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
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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 Northman" fell 49% from its $12 million debut, bringing in $6.3 million from 3,284 theaters.
From Reuters ● May 1, 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 was here that the Northman Vikings in 911 fortified themselves after they landed on the Severn and penetrated through the Forest of Dean.
From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Joel Cook
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
They did not even call themselves Northmen, or Normans; for on the Bayeux Tapestry we find the legend, Hic Franci pugnant, showing plainly that they regarded themselves as nothing but French.
From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by T. O. Russell
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