Viking Legacy On English: What Language Tells Us About Immigration And Integration

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 19:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

They're a firm part of our language and even speak to us of our national culture -- but some words aren't quite as English as we think. Terms such as ‘law’, ‘ugly’, ‘want’ and ‘take’ are all loanwords from Old Norse, brought to these shores by the Vikings, whose attacks on England started in AD 793.

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