Nicholas sent Hildebrand of Sovana to ask the "Norman barbarians" for help. He c...

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Nicholas sent Hildebrand of Sovana to ask the "Norman barbarians" for help. He crowned Guisgard for this purpose and made him swear and oath to protect the Vatican ... it was a plan to stop Henry IV,Holy Roman Emperor. In addition, the Pope "gave" Sicily to Robert ... not that he had the authority to do so. So then the Norman mercenaries stomped Sicily. | Ogle, B. (Mar 2014). Herleva and Robert II the Magnificient: A look at the “Danish Marriage.” Weblog. © Creative Commons 4.0

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