Normansko osvajanje Ju?ne Italije ozna?ava oru?ane sukobe i uz njih povezane politi?ke događaje u Ju?noj Italiji u 11. i 12. vijeku, vezanih uz aktivnosti Normana koji su na to podru?je do?li ispo?etka kao najamnici u slu?bi Langobara i Bizantinci , a potom po?eli sticati feudalna lena koja ?e se s vremenom pretvarati u dr?ave, kona?no ujedinjene u Kraljevinu Siciliju , koja je obuhvatila ne samo cijelu Ju?nu Italiju (s izuzetkom Beneventa ), nego i Maltu i manje dijelove Sjeverne Afrike . Za taj proces je karakteristi?no da iza njega nije stajala planska aktivnost niti jedan vođa, nego manje grupe oportunisti?kih pojedinaca koje su kroz nekoliko decenija manjih borbi, ?esto s promjenjivim ishodom, uspjele stvoriti vlastite politi?ke entitete i ste?i de facto, a potom i de iure nezavisnost od svojih biv?ih poslodavaca i formalnih feudalnih sizerena. Ti su se entiteti tek postepeno po?eli ujedinjavati pod jednu vlast. Normansko osvajanje je imalo zna?ajne posljedice po historiju Italije i Evrope op?enito. Njime je nakon pola milenijuma uklonjen posljednji trag bizantske vlasti iz Italije, a isto tako i Sicilijanski Emirat , odnosno islam s podru?ja dana?nje Italije.

Primarni izvori

• Leeds University Medieval History Texts Centre Arhivirano 2011-08-31 na Wayback Machine-u , with primary sources available in translation under the heading "The Norman Kingdom of Sicily"
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• Van Houts, Elizabeth. The Normans in Europe . Manchester, 2000.

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• The Normans, a European People Arhivirano 2012-02-05 na Wayback Machine-u , by the European Commission