Of all the North [[Germanic languages]], Icelandic is the closest to [[Old Norse]], along with [[Faeroese language|Faeroese]]. A speaker of modern Icelandic can read and understand the Old Norse sagas with little difficulty. | Of all the North [[Germanic languages]], Icelandic is the closest to [[Old Norse]], along with [[Faeroese language|Faeroese]]. A speaker of modern Icelandic can read and understand the Old Norse sagas with little difficulty. |