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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Skarsgård was so compelling as Eric Northman in "True Blood" that he had people all over the world swooning and dreaming to be friends with a vampire.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2025
The production follows in the footsteps of television hits like Game of Thrones and Line of Duty, as well as films such as The Northman - all of which which were shot in Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2022
TeamUnite is responsible for an entire in-Fortnite RPG based on the movie The Northman.
From The Verge ● Jun. 27, 2022
"The Northman" fell 49% from its $12 million debut, bringing in $6.3 million from 3,284 theaters.
From Reuters ● May 1, 2022
Yet the Northman had bitter cause for grief and anger.
From Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver by Mayer, Brantz
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 Vikings, also called Northmen or Norsemen, were a Germanic people.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
It was plundered and burnt many times by the Danes, or some other Northmen, but almost devastated by them in 836, and at other times; it was burnt in 1157 and in 1360.
From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by Russell, T. O.
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