How Norse words survived the northern weather

Vikings who settled in the north of England have handed down more than their names for landscape features

Thirty years ago farmers in the Yorkshire Dales never wore gloves even when the temperature was well below zero and there was snow on the ground. Asked if their hands felt cold one replied: "Aye a little, but only twice a day.

"I feel it first thing in the morning when I first go out, but after a few minutes my fingers go numb, like, and then I don't feel them again until I finish my evening work and go inside the house. Then they sting a bit as they warm up again."