North East Ethnonyms Part 2: What Is a Geordie?

In the second part of our series, we take on North East England's 'ethnonym-in-chief': Geordie. Many denizens of our region would lay claim to this noted nickname, citing various reasons of various repute. Through close analysis of countless tomes, along with a few interviews with the fine folk of Northumbria, Glen and Ben drill to the core of this titan of a term. So, who exactly is a Geordie? Are they a loyalist Hanoverian? Are they a long-suffering Newcastle United supporter? Might they be neither? Lend us your ears and all will be revealed in this episode of North by North-East.