnome Freedom Front]]"==
-'''Normandy''' has long been a hotbed of [[Faerie]] activity.
+'''Normandy''' has long been a hotbed of [[Faerie (The Garden Gnome Freedom Front)|Faerie]] activity.
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 ==Normandy in "[[The Old Grind]]"==
-While the founding of '''Normandy''' by [[rollo (The Old Grind)|Rollo the Walker]] in 911 has been well documented, very few histories acknowledge the role which [[Fenia]] the [[giant]]ess played in Rollo's service.
+While the founding of '''Normandy''' by [[Rollo (The Old Grind)|Rollo the Walker]] in 911 has been well documented, very few histories acknowledge the role which [[Fenia]] the [[Giant (The Old Grind)|giantess]] played in Rollo's service.
 ==See also==
-*[[Operation: Overlord]], the [[World War II]] campaign also known as the '''Normandy Invasion'''.
+*[[Norman Invasion]] aka '''Norman Conquest''', the 1066 military campaign launched from Normandy.
+*[[Normandy Invasion]], the [[World War II]] campaign also known as '''Operation: Overlord''' or '''D-Day'''.
-{{The Garden Gnome Freedom Front}}
+{{The Garden Gnome Freedom Front}}
 {{The Old Grind}}
-[[Category:France]]
 [[Category:French Country Subdivisions]]
 [[Category:Regions in Europe]]