Editing Vikings (section)

===Cultural assimilation===
Elements of a Scandinavian identity and practices were maintained in settler societies, but they could be quite distinct as the groups assimilated into neighbouring societies. Assimilation to the [[Franks|Frankish]] culture in [[Normandy]] for example was rapid.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last1=Downham|first1=Clare|year=2012|title=Viking Ethnicities: A Historiographic Overview|url=https://www.academia.edu/1499804|journal=History Compass|volume=10|issue=1|pages=1–12|doi=10.1111/j.1478-0542.2011.00820.x|access-date=15 June 2014|archive-date=20 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020223129/https://www.academia.edu/1499804|url-status=live}}</ref> Links to a Viking identity remained longer in the remote islands of Iceland and the [[Faroe Islands|Faroes]].<ref name=":2" />