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Welcome to By Ships by Sea and Land Posted at 17:00 EST
Welcome to By Ships by Sea and Land.
Norse Place Names in Austerveg Posted at 17:00 EST
A.

Adalsysla: Estonia.

Aldeigjuborg: Aldeigjuborg, that was named Staraya Ladoga by the Slavs.

Austerveg: The way to the East, the Baltic Sea and the regions around it.

Asia: Asia.

B.

Bjarmeland: The regions around the White Sea, especially the regions around the outlet of the Dvina.

Blåland: Africa.

Bålagards-sida: The southern shore of Finland.

F.

Finnland: Finland.

G.

Gandvik: The White Sea.

Gardarike, Gardar: Russia, especially the two cities Holmgard and Kønugard.

Grikkland: Byzants. The Byzantines were called Greeks by the Vikings.

H.

Holmgard: Novgorod.

J.

Jorsalaborg: Jerusalem.

Jorsalaland: The land around Jerusalem.

Jotunheimen: Snorri thought the home of the giants was a place north and east of Sverike (Sweden).

K.

Kurland: The land of the kurer.

Kritt: Crete.

Kønugard /Kjærragard: Kiev.

M.

Miklagard: Constantinopel.

S.

Serkland: The Arab country in West Asia and North Africa. (Great Serkland: Africa.)

Sikkiløy: Sicilia.

Sverike: Sweden.

Svitjod: Sweden.

Svitjod, Great: Russia.

T.

Tanakvisl: The outlet of the Don.

Tyrkland: Asia Minor.

U.

Uthavet: The sea of the world which they thought encircled the earth, "kringla heimsins".

V.

Varangian Sea, the: The Baltic Sea.

Vendland: North Germany, from the eastern part of Holstein to the eastern part of Preussia.

Virland: A part of Estonia.







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