Cambro-Norman
Cambro-Norman is a term used for Norman knights who settled in southern
Wales after the Norman conquest of England in
1066. Some historians suggest that the term is to be preferred to
The most prominent example is Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, whose lands in Wales centred around Pembroke and who led the Norman invasion of Ireland.
In addition to such Cambro-Norman lords, some of Ireland's most prominent families, including Walsh, Joyce and Griffith, were indigenous Welsh families who came with the Norman invasion. Other indigenous Welsh surnames such as Taaffe which came at this time became very important families within the Pale community.
See also
- Italo-Norman
Anglo-Norman - Scoto-Norman
- Hiberno-Norman
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