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Rob and Jess explore the impact of Vikings on the English language through Old Norse words and place names.

What did the Vikings do for us? Rob and Jess are exploring the words left behind by the Scandinavian invaders. 🪓 How much of English is Old Norse? 🗺️ Which place names are inherited from "the Danes"? 📝 How did the Norsemen change English grammar? These questions answered, and many more, in another Words Unravelled. 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/ EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ROB EDINBURGH TICKETS: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/robwords-live WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/La3toomR-ow

People in this episode

Hosts: RobWords, Jess Zafarris

Topics covered

• Vikings
• Old Norse
• English language
• place names
• grammar
• cultural influence

Keywords

• Vikings
• Old Norse
• English language
• place names
• grammar
• Scandinavia
• cultural influence

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Organizations: Words Unravelled

Books & works: Words Unravelled

Places: Edinburgh, US, EU/UK, Danes, Vikings, Scandinavia

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