Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic[1] or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages.

Old Norse was a North Germanic language once spoken in Scandinavia, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and in parts of Russia, France and the British Isles and Ireland. It was the language of the Vikings or Norsemen.

Old Norse was the language spoken by the Vikings, and the language in which the Eddas, sagas, and most of the other primary sources for our current knowledge of Norse mythology were written.

Old Norse language, classical North Germanic language used from roughly 1150 to 1350. It is the literary language of the Icelandic sagas, skaldic poems, and Eddas. The term Old Norse embraces Old Norwegian as well as Old Icelandic, but it …

Old Norse is a catch-all term for Old Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Old Swedish, Old Danish, and Old Gotlandic, though it is often used as a synonym for Old Icelandic because the majority of documents come from this region.

Old Norse is a dead language, that was the father of modern languages like Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese and Elfdalian. It was spoken by Scandinavians during the Viking Age, making it the "language of vikings".

Jan 5, 2025 · Old Norse was a North Germanic language spoken in Scandinavia during the Viking Age, roughly from the 8th to the 14th century. It was the common tongue of the Norse people, who were known for their seafaring, exploration, and trading prowess.

We seek to educate on Old Norse teaching Old Scandinavian language, culture, and sagas. Learn Old Norse–the language the runes and myths of the Vikings–through user-friendly …

Search page for the dictionary of Old Icelandic (Old Norse) by Richard Cleasby and Guðbrand Vigfusson.

Old Norse is the language of the Vikings, sagas, runes, eddic and skaldic verse. But where did it come from? Learn more about the language here.