Norse Explained

Norse is a demonym for Norsemen, a Medieval North Germanic ethnolinguistic group ancestral to modern Scandinavians, defined as speakers of Old Norse from about the 9th to the 13th centuries.

Norse may also refer to:

Culture and religion

Norse mythology
Norse paganism
- Norse art Norse activity in the British Isles
Vikings

Language

Proto-Norse language, the Germanic language predecessor of Old Norse
Old Norse, a North Germanic language spoken in Scandinavia and areas under Scandinavian influence from c. 800 AD to c. 1300 AD
- Old West Norse, the western dialect of Old Norse, spoken in Norway and areas under Norwegian influence
  - Greenlandic Norse
  - Norn language, an extinct North Germanic language that was spoken in Shetland and Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland, and in Caithness
- Old East Norse, the eastern dialect of Old Norse, spoken in Denmark, Sweden and areas under their influence

Location

Norse, Texas, a ghost town founded by Nordic pioneers
Nordic countries
Scandinavia

Companies

Norse Atlantic Airways, a Norwegian airline
Norse Projects, a Danish clothing brand

Sport

Luther College Norse, the intercollegiate athletic program of Luther College
Mesabi Range Norse, the intercollegiate athletic program of Mesabi Range College
Northern Kentucky Norse, the intercollegiate athletic program of Northern Kentucky University

Other uses

Harold Norse (1916–2009), American poet
NORSE, acronym for new-onset refractory status epilepticus, a medical condition
Norse (neuron simulator), a simulation environment for biological neurons; see