Question

French was merged with Old English by the _____.

Saxons
Danes
Normans

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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;