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- "There was a king named Fornjot, he ruled over those lands which are called Finland and Kvenland; that is to the east of that bight of the sea which goes northward to meet Gandvik; that we call the Helsingbight.
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This time, the great-grandson of Fornjót (who is said to be "a man" ), Snær, and his son Thorri are told to be kings. Kvenland now appears in relation to Thorri, of whom it is said that "he ruled over Gothland, Kvenland ( Kænlandi ), and Finland".
Feb 4, 2024 · FORNJOT "the Ancient Giant", King of Kvenland. His legend comes out of the norse "Orkneyinga Saga", written down in 1230: "There was a king named Fornjot, he ruled over those lands which are called Finland and Kvenland; that is to the east of that bight of the sea which goes northward to meet Gandvik; that we call the Helsingbight.
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According to Hversu Noregr byggdist, Kvens made sacrifices to Thorri, who "ruled over Gothland, Kvenland (Kænlandi) and Finland." According to Orkneyinga saga, Fornjót was "a king" who "reigned over Gotland, which we now know as Finland and Kvenland."
Fornjótr is described as a king who ruled over "Finnland and Kvenland". [7] [8] Fornjótr's son Nórr is described as the founder of Norway and king Harald Fairhair as his distant descendant. The historian Saxo Grammaticus repeatedly describes Finland and the Finns in his book Gesta Danorum about Danish history.
Oct 24, 2019 · The use of Kvenland as an ancient element for strengthening a northerly Finnic identity in Ostrobothnia was not a cause of nationalistic conflicts between Finland and Sweden as was the case earlier, when it was used as an element in the creation of national identity.
- Lars Elenius
- 2019
THERE was a king named Fornjot, he ruled over those lands which are called Finland and Kvenland; that is to the east of that bight of the sea which goes northward to meet Gandvik; that we call the Helsingbight.
Kvenland and Kainuu in a discourse of North Finnish identity and regional policy (Faravid 1977; Julku 1986). Kvenland and King Faravid thus became part of the creation of a northern regional identity within Finland, while at the same time its prehistoric nar-ration contributed to the national identity. The use of Kvenland as an ancient element
