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| − | '''Old Norse''' was the language spoken in the [[Nordic]] countries and in areas settled by the [[Vikings]] between c. AD 800 and AD 1300. In its written form it is remarkably similar to modern [[Icelandic]]. | + | '''Old Norse''' was the language spoken in the [[Nordic]] countries and in areas settled by the [[Vikings]] between c. AD 800 and AD 1300. In its written form it is remarkably similar to modern [[Icelandic]]. It survives today in southern areas of [[Greenland]] as a ceremonial language and has similar status to that of [[Latin]] in the Catholic chuch. |
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Revision as of 16:05, May 3, 2008
Old Norse was the language spoken in the Nordic countries and in areas settled by the Vikings between c. AD 800 and AD 1300. In its written form it is remarkably similar to modern Icelandic. It survives today in southern areas of Greenland as a ceremonial language and has similar status to that of Latin in the Catholic chuch.