Norse

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Norse is a historical North Germanic language group, including Old Norse, that was spoken by the Vikings and significantly influenced many modern Scandinavian and North Atlantic languages.

All labels observed (10)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf North Germanic language group
historical language group
associatedWith Norse mythology
Norse sagas
Viking culture
linked to: Viking Age
developedFrom Proto-Germanic
Proto-Indo-European
linked to: Proto-Germanic

Proto-Norse
linked to: Norse
hasDescendant Danish language
Elfdalian
Faroese language
Icelandic language
Norn language
Norwegian language
Swedish language
hasDialect Old East Norse
Old Gutnish
Old West Norse
linked to: Norse
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
runic alphabet
includes Old Norse
influenced Danish language
English language
Faroese language
Greenlandic Norse
Icelandic language
Norn language
Norwegian language
Scots language
linked to: Scots

Swedish language
languageFamily North Germanic
linked to: Norse
region Northern Europe
spokenBy Vikings
linked to: Viking Age
spokenIn British Isles
Denmark
Faroe Islands
linked to: Shetland

Greenland
Iceland
North Atlantic islands
Norway
Scandinavia
linked to: Northern Europe

Sweden
subclassOf Germanic languages
Indo-European languages
timePeriod Viking Age
c. 8th to 14th century
early Middle Ages
usedIn Viking Age

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (140)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kirk hasLanguageOfOrigin Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Middle English influencedBy Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Norse developedFrom Proto-Norse
linked to: Norse
Norse hasDialect Old West Norse
linked to: Norse
Norse languageFamily North Germanic
linked to: Norse
Danish language historicalAncestor Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Normans hasOrigin Norsemen
linked to: Norse
Normans nameEtymology derived from "Northmen"
linked to: Norse
Isle of Man historicalHeritage Norse
subject linked to: Isle of Man (crown dependency)
Old English influencedBy Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Anglo-Frisian dialects distinctFrom Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Scots influencedBy Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Norwegian language developedFrom Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Faroese language ancestor Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Faroese language closelyRelatedTo Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Old Gutnish closelyRelatedTo Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Old Gutnish influencedBy Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Elfdalian hasHistoricalOrigin Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Norse mythology associatedWithLanguage Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Greenlandic Norse language Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Norse sagas language Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Swedish language historicalAncestor Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Fidra hasNameOrigin Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Proto-Germanic ancestorOf Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Edward the Exile languageSpoken Old Norse
linked to: Norse
North Germanic languages includesLanguage Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Shetland hasHeritage Norse
Snaefell nameLanguage Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Rollo ethnicity Norse
Rollo languageSpoken Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Scandinavians historicallySpoke Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Icelanders historicalLiteraryLanguage Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Old Norwegian developedFrom Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Gunnar hasOrigin Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Gunnar languageOfOrigin Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Gallo-Romance languages influencedBy Old Norse language
linked to: Norse
Northumbria language Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Holme hasEtymologicalOrigin Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Eric hasOrigin Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Eric hasLanguageOfOrigin Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Olof languageOfOrigin Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Harold Bluetooth languageSpoken Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Brattahlid culture Norse
Brattahlid language Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Dag etymologicalOrigin Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Hvalsey culture Norse
Hvalsey languageOfHistoricalInhabitants Old Norse
linked to: Norse
Dustin etymologicalOrigin Old Norse
linked to: Norse