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