Norse
Norse is an adjective relating things to
Scandinavia and may be used in a number of ways:
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Norse mythology, ancient Scandinavian beliefs
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Norsecore, a subgenre of
heavy metal music* "Norselands" (see
"Scenario" section of Age of Mythology: The Titans), a fictional land in an installment of the
Age of Mythology computer game series
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Norsemen i. e.
Scandinavian people before the
christening of Scandinavia*
North Germanic languages (through the synonym "Nordic languages"), a group of modern languages spoken in Scandinavia and nearby lands
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West Norse, describing the modern languages of Norwegian, Faroese and Icelandic within the North Germanic language group
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East Norse, describing the modern languages of Danish and Swedish within the North Germanic language group
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Proto-Norse language, the Indo-European language in use from 100 B.C. to 800 A.D., predecessor of Old Norse
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Old Norse language, the Germanic language in use from 800 A.D. to 1300 A.D.
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Norse art, Scandinavian art of period 400 A.D. to 1066 A.D. and sometimes of the pre-historic period 1700 B.C. to 500 B.C.