Manwe, the Normans were Vikings too! Descendants of the great Viking Rollo, or Gangr-Hrolf...
(Northman = Norman)
As for 'civilising', William was a very harsh and cruel ruler. The Anglo-Saxon monarchy (think Alfred the Great) was a cultured one, as were many of the courts of the Scandinavian kings.
I'd be loth to compare any human tribe or culture to that of the Orcs. But if I really had to, I'd probably choose the Golden Horde of Ghengis Khan, who were extremely brutal in their invasions.
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