page_title: North Germanic peoples
hierarchical_section_title: North Germanic peoples
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Ungefähre Verbreitungen der Sprachräume der altnordische Sprache und die anderen germanischen Sprachen im frühen 10. Jahrhundert. &#160;&#160; Altwestnordisch &#160;&#160; Altostnordisch (Altdänisch und Altschwedisch) &#160;&#160; Altgutnisch &#160;&#160; Altenglisch (Westgermanisch) &#160;&#160; Andere westgermanische Sprachen, denen Altnordisch wechselseitig verständlich war (Altfriesisch, Altsächsisch, Altniederländisch, Althochdeutsch). &#160;&#160; Krimgotisch (Ostgermanisch) English: The approximate extent of Old Norse and other Germanic languages in the early 10th century. &#160;&#160; Old West Norse &#160;&#160; Old East Norse &#160;&#160; Old Gutnish &#160;&#160; Old English (West Germanic) &#160;&#160; Continental West Germanic languages, with which Old Norse still retained some mutual intelligibility (viz. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old Dutch, Old High German). &#160;&#160; Crimean Gothic (East Germanic) See also: Template:Old Norse language map - a template on the English Wikipedia containing this map and key. Esperanto: En la supra mapo pri la lingvodisdivido ĉirkaŭ la Norda Maro dum la jaro 900, la ruĝa kaj oranĝa koloroj estas la okcidenta kaj orienta varioj de la norena lingvo, violkoloras la gotlanda lingvo, flavas la anglosaksa en Britio, kaj inter la verdaj areoj estas la restaj varioj de la ĝermana lingvo, kun multe da saksa kaj marborde iom la frisa lingvoj en hodiaŭa norda Germanio kaj Nederlando. Krome bluas la krimee gota lingvo. Français&#160;: Distribution géographique approximative du vieux norrois et des langues apparentées au début du Xe siècle. En rouge, le dialecte du scandinave occidental (ou vieux norrois proprement dit), en orange, le dialecte du scandinave oriental, en rose, le vieux utnisk, en jaune, le vieil anglais, et en vert, les autres langues germaniques avec lesquelles le vieux norrois conservait une certaine intercompréhension. En bleu, le dialecte gotique de Crimée. Italiano: Distribuzione geografica dell'antico norreno e delle lingue ad esso collegate all'inizio del X secolo. &#160;&#160; Dialetto occidentale &#160;&#160; Dialetto orientale &#160;&#160; Gutnico antico &#160;&#160; Antico inglese &#160;&#160; Lingua gotica di Crimea &#160;&#160; Altre lingue germaniche con cui si ritiene che l'antico norreno abbia una certa mutua intelligibilità(es. antico frisone, antico sassone, antico olandese o l'alto tedesco antico). Nederlands: Waarschijnlijke verspreiding van het Oudnoords en verwante talen in de vroege 10e eeuw. Het rode gebied omvat het Oudwestnoords; het oranje gebied het Oudoostnoords. In het roze gebied werd Oudgutnisch gesproken, op Gotland en Fårö in de Oostzee, in het gele gebied het Oudengels, en het groene gebied toont andere West-Germaanse talen met welke het Oudnoords nog steeds onderling te begrijpen was. Het blauwe gebied toont de verbreiding van het Krim-Gotisch dialect. Norsk bokmål: Utbredelsen av norrønt og beslektede språk på 900-tallet. Det røde feltet viser utbredelsen av dialekten vestnordisk, orange av østnordisk, rosa av gammalgutnisk, blått av krimgotisk [1], gult av gammelengelsk [2] og grønt av andre germanske språk som fremdeles bar preg av stor likhet med de eldre nordiske språk. Русский: Примерные пределы распространения древнескандинавского языка и родственных ему языков в X веке. Красным выделена область распространения западного древнескандинавского диалекта, оранжевым — восточного древнескандинавского. Розовым и зелёным цветами выделены области распространения других германских языков, с которыми древнескандинавский ещё сохранял значительное взаимопонимание. Область синего цвета показывает распространение крымско-готского диалекта. Српски / srpski: Raspostranjenost različitih germanskih jezika u Evropi u 10. vijeku. Crvena boja predstavlja oblasti u kojima se govorio zapadno nordijski. Narandžasta boja predstavlja oblasti u kojima se govorio