Anglo-Norman language

Anglo-Norman (Norman: Anglo-Normaund; French: Anglo-normand), also known as Anglo-Norman French, was a dialect of Old Norman that was used in England and, to a lesser extent, other places in Great Britain and Ireland during the Anglo-Norman period.

Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Normaund
Manuscript miniature of the coronation of Henry III; accompanied by a short account of his reign in Anglo-Norman prose.
RegionGreat Britain and Ireland
EthnicityAnglo-Normans
Extinct14th century AD
Indo-European
Early forms
Old Latin
  • Vulgar Latin
    • Proto-Romance
      • Old French
        • Old Norman
Language codes
ISO 639-3xno
Linguist List
xno
Glottologangl1258

According to some linguists, the name Insular French would be more suitable, because "Anglo-Norman" is constantly associated to the notion of a mixed language based on English and Norman. According to some, such a mixed language never existed. Other sources, however, indicate that such a language did exist, and that it was the descended language from the Norman French originally established in England after the Conquest.

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