Editing Norman architecture (section)

==Normandy==
{{further|Architecture of Normandy}}
[[Viking]] invaders arrived at the mouth of the [[river Seine]] in [[Normandy]] in 911, at a time when [[Franks]] were fighting on [[Equestrianism|horseback]] and Frankish lords were building castles. Over the next century the population of the territory ceded to the Vikings (now called [[Normans]]) adopted these customs as well as Christianity and the ''[[langue d'oïl]]''. Norman barons built timber castles on earthen mounds, beginning the development of [[motte-and-bailey castle]]s, and great stone churches in the Romanesque style of the Franks. By 950, they were building stone [[keep]]s. The Normans were among the most travelled peoples of Europe, exposing them to a wide variety of cultural influences which became incorporated in their art and architecture.  They elaborated on the early Christian basilica plan. Their churches were originally longitudinal with side [[aisle]]s and an apse. They then began to add [[tower]]s, as at the [[Church of Saint-Étienne-le-Vieux|Church of Saint-Étienne]] at Caen, in 1067. This would eventually form a model for the larger English cathedrals some 20 years later, after they had [[Norman Conquest|invaded]] and conquered England.