Sodor

Sodor

Sodor (from Old Norse "Súðreyjar" meaning "southern islands", i.e. the Hebrides) may refer to:
*Bishop of Sodor or Bishop of the Isles, a Norwegian or Scottish bishop of the Hebrides and Man
*Diocese of Sodor and Man, a diocese of the Church of England.
*Sodor (fictional island), the setting for the "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends" series.


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