Were the Barons who pushed King John to Sign the Magna Carta descended from the Normans?
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The "Normans" who invaded and conquered Britain in 1066 under William the Conqueror were from the western coast of France and the language they spoke was a form of French. Although some of these men were truly "northmen" having coming originally from Scandinavia, they adopted French names. The word "de" means 'from' or 'of' indicating the lands the person held in France. For example, the Grandmesnils, one of the families that came with William the Conqueror were from Grandmesnil which is in Calvados in Normandy, hence "Hugo de Grandmesnils", etc.
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