The Norman Conquest refers to the invasion of England by the Normans in the year 1066. The Norman conquerors came from a province formerly in northwestern France called Normandy. The invasion occurred under the leadership of Duke William II and William the Conqueror (Thomas, 2008). The English staged several attacks against the Normans with the aim of resisting the invasion of their land. However, the Normans' strong leadership led England to succumb to the pressure. The Norman Conquest had a number of consequences on the English people and their culture. The consequences were the elimination of an elite group from society, the expatriation of people from their homeland and the introduction of new governance systems. Others included language development, high immigration rates, and intermarriage between the two groups. The Norman invasion marked a crucial moment in the development of the English language. The conquest led to the development of two categories of the English language called Old English and Middle English (Thomas, 2008). Old English refers to the language used before the Norman Conquest, while Middle English refers to the language used after the Conquest following the addition of numerous French vocabularies. The main difference between the two categories is the grammatical elements and the collection of words (Butcher, 2013). The conquest also influenced the development of the sound and structural elements of the English language. The Norman Conquest led to a complete transformation of the English language.DiscussionThe Norman conquerors arrived in England towards the end of the 11th century. In the year 1066, some crucial events occurred that led to the development of Modern English la......middle of paper......however, it is important to understand that the development of Middle English involved numerous changes carried out by various groups. These people had moved to England during the 11th century. One of the other groups that had settled in England at the same time as the Normans were the Nordics, who were a Northern Germanic-speaking family spoken in Scandinavia, Iceland, and Norway (Freeman, 2009). Their settlement in England did not involve any communication barriers because their language belonged to the same language family as Old English. Therefore, there was an understanding between the settlers and the natives because, in addition to sharing a linguistic connection, their culture also had a number of similarities (Butcher, 2013). The arrival of the Nordics in England completed the English language because most of the elements improved or remained as they were.