istočno nordijski dok zelena i ljubičasta boja predstavljaju ostale germanske jezike. Svenska: Utbredningen av fornnordiska och därmed besläktade språk på 900-talet e.Kr. De röda fälten visar utbredningen av den västnordiska dialekten, orange av östnordiskan och rosa av gammalgutniskan. De gröna fälten visar utbredningen av andra germanska språk som fortfarande bär stor likhet med de fornnordiska språken, och gula fält är gammalengelska. Det blå fältet visar utbredningen av den krimgotiska dialekten. Українська: Приблизні межі поширення давньоскандинавської мови та споріднених їй мов у X ст. Червоним виділена область поширення західного давньоскандинавського діалекту, помаранчевим — східного давньоскандинавського. Рожевим і зеленим кольорами виділено області поширення інших ґерманських мов, з якими давньоскандинавська ще зберігала значе взаєморозуміння. Область синього кольору показує поширення кримськоґотської мови.
context_page_description: North Germanic peoples, commonly called Scandinavians, Nordic peoples and in a medieval context Norsemen, are a Germanic ethnolinguistic group of the Nordic countries. They are identified by their cultural similarities, common ancestry and common use of the Proto-Norse language from around 200 AD, a language that around 800 AD became the Old Norse language, which in turn later became the North Germanic languages of today.
  The North Germanic peoples are thought to have emerged as a distinct people in Sweden in the early centuries AD. Several North Germanic tribes are mentioned by classical writers in antiquity, in particular the Swedes, Danes, Geats, Gutes and the Rugii. During the subsequent Viking Age, seafaring North Germanic adventurers, commonly referred to as Vikings, raided and settled territories throughout Europe and beyond, founding several important political entities and exploring the North Atlantic as far as North America. Ethnic groups that arose from this expansion include the Normans, the Norse–Gaels and the Rus' people. The North Germanic peoples of the Viking Age went by various names among the cultures they encountered, but are generally referred to as Norsemen.
context_section_description: North Germanic peoples, commonly called Scandinavians, Nordic peoples and in a medieval context Norsemen, are a Germanic ethnolinguistic group of the Nordic countries. They are identified by their cultural similarities, common ancestry and common use of the Proto-Norse language from around 200 AD, a language that around 800 AD became the Old Norse language, which in turn later became the North Germanic languages of today.
  The North Germanic peoples are thought to have emerged as a distinct people in Sweden in the early centuries AD. Several North Germanic tribes are mentioned by classical writers in antiquity, in particular the Swedes, Danes, Geats, Gutes and the Rugii. During the subsequent Viking Age, seafaring North Germanic adventurers, commonly referred to as Vikings, raided and settled territories throughout Europe and beyond, founding several important political entities and exploring the North Atlantic as far as North America. Ethnic groups that arose from this expansion include the Normans, the Norse–Gaels and the Rus' people. The North Germanic peoples of the Viking Age went by various names among the cultures they encountered, but are generally referred to as Norsemen.
  With the end of the Viking Age in the 11th century, the North Germanic peoples were converted from their native Norse paganism to Christianity, while their previously tribal societies were centralized into the modern kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
  Modern North Germanic ethnic groups are the Danes, Icelanders, Norwegians, Swedes, and Faroese. These ethnic groups are often collectively referred to as Scandinavians, although Icelanders and the Faroese are sometimes excluded from that definition.
caption: Extent of Norse language in 900 AD: Western Norse in red and Eastern Norse in orange.
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