Northman
Americannoun
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Northmen
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Northman
before 900; Old English northman ( n ) (not recorded in ME); see north, -man
Example Sentences
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TeamUnite is responsible for an entire in-Fortnite RPG based on the movie The Northman.
From The Verge ● Jun. 27, 2022
A friend of mine theorizes that this could be the origin story of Eric, Skarsgård's character in "True Blood"; Eric's last name is Northman, after all.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2022
The same is true of Skarsgård, whose career-igniting role on “True Blood,” a vampire with Viking roots and the name of Eric Northman, feels like both a sequel and a warm-up act to this one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
It's billed as a brutal tale of betrayal and revenge - and while The Northman may mostly be set in Iceland, the Viking saga is another feather in Northern Ireland's filming bow.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2022
While dressing the wound of the Northman pirate, the words 'Brenn—Karnak' were discovered, traced with indelible letters on his arm.
From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Eug?ne Sue
Stereotypes of violent Northmen, sailing to slaughter and pillage, long dominated representations of the Viking Age, the period from around 750 to 1050 when Norse raiders and colonists spread throughout Europe and far beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Jon is the one who is able to unite Wildlings, Northmen, and Daenerys’ forces to face the Night King.
From Slate ● May 17, 2019
Vikings conquered Normandy in France - the land of the Northmen - even parts of Italy and the Levant.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2016
King Ecbert has received word that English farmers have attacked the Northmen in their settlements, and sends Aethelwulf to bring about an end to the squabbles.
From Forbes ● Mar. 19, 2015
The annals merely say that a fleet of sixty ships of Northmen came to the Liffey, and that that was the first occupation of the city by them.
From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by T. O. Russell
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