⚔️ Old Norse (Language of the Vikings) | AD 950 Old Norse:
Far þú vel, bróðir minn
Halt herr þínum
Hún mun ekki vaka við
ættina né heimið í góðum friði Modern English:
Fare you well, my brother.
Keep your men close.
She will not keep watch over
the family nor the home in peace. What does “Norse” mean?
Norse refers to the North Germanic peoples and languages of medieval Scandinavia, especially Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands (a small North Atlantic archipelago between Scotland and Iceland). Linguists often divide Old Norse into Old West Norse (Norway and Iceland) and Old East Norse (Denmark and Sweden). Origins of Old Norse:
Developed from Proto-Norse (the earliest North Germanic stage, spoken in Scandinavia from roughly the 2nd to 8th centuries AD) and spread across Viking-Age Scandinavia and colonies from Iceland to the British Isles. How it persists today:
Modern Icelandic is the closest living descendant. Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, and Faroese (spoken i...