Norn — may refer to: The Norn language, an extinct North Germanic language that was spoken on Shetland and Orkney. The Norns, beings from Norse mythology. Norn iron works, an old industrial community in Sweden where iron ore was excavated. Norns, a… … Wikipedia
Norn iron works — View of Norn. The Norn iron works chapel, built in 1759 … Wikipedia
Translations of The Lord's Prayer — The Lord s Prayer is a common tool used to compare languages. Since the publication of the Mithridates booksTwo examples are Mithridates de differentis linguis , Conrad Gessner, 1555; and Mithridates oder allgemeine Sprachenkunde mit dem Vater… … Wikipedia
History of the English language — English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic invaders from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands. Initially, Old English was a diverse group of… … Wikipedia
Culture of the Faroe Islands — Traditional Faroese houses with turf roof in Reyni, Tórshavn. Most people build larger houses now and with other types of roofs, but the turf roof is still popular in some places. The culture of the Faroe Islands has its roots in the Nordic… … Wikipedia
History of the Orkney Islands — Prehistoric Orkney= As with Prehistoric Scotland generally, the arrival of hunter gatherers in Orkney had to await the slow retreat of the ice age glaciation. However the rapid spread of Neolithic culture up the western seaways brought early… … Wikipedia
Cabal (comics) — The Cabal Promotional art for Dark Reign. Art by Alex Maleev. Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics … Wikipedia
Tuf Voyaging — is a science fiction novel by George R. R. Martin, first published in 1986. It is a darkly comic meditation on environmentalism and absolute power, and is regarded by many fans as being among Martin s best early work.This fix up novel is a… … Wikipedia
Andrea Gruber — (b. 1966) is an award winning American dramatic soprano particularly admired for her interpretations of the works of Puccini, Verdi, and Wagner.Early life and educationAndrea Gruber was born in 1966 in New York City, U.S., the daughter of two… … Wikipedia
Literature of Shetland — Shetland’s Literature reflects its history: five hundred years of Norse rule, followed by five hundred years of Scottish and British this, in very simple terms, is the political reality of the last millennium. Before the Norse, millennia of… … Wikipedia
