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Norwegian Death Boosts Interest in Norse Languages By Newsferatu, Writer Sunday, May 1, 2005 @ 5:10 AM
A "deep enthusiasm" for the Norwegian languages is reportedly thriving at La Sapienza University, in Rome thanks to the Italian student passion for Norway's black metal bands.
According to the website for Norway's Aftenposten, virtually all of the students in language teacher Sven Otto Scheen's current class in Rome are there because of their devotion to Norwegian metallers. One of his students is the lead singer of an Italian metal band, Eligor, which performs such evergreen Norwegian hits as "Geitost" (goat cheese).
"They are very curious about noront [Norse] and nynorsk [new-Norwegian - Norway's second official language, constructed from its regional and historical dialects], which appears to them as something primeval, Teutonic, anti-classical and possibly also a bit occult. There is something neo-romantic about their view of Norway," said Mr Scheen.
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