Thule (disambiguation)

Thule, is an ancient semi-mythical island often identified with Iceland, Shetland, or Greenland. In the works of Procopius it refers to a part of Scandinavia. The name Thule is commonly associated with Northern Europe and the Arctic, and has various meanings in different fields:

In history:
* Thule or Thyle (from the Old Norse "Þulr" "wise-man, sage") was a specific courtly position associated with Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon royalty and chieftains in the Middle Ages
* Thule people, ancestors of the Inuit, and their "Thule culture"

In places:
* Qaanaaq, town in northwest Greenland formerly known as Thule
* Thule Air Base of the US Air Force, located near Qaanaaq
* Thule Island, small island in the territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

In music:
* Thule (Grzegorz Turnau song), song on the album "Ultima" by Grzegorz Turnau
* Thule (Ostara album), album by the band Ostara (band)
* Ultima Thule (Armia album), album by Polish band Armia and one of the songs on this album
* Ultima Thule (Estonian band), Estonian rock group
* Ultima Thule (Swedish band), Swedish rock group
* Ultima Thule Ambient Music, long-running Australian radio show

In fiction:
* Thule, fictional planet from the Star Wars universe
* Thule (Vladimir Nabokov story), short story by Vladimir Nabokov
* Greenland, known as Thule in Thea Beckman's trilogy "The Children of Thule"
* , fictional planet in the "Space: 1999" television series' episode "Death's Other Dominion"
* Ultima Thule, any geographical place beyond known maps (see Thule)

In other uses:
* Thule (glassware), series of glassware designed by Tapio Wirkkala
* Thule asteroid, asteroid group
** 279 Thule, asteroid
* Thule corporation, Swedish manufacturer of car roof racks
* Thule Society, early forerunner of the Nazi Party. See also Thule-Seminar
* White order of Thule, esoteric Nazi association