Acreans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 230 million (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Acrea 189,900,000 Cacerta 13,100,000 Shalum 5,400,000 | |
| Languages | |
| Elder Nordic High Venetian Nordic German French | |
| Religion | |
| Valstígr |
The Acreans (Nordic: Norske, German: Norsker, French: Nordois) are a Nordic ethnic group native to Acrea, and more broadly those who are of Acrean descent. Modern Acreans are the descendents of a diverse group of Nordic tribes- the Svaíar of modern-day Götland, the Danír of modern-day Daneland, the Gothír of modern-day Gothaland, and the latin-speaking Venír of modern-day Venetia. Widespread migration over time, particularly during the era of the Acrean Empire, led to extensive intermingling of these tribes within Acrea and their spread across Eracura. The predecessors of the these tribes are also known to have spread widely as early as before the bronze age.
The size of Acrea and its longstanding status as a hub of trade and travel in Eracura has led to it possessing a rich patchwork of local customs, regional cultural differences, languages, and dialects. Venetia is often considered particularly unique, with Acrea's most historically important trade ports located along its coast. Early conquering and settlement by the Sabrian Empire in the 7th and 8th century BCE along Eracura's southeastern lands, including the Venetian coast, saw Latin adopted as the primary language by many of the native peoples in that region. Even after conflict with Acrean tribes expelled the Sabrians from Venetia, the land retained its use of Latin alongside Elder Nordic; its use was bolstered by trade with latin-speaking groups found to the east. Most Acreans speak Nordic as their mother tongue, with German and French as regional languages in Gothaland and Venetia respectively where the majority of Acreans are natively bilingual.
Etymology
The Acrean Nordic term for Acreans is Norsk meaning "of the north", with the prefix Nor- originating from the Old Nordic root for North (Norður), and the suffix -sk meaning "of". It is a shortened form of the Old Acrean Nordic Nordiskr and Norskr. The Acrean French terms, Nordois and Nordais, are of the same meaning and is drawn from Acro-Latin, the predominant variety of latin in Venetia which contains extensive borrowing from Nordic.