Talk:Askold

I have the impression from the lede...
 * Askold (Haskuldr in Old East Norse and Hǫskuldr in Old West Norse) was a prince of Kiev (Kyiv) and founder of the first Vikings' state in the Dnieper basin. According to the Nikon Chronicle Askold's name was spelled out as Oskold.

...that this difference between OEN and OWN may have some relevance. However, it was not that simple because the u-umlaut (a -> ǫ) also existed in eastern Sweden. In the end, the u-umlaut died out in eastern Sweden and only remained in a few words such as skǫld -> sköld ("shield") and ǫrn -> örn ("eagle").--Berig (talk) 22:21, 2 January 2021 (UTC)