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Top 10 Interesting Facts About The Norsemen And The Viking Age

Here’s a list of ten interesting historical facts on the Norsemen and the Viking Age: 10. By far the most well known misconception about the Norsemen is that they are many times mistaken for the name of their occupation, namely for the term ‘Viking’. Although the term ‘Viking’ denotes in Old Norse the occupation of…


10 Interesting Linguistic Facts About The German Language

Below is a list consisting of 10 interesting linguistic facts you should know about the German language. Thus, without further ado, here are the facts: 1) German is a Germanic language, part of the West Germanic sub-branch, and is spoken by around 110 million native speakers worldwide, of whom most live in Germany, Switzerland, Austria,…