The Island of Sicily in the period of normans (11-12. centuries)

Sicily during period of rule of the Normans that we dealt with subject of thesis was an important place not only for Mediterranein and also for Europe. The invasions of Normans that began from the end region in the North Europe reached to the that an exceptional Island. Normans that were among the Barbarian tribes in the Norh Europe, began to seem in Italy in the 10th and 11th centuries. Espicially Normans serviced as mercanaries in the South Italy and then Hauteville brothers among Normans were left and led to Normans in the regions. Normans that leading of the Hauteville Brothers began to invade firstly South Italy and secondly Sicily. I. Roger from the Hauteville Brothers, achieved to take Sicily that Muslims dominated during two century. But Normanlar began to this adventure as barbar from the North Europe; but at the end of this adventure they met with the most modern and richest culture of their periods in Sicily. Normans who took the rich heritage that occured with Islam, Byzantine and Latin cultures in the island of Sicily. This synthesis in the period of Normans contributed the formation of the culturel worthes of Europe before Renaissance significantly. And also a lot of tribes that had differant cultur and religion lived in the peace in Sicily of Normans rule; so this case was an example not only for their periods and also for modern times in present day. Normans that captured Sicily in the beginnigs of the Crusades, lived with firstly Muslims and the other peoples in the lands that they dominated in peace contrary of the the spirit of crusades.Key Words: Sicily, Italy, Normans, Islam culture, Crusades, Byzantine.