Speak the Names

Pronunciation

A practical table guide rather than a demand for perfect historical reconstruction.

Name or PlacePronunciation
Arnor StormwakeAR-nor STORM-wayk
AslakAHS-lahk
ÆthelredATH-el-red
ÆthelstanATH-el-stahn
BeornwulfBAY-orn-woolf
Bjorn IronhideBYORN EYE-urn-hide
DunmereDUN-meer
EadricAY-ahd-rik
Egil ArnfinnssonAY-gil ARN-fin-son
EinarAY-nar
EoforwicEH-oh-for-witch
GodwineGOD-ween
HakonHAW-kon
HrafnHRAHVN, roughly “rahvn”
IvarEE-var
Jarl EirikYARL AY-rik
LeifLAYF
OswinOZ-win
RavenfjordRAY-vən-fyord
RibeREE-buh
SeaxSAX
SigridSIG-rid
SkerrySKEH-ree
Torsten Hammer-BlessedTOR-sten HAM-er-blest
UlfOOLF
WulfstanWOOLF-stahn
AvaldsnesAH-vahlds-ness