Norse

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Norse may refer to:

History

• Norsemen, common name for the Scandinavians when they spoke the Old Norse language
  • Norse mythology
  • Norse paganism
  • Norse art
  • Norse activity in the British Isles
• Vikings

Language

• Proto-Norse language, the Germanic language predecessor of Old Norse
• Old Norse, a North Germanic language spoken in Scandinavia and areas under Scandinavian influence from c. 800AD to c. 1300AD
  • Old West Norse, the western dialect of Old Norse, spoken in Norway and areas under Norwegian influence
    • Greenlandic Norse
    • Norn language, an extinct North Germanic language that was spoken in Shetland and Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland, and in Caithness
  • Old East Norse, the eastern dialect of Old Norse, spoken in Denmark, Sweden and areas under their influence

Location

• Norse, Texas, a ghost town founded by Nordic pioneers

Sport

• Luther College Norse, the intercollegiate athletic program of Luther College
• Mesabi Range Norse, the intercollegiate athletic program of Mesabi Range College
• Northern Kentucky Norse, the intercollegiate athletic program of Northern Kentucky University

Other uses

• Norse Projects, a Danish clothing brand
• Harold Norse (1916–2009), American poet

See also

• All pages beginning with Norse
• Nordic (disambiguation)
• Norsca, a fictional land in the Warhammer Fantasy game setting