KING ROGER II OF SICILY CAME UNDER
ISLAMIC INFLUENCE
Under the reign of the Norman King, “the population was composed of a medley of races professing different religions and speaking several languages...formed of both Christians and Muslims, who were equally versed in Arabic literature and Greek science. The King himself spoke and read Arabic, kept a harem in the Muslim manner and attired himself after the Oriental fashion.... Even the Christian women of Palermo adopted the dress, veil and speech of their Muslim sisters.” Asin y Palacios, Islam and the Divine Comedy.
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