Reidgotaland

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The oldest regions labelled Reidgotaland (in red and orange). The purple area is the Roman Empire and the pink area is Gotland

Reidgotaland, Reidgothland, Reidgotland, Hreidgotaland or Hreiðgotaland was a land mentioned in

Widsith) usually interpreted as the land of the Goths
.

Etymology and Location

Oddly, hreiðr can mean "bird's nest" and perhaps it was a

Raidô). The use of the prefix is simple as the same tribal name was used for the Gutes of Gotland. The identification of the territory varies between the sources. This is the list of meanings given by Nordisk familjebok
:

  1. The Island of Gotland.
  2. Götaland.
  3. The land of the
    Hervarar saga, it was the same as Oium and bordered the land of the Huns from which it was separated by Myrkviðr
    .
  4. The territories of the
    Anglo-Saxon
    sources.
  5. Denmark and Sweden (according to Snorri's Edda it was the earthly kingdom of Odin).
  6. Denmark.
  7. Jutland.

The second edition of

Legendary sagas however, Eygotaland is used only for the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea
.

See also

Footnotes

  1. Nordisk Familjebok
    , 1915
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