Medievalists.net » Norn Language http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:51:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Viking Language of the Highlands and Islands: Reconstructing the Norn Language from Old Norse http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/viking-language-highlands-islands-reconstructing-norn-language-old-norse/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/viking-language-highlands-islands-reconstructing-norn-language-old-norse/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:57:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54214 The Orkney and Shetland islands of Scotland were at one time colonized by Vikings and belonged firmly within the field of Scandinavian cultural influence. During this time the people of these archipelagos spoke a unique language known as Norn which evolved from the Old Norse language.

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