The Norwegian Language: The Savage Story of Vikings, Plagues, and Poetry

🇳🇴 You probably already know about the Vikings. But what about multiple dialects and an epic fight over language? After watching today’s video, you’ll never look at Norwegian the same way again!

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:19 - What is Norwegian?
0:56 - Old Norse
3:37 - Viking Writing
05:53 - Norse Poetry
07:02 - Late Middle Ages
07:40 - Modern Norwegian Dialects
09:04 - Two Ways to Write
11:33 - The Language Fight
13;26 - The Alphabet
14:59 - Vocabulary
17:58 - Grammar
19:44 - Who Speaks Norwegian?
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🎬 Video Clips:
Spoken Norwegian in 3 minutes with Maria and Kristine!
https://youtu.be/qnU9jVYoe0w?t=134

https://youtu.be/hZAwi6Asyks?t=5

24 Norse Life Rules (Lessons From the Vikings)
https://youtu.be/Ejtmd3b4J_c?t=21

My Mother Told Me (In Old Norse)
https://youtu.be/v2ZEEfl8F5g?t=20

Hárbarðsljóð (complete) in Old Norse, with translation and commentary
https://youtu.be/HYKiqKU6KHw?t=380

Sagan Blóðbeins - The Saga of Bloodbone (Old Norse)
https://youtu.be/SGtZiYGNuj8

Are Norwegians Shy?
https://youtu.be/ZuFVmGX5PV0?t=433

Ringsaker dialekta HC
https://youtu.be/_KS7tywjpfw?t=14

hakke dokke bokka dokke da?
https://youtu.be/lXz8_XRZC3A?t=27

Bokmål vs. nynorsk - what's the difference? Which one should I study when learning Norwegian?
https://youtu.be/E-INcFJAKW0?t=345

Numbers, A second way of counting in Norwegian
https://youtu.be/feCYL8H9e4k?t=124

Learn Norwegian – Strange Letters & Hysterical Sounds
https://youtu.be/5mjZ5romY-w?t=102

Ǿ vs. Œ vs. Æ: An Old Norse Spelling Conundrum
https://youtu.be/xzP10Is1pUo?t=95

Norwegian pronunciation: kj-, sj- and ng- sounds
https://youtu.be/dlf15IzNG7g?t=38

Untranslatable Norwegian Words | Visit Norway
https://youtu.be/6EP1ksJUYTw?t=25

Learn Norwegian: how to pronounce the Norwegian R
https://youtu.be/diHY-9DOA50?t=42

Norwegian Pitch Accent Introduction
https://youtu.be/vayxIVgGOsU?t=23

How to use "gjerne" in Norwegian! ~ A very versatile word 🤓⚡️
https://youtu.be/jiFRicQu4bU?t=36
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