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
Language
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Proto-Norse language, the Germanic language predecessor of Old Norse
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Old Norse, a North Germanic language spoken in Scandinavia and areas under Scandinavian influence from c. 800 AD to c. 1300 AD
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Old West Norse, the western dialect of Old Norse, spoken in Norway and areas under Norwegian influence
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Greenlandic Norse
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Norn language, an extinct North Germanic language that was spoken in Shetland and Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland, and in Caithness
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Old East Norse, the eastern dialect of Old Norse, spoken in Denmark, Sweden and areas under their influence
Location
Companies
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Norse Atlantic Airways, a Norwegian airline
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Norse Projects, a Danish clothing brand
Sport
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Luther College Norse, the intercollegiate athletic program of Luther College
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Mesabi Range Norse, the intercollegiate athletic program of Mesabi Range College
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Northern Kentucky Norse, the intercollegiate athletic program of Northern Kentucky University
Other uses
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Harold Norse (1916–2009), American poet
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NORSE, acronym for new-onset refractory status epilepticus, a medical condition
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Norse (neuron simulator), a simulation environment for biological neurons; see
See also
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Nordic (disambiguation)
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Norsca, a fictional land in the Warhammer Fantasy game setting