Halfdan the Old — (Old Norse Hálfdanr gamli and Hálfdanr inn gamli ) was an ancient, legendary king from whom descended many of the most notable lineages of legend. A second Halfdan the Old is the purported great grandfather of Ragnvald Eysteinsson.Halfdan the Old … Wikipedia
Garðabær — Garðabær, Iceland Location in IcelandPopulation Total (2008) 10,272Postal codes210 ndash;212 [http://www.gardabaer.is/ Municipal website] Garðabær is a municipality in the Greater Reykjavík area of Iceland. As of 2008, its population was… … Wikipedia
Varangian Runestones — The Varangian Runestones are runestones that mention voyages to the East ( Austr ) or the Eastern route ( Austrvegr ), or to more specific eastern locations such as Garðaríki (what is today Russia and Ukraine). There are also many additional… … Wikipedia
Vífilsfell — im Winter Höhe 665 m … Deutsch Wikipedia
Piedras rúnicas varegas — Contenido 1 Convenciones 1.1 Transliteración y transcripción 1.2 Nomenclatura 2 Uppland … Wikipedia Español
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Vevelstad — This article is about the municipality in Nordland. For the place in Ski, Akershus: see Langhus .Infobox Kommune name=Vevelstad idnumber=1816 county=Nordland landscape=Helgeland capital=Vevelstad governor=Ken Richard Hansen (Sp) governor as… … Wikipedia
Fornjót — (Old Norse Fornjótr ) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind), of Logi (a personification of fire), and of Hlér or Ægir (the ruler of the sea) and a king of Finland. The meaning of the name is not… … Wikipedia
Raum the Old — (Old Norse: Raumr inn gamli ) is a legendary king in Norway in the Hversu Noregr byggdist and in Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar.In Hversu Noregr byggdist Raum and his sonsIn Heversu Noregr byggdist , Raum is one of the three sons of Nór, the… … Wikipedia
Settlement of Iceland — The settlement of Iceland began in the second half of the 9th century AD, when Norse settlers migrated across the North Atlantic. Their reasons for migrating may be traced to a shortage of arable land in Scandinavia, and civil strife brought… … Wikipedia
