What is the Slavic Language in the Northman?

Robert Eggers' latest film, the Northman, is a Viking Age masterpiece following the journey of Amleth (Alexander Skarsgård) who vows revenge following the death of his father (Ethan Hawke), launching him on a journey from Norway to Eastern Europe and finally to Iceland. It is by far the most accurate representation of the Viking Age I've ever seen on the screen, blowing the like of Vikings (especially the blasphemous Vikings Valhalla) and the Last Kingdom out of the water with the force of an erupting Hekla. Another of the film's main characters, Olga, a Slavic slave girl-turned sorceress portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy, speaks in a foreign language several times. Old Norse also makes an appearance, but this is clearly some form of Old Slavic. In this video I look at Proto-Slavic, the development of the Slavic languages, Old East Slavic and its relevant sound changes, as well as touching on Old Church Slavonic.

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Vanheimr - Danheim:
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Glundrothi - Danheim:
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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Old Slavic
2:35 - History of Slavic Languages
3:26 - Old East vs Old West Slavic
4:11 - Polish, Russian or Ukrainian?
5:26 - Old Church Slavonic
6:58 Conclusion
7:27 - Outro

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