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Danish is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about 5.5 million people, principally in and around Denmark. Communities of Danish speakers are also found in Green
The first page of the Jutlandic Law originally from 1241 in Codex Holmiensis, copied in 1350. The first sentence is: "Mæth logh skal land byggas" Modern orthography: "Med lov skal land bygges" English translation: 'With law shall a country be built'
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Danish label reading militærpoliti 'military police', on a police vehicle
Learn Danish banner in Flensburg, Germany, where it is an officially recognized regional language
Norwegian language
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Norwegian is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect contin
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…as mixed Danish-Norwegian, therefore mixed East-West Norse). However, the "mainland (or continental) Scandinavian" languages — modern spoken Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish — are largely mutually intelligible with each other, but not with "insular Scandinavian", i.e. Icelandic and Faroese. Although the written…
Close-up of the "idiberug/n" inscription on the Hole Runestone dating beween 1 and 250 CE. Believed to be the oldest writing in Norway and rest of the Nordics to date.
Norwegian keyboard with keys for Æ, Ø, and Å