Norman

The Normans were the people who in the 10th and 11th centuries gave their name to Normandy, a region in France. The Norman dynasty had a major political, cultural and military impact on medieval Europe, conquering England in the 11th century and founding the Kingdom of Sicily in the 12th.

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Norman Mailer
In the South of Spain, one could look to vice as quickly as to virtue for a sense of tradition.
Norman Mailer, Portrait of Picasso as a Young Man

Angela Quarles
She needed a distraction. “Was that your mother?” The splashing stopped. “Are you going to converse while I bathe?” “Why not?” “Feels rather unseemly.” She laughed, picturing him sitting there, shocked and indignant. “We’re supposed to be married, right?” “You have a point, however I would rather not discuss her right now.” “I think you’re evading me.” “Mayhap. Is it working?
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