Micklegarth
Micklegarth — place in norse tradition.
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Micklegarth traveled, passing through territory associated with Emperor (Njál's Saga, The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 80. Of Kolskegg: How He Was Baptized)
Micklegarth is the Old Norse name for Constantinople (Njál's Saga, The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > Endnotes:)
Njál's Saga
- attestation: Micklegarth traveled, passing through territory associated with Emperor (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 80. Of Kolskegg: How He Was Baptized)
"Then he fared thence out to Micklegarth (1), and there took service with the Emperor."
- attestation: Micklegarth is the Old Norse name for Constantinople (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > Endnotes:)
"(1) Constantinople."
Appears in: Places, Entities in Njál's Saga, Norse Tradition