The Danes pushed their way into the east and Midlands, and by the 850s, they were the dominating force. Despite their power, few words at the time made it from Old Norse into the English language.

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Pendant showing the only known Viking-Age depiction of a pregnant body. O. Myrin, The Swedish History Museum/SHM. The study was led by Marianne Hem Eriksen, Associate Professor of Archaeology at ...

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Some scholars estimate that about 1,000 English words derive from Norse languages. (For perspective, the average American English speaker knows about 42,000 words.) English Adaptations . Although ...