Lund
Old ecclesiastical capital of Denmark, situated in Skaane in the extreme south of Sweden.
Lund is attested in the Hervarar Saga ok Heidreks as the old ecclesiastical capital of Denmark, situated in Skaane in the extreme south of what is now Sweden (Hervarar Saga ok Heidreks, The Thattr Of Nornagest). The identification places Lund as a major ecclesiastical and administrative center in medieval Scandinavia.
The Hervarar Saga provides the sole attestation for Lund, offering a geographical gloss rather than a narrative episode. The note identifies Lund by its religious and political function — "the old ecclesiastical capital of Denmark" — and by its location in Skaane (Hervarar Saga ok Heidreks, The Thattr Of Nornagest). The description implicitly acknowledges the historical shift of Skaane from Danish to Swedish sovereignty, marking Lund as a place whose political allegiance changed while its historical significance endured.
Appears in: Cross-Source Entities, Places, Norse Tradition