I want to know the answer to the following question:
Who argued that the influence of Old Norse caused English to become a clearer, stronger and more direct language?
All the background I'm provided with is that "The influence of Old Norse certainly helped move English from a synthetic language along the continuum to a more analytic word order, and Old Norse most likely made a greater impact on the English language than any other language.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no