Northmen
[nɔ:θmən]
Definition
(pl. ) of Northman
Typist: Rosanna
Examples
- These pagan Saxons and English of the mainland and their kindred from Denmark and Norway are the Danes and Northmen of our national histories. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- By the thirteenth century the Hansa merchants were already sailing regularly from Bergen across the grey cold seas to the Northmen in Iceland. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In Mercia in particular the pagan Northmen found sympathy and help. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Later on the east coast was raided and settled by Northmen, but we do not know to what extent they altered the racial quality. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We have noted the peculiar bias of the early Anglo-Saxons and Northmen against the monks and nuns. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For a time, under Canute and his sons, it seemed possible that a great confederation of the Northmen might have established itself. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Rosanna