Northman
Americannoun
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Northmen
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Northman
before 900; Old English northman ( n ) (not recorded in ME); see north, -man
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I think Eric Northman would probably put up a pretty good fight because he's got that vamp speed.
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
That’s not to mention films like Robert Eggers’ widely lauded The Northman.
From The Verge ● Jun. 27, 2022
Director Robert Eggers' blood-soaked Viking epic "The Northman" and A24's "Everything Everywhere All at Once" took spots four and five on domestic box office charts.
From Reuters ● May 1, 2022
He had not the slightest doubt that these would be granted him, for inhospitality to strangers was one of the greatest crimes a Northman could commit.
From Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas by Wilmot-Buxton, E. M. (Ethel Mary)
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
Alfred at, 184.Senlis, meeting of Frankish magnates at, 178.Sens, given over to Northmen to plunder, 171.Septimania, conquered by Childebert, 57.Septuagint,
From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin
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