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The Norn Language of Orkney and Shetland (Hardcover)

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  • Hardcover: 58 pages
  • Publisher: Shetland Times Ltd (17 Mar 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1898852294
  • ISBN-13: 978-1898852292
  • Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 14.6 x 0.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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For some 950 years a Scandinavian language was spoken in Orkney and Shetland. It was introduced into the islands by Viking settlers and became the dominant form of speech there. Norroena, or Norn as it was later called, remained the chief medium of oral and written communication in the Northern Isles throughout the Viking Age for much of the Middle Ages. This book traces the history of Norn, describes its principal features and provides a selection of Scandinavian-language texts from the Northern Isles accompanied by English translation and commentary.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Norn language of Orkney and Shetland, 28 Feb 2003
When I visited Orkney with the object of discovering what I could about Norn I was disappointed to find nothing in any of the many bookshops I visited, and the people I spoke to. However, just before boarding the ferry to leave I discovered this book, and it is exactly what I planned to write to fill the gap. The author has traced every one of the sparse sources, to give a taste of the language in its latter days before it finally fell out of use against the pressure of the dominant Scots tongue. It is to be regretted that more written examples did not survive to the present day, and it is always to be regretted when a language dies, but this book is a poignant memorial to a way of life and thought that dominated the islands and much of the Caithness mainland for centuries.
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