anchor: 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.
positive: During the Middle Ages, a large area was divided into many countries, such as Normandy and Brittany.
negative: The numerous countries were later reunified into one.