{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire","provider_url":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026","title":"Normans \u2013 Byzantine Mercenaries - Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"H9rFPENOEI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/normans-byzantine-mercenaries\/\">Normans \u2013 Byzantine Mercenaries<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/normans-byzantine-mercenaries\/embed\/#?secret=H9rFPENOEI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Normans \u2013 Byzantine Mercenaries&#8221; &#8212; Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire\" data-secret=\"H9rFPENOEI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Normans \u2013 Byzantine\u00a0Mercenaries Posted on November 11, 2017 The Normans arrived in the Byzantine world not as enemies, but as valued mercenaries esteemed for their martial prowess. The settlement of Scandinavian raiders created the duchy of Normandy, when the region &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/weaponsandwarfare.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/6afbe5738d084933334bbc3ecd82b48b-sca-armor-knights-templar.jpg?w=584&amp;h=805"}