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French was merged with Old English by the _____.

Saxons
Danes
Normans

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French was merged with Old English by the Normans after the invasion of England by William the Conqueror.


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French was merged with Old English by the Normans. Option C is correct.

The Normans are an ethnic group that emerged in Normandy, a northern region of France, from contact between indigenous Franks and Gallo-Romans, and Norse Viking settler

The Normans merged with the natives, combining languages and traditions, so much so that Marjorie Chibnall says "writers still referred to Normans and English;

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