THE VIKING LEGACY

FAR FROM disappearing into the annals of time, the Vikings left a lasting legacy that lives on today, from archeological material to the legendary myths that still prove popular nowadays. THE LINGUISTIC, GENETIC AND CULTURAL INHERITANCE BY THE end of the Viking Age, the Scandinavians who had settled in the British Isles had been mixing with the people there for a couple of generations. The result was a distinct Norse influence in regions where many Vikings had settled, such as the former Danelaw and the Northern Isles. We can still see this in, for example, the dialects and place-names in those regions. Norn is an extinct language closely related to the Old Norse of the Vikings settlers. It was spoken in the Northern Isles and the far north of Scotland…

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All About History Book of Vikings (Digital) - 1 Issue, 4th Edition

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