Kvenland, known as Cwenland, Qwenland, Kænland, and similar terms in medieval sources, is an ancient name for an area in Fennoscandia and Scandinavia....
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kings that ruled in Kvenland. In Egils saga Faravid is directly said to be the "King of Kvenland". Two other sagas that mention Kvenland, Hversu Noregr byggðist...
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Kári ('wind'). It is also the name of a legendary king of "Finland and Kvenland". The principal study of this figure is by Margaret Clunies Ross. The etymology...
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Faravid was a legendary King of Kvenland who is mentioned in the Icelandic Egils saga from the early 13th century. According to the saga, Faravid made...
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Oxford University, 1984, ISBN 9780192851390, pp. 24–25. Kyösti Julku, Kvenland - Kainuunmaa, Studia historica septentrionalia 11, Oulu, 1986, OCLC 757840399...
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Viking Age (section Kvenland)
references and possible references to Kvenland by other names and/or spellings are discussed in the main article of Kvenland. During the Viking Age, Estonia...
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Egil's Saga from approximately the 13th century mentions the people of Kvenland led by their king Faravid waging war against the Karelians. According to...
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earliest reference to sea-kings. There the original line of 'kings' of Kvenland (present-day Finland) ends with the father of Gor Thorrasson 'Sea King'...
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Hålogaland, goes to Kvenland again: That same winter Thorolf went up on the fell with a hundred men; he passed on at once eastwards to Kvenland and met King...
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Sweden as a Great Power Battle of Kircholm Battle of Stångebro Kings of Kvenland — although his successor dropped the title, Charles claimed to be King...
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Norway. He was a direct descendant of Fornjótr, the King of "Gotland, Kvenland and Finnland". In traditional Scandinavian lineages we find Halfdan the...
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Nór travelled from Kvenland to Trondheim Egil's saga described how Thorolf travelled from Namdalen (north of Trondheim) to Kvenland Writer of the publication...
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Norwegian. The area that the Kvens lived in was called Kvenland. They originally settled in Kvenland, which also expanded into the flat areas of the Bay...
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Municipality. The Ruija Kven Museum is located in Vadsø. Birkarls Forest Finns Kvenland Sámi people Tornedalians [1] "Endelig et felles flagg for kvenene" (in...
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Tourist Board of North America. Baltic region Baltoscandia Fennoscandia Kvenland Sápmi Nordic countries Nordic cross flag Nordic Council Nordic folklore...
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mentioned by Ohthere (more probably they were the Kainulaiset, that dwelt in Kvenland, a probable reference to Saami peoples also called Scridefinnas / Screrefennae...
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these plans never came to be.[failed verification] Ohthere of Hålogaland Kvenland Gardariki Miklagard Vinland Serkland Skræling Panurus biarmicus and Biarmosuchus...
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Ancient kings of Finland Duke of Finland Governor-General of Finland King of Kvenland List of Danish monarchs List of Greenlandic rulers List of Norwegian monarchs...
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Norse mythology. Kvenland A geographical area referred to in several medieval texts as well as in Norse sagas. The exact location of Kvenland is unknown, though...
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Orkneyinga saga written around 1230 tells about Nor who travelled from Kvenland to Norway and took over the entire country. Based on the saga's internal...
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Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly. Julku, Kyösti: Kvenland - Kainuunmaa. With English summary: The Ancient territory of Kainuu. Oulu...
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controversy is the speculated connection between areas known as Kainuu and Kvenland, both historical lands in Fennoscandia. As a part of his theory about the...
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somewhere in Scythia. Modern scholars have assumed that the term alludes to Kvenland which was probably situated to the east of the Gulf of Bothnia in present-day...
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Gothic language Gotland Museum Gotland National Conscription HVDC Gotland Kvenland List of church ruins on Gotland List of churches on Gotland Norsemen Old...
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"Boatyard". Kyiv. Kjalarnes "Keel point". A location in Vinland. Kænland, Kvenland A territory in Northern Finland or Northern Sweden. Konungsborgr "King's...
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Latvia Czech lands Dubailand - Dubai Esanland - Nigeria Igboland - Nigeria Kvenland, Fennoscandia Maryland or Marimland - Russia Mashonaland - Zimbabwe Samland...
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Russia Finland under Swedish rule History of Sweden Henrik Gabriel Porthan Kvenland List of Finnish treaties List of presidents of Finland List of prime ministers...
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context the distribution patterns fits well with the historical region of Kvenland and the associated tribe of the Kvens. At the time when haplogroup I-BY316...
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The flag shows a sun-rose, which is a common motif found on objects in Kvenland. 29 December 2022 – current Flag of the Forest Finns Designed by the Norwegian...
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for SOS, a new eco-thriller series by Finnish producers Luminoir, and Kvenland, set in the Dark Ages. Previously he wrote the pilot for drama Dr Feelgood...
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