- The Teutons from Scandinavia after the departure of the Goths gave rise in the North Germanic subgroup of languages
- They lived in southern coast of Scandinavian Peninsula and Northern Denmark (since 4th c.)
- They were relatively isolated and didn’t participate in the migrations
- Their language was Old Norse or Old Scandinavian
- They used Runic Alphabet. Runic inscriptions were carved on objects made of hard metal
- The runes were used by North and West Germanic tribes
North Germanic Languages group - Linguistic differentiation in Scandinavia corresponded to the political division into Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
- Three kingdoms constantly fought for dominance and relative position of the three languages altered
- For several hundred years Denmark was the most powerful of the Scandinavian kingdoms
North Germanic Languages group - That’s why both Swedish and Norwegian were influenced by Danish
- Old Danish, Old Swedish and Old Norwegian languages were dated from the 13th century
- In the Middle Ages Danish and Swedish developed into national literary languages
- Norwegian was the last to develop into independent national language
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