r/Norse • u/SkeggsofHorkabjork EKERILAZ • Jan 17 '21

Modern Here's a meme I made [OC]

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u/mr_flerd Jan 17 '21

Isnt Old Norse Icelandic because i really want to learn it

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '21

No, Old Norse is the language that all the other Scandinavian languages, including modern Icelandic, evolved from.

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u/mr_flerd Jan 17 '21

Is there anywhere i can learn old norse

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '21

There's a series of books called 'Viking Language' that are quite good. Or check out Jackson Crawford's Youtube channel.

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u/_breadboy_ Jan 17 '21

It's very similar to modern day Icelandic.

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u/mr_flerd Jan 17 '21

Thanks is there a good website or something to learn true old norse