Northman

American  

[nawrth-muhn] / ˈnɔrθ mən /

noun

Northmen plural

1. one of the ancient Scandinavians, especially a member of the group that from about the 8th to the 11th century made many raids and established settlements in Great Britain, Ireland, many parts of continental Europe, and probably in parts of North America.

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Northman British  

/ ˈnɔːθmən /

noun

1. another name for a Viking

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Northmen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Northman

before 900; Old English northman ( n ) (not recorded in ME); see north, -man

Example Sentences

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

That’s not to mention films like Robert Eggers’ widely lauded 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

The Northman Helge Thoreson was sent on a commercial journey to the far North on the coast of Finmark, but he got lost in a great forest.

From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.