--- Piya Tan <libris@...> skrev:

> Also on the lighter side (hopefully), "Norman" is
> the cognate of Northmathr. In the
> 10th century the Scandinavians (amongst amonst
> others) conquered Normandy (and later
> England in 1066). Hope history heals.

Ironically, however, William the Conqueror (or William
the Bastard, as Snorri called him) introduced the
*French* language in England, and weakened the
influence there of his own Viking relatives.

Ironically, too, the French, while speaking a Romance
language, name their country after the Franks, who
spoke a Teutonic one.

Whether history heals or not, it may sometimes
entertain.

Gunnar

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