Norman Conquest of Malta

Name: Norman Conquest of Malta
Start: 1091

Type Event Region Malta Time 1091

Around 1091 Norman forces under Roger I captured the Maltese islands, ending local Muslim rule and bringing Malta into the sphere of the Norman Count…

Timeline

1091Strait of Malta · MaltaAs the conquest of Sicily neared its end, Roger I dispatched naval forces south to attack Malta, using Sicily's already consolidated rear base to support the cross-sea military operation.
1091Island of Malta · MaltaAfter the fall of the Maltese islands, the local Muslim regime ended, and the islands came under Norman rule as part of the County of Sicily, becoming an outpost in the Mediterranean shipping and defense chain.

Sources

Malta: An Archaeological Guide — David Trump (1990)
The Normans in the South, 1016–1130 — John Julius Norwich (1967)