sailors named the island after this. The Swedish name of the island is Själland, a direct translation to the different script used in that language. The...

about what the "original", "official", "real", or "correct" name of any region is or was. Regions are (mostly) listed alphabetically by their current best-known...

occupied by the Soviet Union (cancelled because of German surrender) Rädda Själland (1945) – Swedish landings on Zealand Rädda Bornholm (1945) – Swedish landings...

whereby he exchanged lands in Scania for lands near his own estate in Själland (Zealand) resulted in large areas within Scania falling into the hands...