Vingulmark
Vingulmark (Old Norse Vingulmǫrk) is the old name for the area in Norway which today makes up the counties of Østfold, western parts of Akershus (excluding Romerike), and eastern parts of Buskerud (Hurum and Røyken municipalities), and includes the site of Norway's capital, Oslo. During the Middle Ages, Vingulmark was an administrative unit limited to Oslo, Bærum and Asker.
Etymology
The
History
According to medieval
There are indications that at least the southern part of this area was under Danish rule in the late 9th century. In the account of Ottar, which was written down at the court of the English king Alfred the Great, Ottar says that when he sailed south from Skiringssal, he had Denmark on the port side for three days. This would include parts of Vingulmark.
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Legendary rulers
The sagas name several more or less legendary kings as rulers of Vingulmark:
- Gudrød the Hunter, half of Vingulmark
- Alfgeir (Old Norse: Álfgeir)
- Gandalf Alfgeirsson
- Halfdan the Black
- Olaf Haraldsson
- Tryggve Olafsson
- Harald Gudrødsson Grenske, 976-987
See also
References
- ^ Vingulmark - Store norske leksikon, snl.no
- ^ Bergljot Solberg, Jernalderen i Norge, (Oslo, 2000), p. 279
- ^ Halfdan the Black Saga (Heimskringla or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway)
- ^ Harald Harfager's Saga (Heimskringla or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway)
Other sources
- Sandnes, Jørn; Stemshaug, Ola (1980). Norsk stadnamnleksikon. ISBN 82-52-109993.
- Sturlasson, Snorre (1979). Snorres kongesagaer (Heimskringla. ISBN 82-05-31464-0.)
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