<p>The three linguist hosts answer fan questions about the languages of the sci-fi crime drama Beforeigners. What do we know about Old Norse, the language of the Vikings? How do you construct a completely fictional but believable language for people from the Mesolithic era? And is Navn Ukjent the best character ever?</p>

The three linguist hosts answer fan questions about the languages of the sci-fi crime drama Beforeigners. What do we know about Old Norse, the language of the Vikings? How do you construct a completely fictional but believable language for people from the Mesolithic era? And is Navn Ukjent the best character ever?

Beforeigners Special

Language and Fiction is a podcast show that aims to explore everything fictional and the very real field of linguistics in tandem. Your linguists and devoted nerds André Nilsson Dannevig, Julian Kirkeby Lysvik, and Alexander K. Lykke delve into new themes every episode, touching upon sci-fi, fantasy, fictional languages, grammar, and other wonderfully geeky topics.

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