Arabs and Normans in Sicily and the South of Italy

[djromancia98]

arabs mafia sicily arabs blood

[AlAinJinn]

what the point of thid video

[Fakadeband]

Were the Normans scandinavian?

[mrtundra45]

@Fakadeband they were Vikings.... and longobords were just southern germanics...like french.

[milly8389]

thank you for this video. On youtube there are many fake videos from some afrocentrists which spread sicilians and southern italians or all italians are not white features and europeans.

In South Italy and sicily there are many blonde green/blu eyes just like in mainland italy and north just thanks Normans Longobards Franks Goths and many other invasion from North Europe as vikings origins.

I am really fed up of all those slanders on our history.

[milly8389]

@milly8389 Norman in Sicily and south italy left a great sign of their art and architecture as many castles for example. Plus they arrived in south to liberate it by the saracens incursions and dominion. After the liberation they have stayed with their Norman Kingdom around 300 years and they have integrated in italian population even with marrieges cause Normans were catholics too.

[milly8389]

@milly8389  Normans were also in central italy in abruzzo and some areas of Umbria. In 1084 Norman arrived in Rome commiting a great sack.

In S.Severa near Rome the Castle belonged in 1064 to a noble Norman.

In Rome in circo massimo there is the medieval torretta delle mole where Jacopa de' Normanni a noble Lady with norman origins lived.

So Norman left a deep sign not only in south italy. Their Kingdom had been really important in the italian history.

so thanks again.

[milly8389]

@milly8389 oh excuse my ugly english. I used a wrong word in the first comment.

Not "mainland" but central Italy..Pardon for my ignorance..

bye

[newjerseydev]

@milly8389 the norseman came in the low thousands. they were conquering knights and soldiers and married into the sicilic arabic poulation. the norsemen left almost no dna evidence in italy. about .0006% of sicilan blood is norman while almost 8% is of arabic and semitic dna

[metalhealth1980]

@newjerseydev, Then why is my friend sicilan and red haired? The Normans conquered southern Italy and chased out the arabs, Lombards, and Byzantines.

[newjerseydev]

@metalhealth1980 The Normans at the height of their rule had 1000 men on the ground. there are red headed arabs, blued indians and green eyed afghans. u want to argue history? i spent 8 months of my life on the friggin island doing research. the bloodlines are weak. theres 10X more white in afro americans than norman in sicilians. read up on it before u tell me aout one friend with red fucking pubic hair

[metalhealth1980]

@newjerseydev, Dude he looks more Irish than I do! His whole family could pull off being Germans! I did do research on this, the generation of normans that where born in sicily where called Italio-Normans! I have seen sicilians that look like arabs and I have seen some that look Nordic.

[mrtundra45]

@metalhealth1980 also the SWABIANS who came from the Alps...(switzerland) they went south into Sicily..

SWABIANS were described as "Red Heads, with Red Beards and pale skin"

Sicily has Greeks, Romans, Vikings, Germanics, Celtics, Persian/Turkics, Semetic, Arab, Spanish/Iberian, Albanian. its a mixed island with many different cultures together.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 And so what if arabs conquered italy or southern Italy??You know there are arabs espically those of northern middle east who have blonde hair,red hair,and colored eyes??so,what does those types of facial features have to with the fact that arabs were infact in today for a good time??

[metalhealth1980]

@Arabchick21 tha arabs didnt conquer southern Italy. The south was under controll by the lombards, and byzantines. the arabs only got to sicily. Only a minority of sicilians have arab blood, most are of European descent. And the reason why the northern arabs have light features is because of mixing with slavic populations.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 False!!!...to think any european is ''pure'' blooded is nonsense!!!...There is no such thing as pure blooded europeans.Southern europeans and northern europeans all have mixed genes or blood.Southern europeans from italians,greeks,spaniards,fren­ch,and other types all have at least a good amount of ny type of middle eastern blood.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 I agree and disagree on northern arabs.Middle eastern people are not only arabs.There are persians and so many other ethnic groups in the middle east,who are very much native to the region.Now,thats false about arabs having blue eyes or red hair micing with slavic populations.Do you have any idea that there were caucasian ethnic groups in northern middle east around iran,afganistan,and probably armenia before europe even existed??

