Norse Gods & English Days of the Week
On the venerable day of the Sun let the people rest.
Key words
- Mythology: ancient stories
She's fascinated by ancient Greek and Roman mythology.
- Course: the direction in which a vehicle, especially an aircraft, spacecraft, or ship, moves, or the path along which a river flows
The pilot avoided a collision by changing course.
- Wield: to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it
She was confronted by a man wielding a knife.
- Incorporate: to include something as part of something larger
Suggestions from the survey have been incorporated into the final design.
- Cement:If you cement an agreement or relationship, you make it unlikely to change
She cemented the sale with a down payment.
Read the article to find the answers
- When did the Norse influence on English begin?
- Who is Sunday named after?
- What is Saturday named after?
- Who helped to establish Sunday as a day of rest and worship for Christians?
Old Norse
The Norse were the people who lived in Scandinavia in the past, especially the Vikings. The Norse influence on the English language began around the 8th century when Viking raiders arrived in Britain and killed King Edmund. They worshipped many gods, with each god controlling a particular part of their daily lives, including family, agriculture and, above all, war and death! Their language, Old Norse, gradually mixed with the Old English spoken by the Anglo-Saxons.