Con ? ­ se ? ­ quently , the realm broke up into the fiefdoms of the feudal Mid ? ­ dle Ages , precursors of the country 's classical provinces ' Provence , Bur ? ­ gun ? ­ dy , Nor ? ­ mandy , Brittany , and so forth .
During the Middle Ages , a large area was divided into many countries , such as Normandy and Brittany .