Medievalists.net » Old Norse http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Norse loanwords in Old and Middle Irish http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/09/norse-loanwords-old-middle-irish/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/09/norse-loanwords-old-middle-irish/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:20:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54695 It is my objective to detect what the semantic development of Norse loanwords in Old and Middle Irish can tell us about the language and social contact situation of the Irish and the Norse raiders and settlers during the Viking Age.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/09/norse-loanwords-old-middle-irish/feed/ 0 The Names of Islands in the Old Norse Faereyinga Saga and Orkeyinga Saga http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/names-islands-old-norse-faereyinga-saga-orkeyinga-saga/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/names-islands-old-norse-faereyinga-saga-orkeyinga-saga/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2014 01:14:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54230 The Names of Islands in the Old Norse Faereyinga Saga and Orkeyinga Saga Hilda Radzin (St. John’s University) Literary Onomastics Studies: Volume 5, Article 7 (1978) Abstract In the Old Norse language the word saga denoted any kind of story or history in prose, whether written or oral. Used in this sense, the word saga […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/names-islands-old-norse-faereyinga-saga-orkeyinga-saga/feed/ 0 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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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/viking-language-highlands-islands-reconstructing-norn-language-old-norse/feed/ 0 How well do you know the origins of English words? – Part 2 http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/08/well-know-origins-english-words-part-2/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/08/well-know-origins-english-words-part-2/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:32:39 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51720 Can you tell which English words come from Anglo-Saxon or Old Norse?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/08/well-know-origins-english-words-part-2/feed/ 0 Making Sacrifices: Beowulf and Film http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/21/making-sacrifices-beowulf-film/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/21/making-sacrifices-beowulf-film/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:05:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51230 This essay reviews opening scenes in some recent film Beowulfs, which, although they have nothing at all to say about Scyld Scefing, suggest a sacrificial reading of the prologue and perhaps even the whole poem.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/21/making-sacrifices-beowulf-film/feed/ 0 From Old Norse to Modern Icelandic http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/01/old-norse-modern-icelandic/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/01/old-norse-modern-icelandic/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:42:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50827 Thus the language spoken and written in Iceland today is quite close to what has been called Old Norse, such as it appears in the medieval texts.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/01/old-norse-modern-icelandic/feed/ 0 ‘Warrior-women’ in Viking Age Scandinavia? A preliminary archaeological study http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/03/warrior-women-viking-age-scandinavia-preliminary-archaeological-study/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/03/warrior-women-viking-age-scandinavia-preliminary-archaeological-study/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2014 11:57:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50080 This paper seeks to provide a new contribution to the debates on Viking Age women by focusing on a rather controversial notion of ‘female warriors’. The core of the article comprises a preliminary survey of archaeological evidence for female graves with weapons (axes, spears, swords and arrowheads) from Viking Age Scandinavia.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/03/warrior-women-viking-age-scandinavia-preliminary-archaeological-study/feed/ 0 Old Norse Influence in Modern English: The Effect of the Viking Invasion http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/12/old-norse-influence-modern-english-effect-viking-invasion/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/12/old-norse-influence-modern-english-effect-viking-invasion/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2014 04:14:42 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48942 It is estimated that there are around 400 Old Norse borrowings in Standard English. These borrowings are amongst the most frequently used terms in English and denote objects and actions of the most everyday description.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/12/old-norse-influence-modern-english-effect-viking-invasion/feed/ 0 Norse Rune code cracked http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/07/norse-rune-code-cracked/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/07/norse-rune-code-cracked/#comments Fri, 07 Feb 2014 19:41:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=47395 A scholar of the University of Oslo has cracked one of the rune codes used by the Vikings, revealing they were sending each other messages such as 'Kiss me'.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/07/norse-rune-code-cracked/feed/ 0 The Colors of the Rainbow in Snorri’s Edda http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/04/the-colors-of-the-rainbow-in-snorris-edda/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/04/the-colors-of-the-rainbow-in-snorris-edda/#comments Tue, 04 Feb 2014 22:04:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=47306 In the second part of his Edda, the Gylfaginning, Snorri Sturluson gives a systematic account of Norse mythology from the creation of the world to its end.

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