Funen

Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX)

• attestation: Funen lies east of Jutland separated by a narrow sea sound, and Zealand lies east of Funen, renowned for its fertility. (The Danish History, > Books I-Ix > Preface.)

  "Eastwards, after Jutland, comes the Isle of Funen, cut off from the mainland by a very narrow sound of sea. This faces Jutland on the west, and on the east Zealand, which is famed for its remarkable richness"

• attestation: Now the most famous of the captains that mustered to Harald are acknowledged to have been Sweyn and Sambar (Sam?), Ambar and Elli; Rati of Funen, Salgard and Roe (Hrothgar), whom his long beard dis... (The Danish History, > Book Eight.)

  "Now the most famous of the captains that mustered to Harald are acknowledged to have been Sweyn and Sambar (Sam?), Ambar and Elli; Rati of Funen, Salgard and Roe (Hrothgar), whom his long beard distinguished by a nickname."