Linked from

The 18 pages that link to Icelandic language, each with the reason it gives.

• Old NorseRelated: Icelandic preserves many features of medieval Old Norse while continuing to change.

• IcelandRelated: Its continuity links the modern state to medieval Icelandic literature.

• Rasmus RaskRelated: Rask learned Icelandic and used it as a key source for his study of Old Norse.

• Linguistic purismRelated: Icelandic provides a prominent case of sustained efforts to form native terms for new concepts.

• Icelandic literatureRelated: Its continuity links medieval texts with the language of modern Icelandic writing.

• Icelandic national identityRelated: Its continuity and distinctive vocabulary are central markers of Icelandic belonging.

• Halldór LaxnessRelated: Laxness’s distinctive prose drew on Icelandic vocabulary, idiom, and literary inheritance.

• GeysirRelated: English adopted “geyser” from the Icelandic name Geysir.

• HeklaRelated: The name Hekla comes from Icelandic and is associated with a hood or cloak.

• Sigur RósRelated: The band’s Icelandic lyrics sit alongside songs using Vonlenska and English.