The North Men and Normandy.

Saint Wandrille abbey see on the map( the pictures did not came in order)

A little bit of Normand history.

I have lived in a village close on the banks of the river Seine called “La Bouille”  I was living close to the river and it was nice to see the boats with their different flags 

This is why I liked to travel.

Now A very short history of the river Seine and the abbeys:

The vikings arrived around the year 800

They came from Danemark and sailed from the sea to the river Seine. They were looking for gold and knew there were some in the abbeys this is why they attacked and destroyed the abbeys on their way.

It was not yet called Normandy. The french king could not get the vikings raids to stop and decided to allow the Danish Rollon to settle and to be baptised in exchange. This was the beginning of what is now Normandy ( the men coming from the North) and there is a street in Rouen which is called «  rue Rollon »

Lots of our villages names comes from Vikings words. Around us villages  names begin by « Thuit » like Thuit Signol, Thuit Anger, Thuit Simer …thveit is the Vikings word which is «  a recently cleared forest »….

( source: facebook La Bouille) La Bouille on the map is after Rouen going towards the estuary of the river 

This part of the abbey was added 

Bec Helloin 

Then this Abbaye was rebuilt by the Vikings after they became Christians and destroyed again at the French Revolution !

They are ruins now, but it’s always fascinating places and a big part of our history. Many visitors all along the years. If some of you have cruised on the river you maybe have visited some.

Jumieges abbey ( on the map)

Beaumont- le - Roger abbey 

Beaumont le roger

Bec Helloin 

Beaumont le roger

Beaumont LR

Beaumont LR

Beaumont LR

The one I like best jumieges 

 Bec Helloin tower.

Today, I am going out and drive to have my hair cut. But at the moment we must not use our car too much, because of the strikes and lack of petrol in the petrol stations ⛽️ ! Fortunately I don’t have far to go! 😆 

La Tapisserie de Bayeux animée et commentée

Hello friends

For those interested in the Bayeux tapestry I found this explanation but in French.

I saw on tv yesterday that they had made this film ass the museums are closed. 

Even if you don.t understand French you may see the whole tapestry.

I see you later for the rest of my today’ s post. It will don miniature Provençal village from Gault

That I brought home. See you in a moment