Honors College Theses
Publication Date
4-29-2014
Major
Anthropology (B.A.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (restricted to Georgia Southern)
Faculty Mentor
Heidi Altman
Abstract
The Orkney and Shetland islands of Scotland were at one time colonized by Vikings and belonged firmly within the field of Scandinavian cultural influence. During this time the people of these archipelagos spoke a unique language known as Norn which evolved from the Old Norse language. Norn went extinct under the influence of Scots English some time after Scottish annexation of the islands, and the majority of the language was lost, save for a handful of remembered words and one ballad comprising thirty-five stanzas. Using this ballad and its Old Norse translation, this paper attempts to map the sound changes that resulted in the emergence of the Norn language.
Recommended Citation
Putnam, Michael B., "The Viking Language of the Highlands and Islands: Reconstructing the Norn Language from Old Norse" (2014). Honors College Theses. 41.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses/41
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