Old Norse language

Old Norse is a Germanic language that was spoken in Scandinavia, during the Viking Age, until about 1300. It was also spoken in Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, Orkney Islands and other places that Scandinavians started settlements (similar to colonies).

Old Norse
Dǫnsk tunga ("Danish tongue") Norrœnt mál ("Norse speech")
Native to	Scandinavia
Region	Nordic countries, Great Britain, Ireland, Isle of Man, Normandy, Newfoundland, the Volga and places in-between
Era	developed into the various North Germanic languages by the 14th century
Language family	Indo-European Germanic North Germanic Old Norse
Early forms	Proto-Indo-European Proto-Germanic Proto-Norse
Writing system	Runic, later Latin (Old Norse alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-2	non
ISO 639-3	non
Glottolog	oldn1244
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The Rök Runestone in Östergötland, Sweden, is the longest surviving source of early Old East Norse. It is inscribed on both sides

Modern Icelandic is the modern language that is the closest to Old Norse when written. Another language that is close to Old Norse, is Elfdalian. Other languages that come from Old Norse are Swedish, Danish, Faroese, and Norwegian.

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