Old Norse was a Germanic language spoken in Scandinavia during the Viking Age, petering out in the 14 th  century. Wherever the Vikings settled, they took their language with them. It eventually evolved into Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and Icelandic, plus the language of the Faroe Islands. (Note: Finland is often referred to as being part of Scandinavia, but their language is totally different, evolving from the Ural Mountains area of Russia.)             It is my understandi

We know that history is often written by the victors and usually not from the vantage point of those defeated. But there will always be...