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 I am not denying that some arabs mixed with such population.But to claim any middle easterner with colored eyes is mixed with europeans is pretty much nonsense!!!.Because we already had caucasian ethnic groups before europeans existed.And plus,there are studies that show green eyes or colored eyes orginated in afganistan.So if anything middle eastern people are probably mixed with ancient caucasian middle eastern people.

[metalhealth1980]

@Arabchick21 dont get me wrong i know that middle eastern people are caucasian, because if i remember corectly blue eyes originated in armenia, and northern Iran. but when i see a european with light eyes and a middle easterner with light eyes, i dont really notice a difference in the eyes. i am not saying that they cant have light features I just dont belive that they had a huge impact genetically, in sicily and southeren Italy.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 Well...i am pretty sure your confused when i mentioned exotic colored eyes.But if you ever see any pictures of afghani people,iraqi,or iranian people with colored eyes.I think i am sure you will understand what i mean when i mean exotic shaped colored eyes.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 Arab moors believe it or not did have a great impace on sicily and probably other parts of southern italy.I mean italian culture and traditons are arabic influence...also,not sure if you know this but back then in ancient times,italians,those in southern italy...probably sicily spoke i think arabic or some type of semitic language.they spoke a similar language like the maltese people in malta.not sure if you know but maltese people speak some form of arabic.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 And also other types of middle eastern people back then made it to sicily.So in other words,its all types of middle eastern people made a great impact on italian culture,foods,taditons,and probably music,as well as language.If i am not mistaken,italian language in sicily still carries a good amount of arabic words in the language.

[metalhealth1980]

@Arabchick21 yeah, and so does german, french, celtic, and spannish. If the arabs had any impact on european music it was greek and turkish music. As far as culture goes, Itailans are very european, havent met one that celebrates any arabic type traditions. You do know that sicily was only under arab control for a short time, right? After the arabs, it was the Normans, Germans, French, and Spannish. so if there was arabs in sicily it is a very small percent of then population now.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 I am not saying italians are not european.Of course there european.Even if a person is heavily influenced by other cultures they are still european.I am only saying that arabs and other types of middle eastern people left a great impact on italian and other types of european people,which is somewhat seen today in parts of europe.There is nothing to be ashamed about it,and there is nothing wrong with being influenced by arabs or other types of people.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 Infact it makes them more exotic then their northern european neighbors.I am not denying italians are influenced by spanish,germans,and others.Yes!,they also influenced italians,but so did arabs,other middle eastern people,and who knows maybe other types of different people.Why does it matter???who cares dude!....

[metalhealth1980]

@Arabchick21 who cares? aparently you do because you were the one that started wrighting the paragraphs. All i am saying is that arabs had little influence on the italian people.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 Well...what i mean,when i said who cares.Is why do you italians espically southern italy care so much??Ok,think whtever you want.....

[metalhealth1980]

@Arabchick21 uh, just to let you know, i am not soutern italian, I am Irish. The reason i care is because i want people to know the truth about history, and i am tired of arab-centrics and white supremesists calling Italians and other southern and eastern europeans not european, based off of stupid stereotypes.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 Well...just to let you know i am NOT an arab-centric person.I study history,and i dont make up anything regarding anyone.Me saying arabs made an impact on italian culture,language,and other things is NOT being arab-centric.Its well known,that arabs did leave an impact on italian culture espically those of sicily.Maybe arabs didnt say long in italy,but they also added influences to italian culture.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 And plus,there isnt alot of arab-centric people out there.But there is for sure lots of black or afro-centric and even white supremesists out there.Now,arabs and other types of middle eastern people are not the ones who go around and call italians not white or not european.Those are your northern european neighbors who are out there calling people european or non europeans.Arabs having nothing to do with that at all!!!.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 Plus,there are very exotic looking colored eyes among northern middle eastern people that you wouldnt find in any european population.Not even a northern european population.So how can an a middle easterner with exotic looking colored eyes and different shaped eyes be mixed with europeans,when europeans dont have exotic colored eyes found in northern middle east such as iraq,iran,syria,and afganistan???

[joy2559]

the architecture in sicily is very arabic, especially the stuff constructed during the "norman" period, so the normans used the arabs to construct buildings that are still in sicily today, and incredible examples they are,