Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Tables ix
5. Introduction: Dead Man Talking 1
6. 1. Prologue to History 11
7. 2. Gemini, the Twins: Faroese and Iceland 31
8. 3. East Is East: Heralding the Birth of Danish and Swedish 65
9. 4. The Ties That Bind: Finnish Is Visited by Swedish 93
10. 5. The Black Death Comes for Norwegian: Danish Makes a House Call 113
11. 6. Faroese Emerges 133
12. 7. Sámi, Language of the Far North: Encounters with Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish 150
13. Epilogue: The Seven Sisters Now and in the Future 170
14. Acknowledgments 183
15. References 185
16. Index 201