List of Old Norse exonyms


The Norse people traveled abroad as Vikings and Varangians.
As such, they often named the locations and peoples they visited with Old Norse words unrelated to the local endonyms.
Some of these names have been acquired from sagas, runestones or Byzantine chronicles.

List

A

;Apardion
;Álaborg
;Aldeigjuborg
;Aoraisge
;Árheimar
;Austrsker
;Austrvegr

B

;Bern
;Bertangaland
;Bjarmaland
;Bjarneyjar
;blakumen or blökumenn
;Bót
;Βουσεγραδε
;bretar

D

;Danparstaþir
; *Dolgrveginn
;Dómisnes
;Dunheith

E

;Eiriksey
; *Elfeng, *Elfangr or *Elfing

F

;Fetlafjørðr
;finnar
;,
;Furðustrandir

G

;Gandvik
;Garðaríki, Garðaveldi
;gryting
;Gutagard

H

;Haddingjar
;Harvaða fjöllum
; *Heiðabýr, ᚼᛅᛁᚦᛅ᛭ᛒᚢ
;Helluland
;Herrey, Hersey
;Hjaltland
;Hlymrekr
;Hólmgarðr, Holmgarðir
;Hóp
;Hreiðmarar
;Hunaland
;Hundings
;Hvítramannaland

I

;Íngulssund
;Írland hið mikla, Írland it mikla

J

;Jakobsland
;Jómsborg
;Jórsalahaf
;Jórsalir
;Jórvík

K

;Karlsá
;Kaup
;Kaupmanneyjar
;Kænugarðr, Kœnugarðr
;Kjalarnes
;Kænland, Kvenland
;Konungsborgr
;Krossbør
;kumrskar þjóðir
;kylfingar

L

;Langbarðaland
;Leifsbuðir
;Ljóðhús

M

;Madksjo
;Markland
;Meginzuborg
;Melansborg, Meilangsborg
;Miklagarðr
; *Miliniska, Μιλινισκα
;Myrkviðr

N

;Namsborg, Nancsaborg
;Niflungaland
;Njorvasund
;Norðreyjar
; *Nýgarðr

O

;Orkneyjar
;Öxnafurða
;Papar

P

;Palteskja
;Peituborg

R

;Ráðstofa
;Reidgotaland, Reidgothland, Reidgotland, Hreidgotaland or Hreiðgotaland
;Rothemadum
;Rothesay
;Rúðuborg, Rúða

S

;Sandey
;saxar
;Saxelfr
; Saxland
;Skarðaborg
;Seeburg
;Seljupollar
;Serkland, Særkland, Srklant, Sirklant, Serklat
;Signa
;Skíð,Skuy, *Skýey, or Skuyö
;Skræling
;Skuggifjord
;Straumfjörð
;Suðreyjar
;Suðrvegr
;Susat
;Súrsdalar

T

;Tarlungaland
;Τελιουτζα
;Túskaland
;Tyrfing
;Tyrvist
;Τζερνιγωγα

V

;Valland
;Vendland
;Vernisa
;vestmenn
;Vikinglow, Wykynlo
;Vindau
;Vineta
;Vínland
;Vitaholmr