First post but longtime fan of this wonderful forum: Why did the Norman lords England not assimilate into Anglo-Saxon language and culture the way their Norse ancestors adapted to Frankish ways?

by ProudScroll

Or is the extent to which the Anglo-Normans maintained their status as a people apart exaggerated?

welsh_cthulhu

With regards to the second part of your question, I’ve addressed the topic of Norman integration here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/qvaooj/how_was_william_the_conquerer_able_to_effectively/hkvr0ks/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3

It doesn’t answer your question directly, but you might find something useful in there regarding Norman cultural practices :)