Permland

Permland appears in the Gesta Danorum in two contexts. It is referenced in connection with tribute — "Egtheow, for truage of Permland" (Gesta Danorum, Customary Law) — and as a location where Ragnar's army wintered and faced resistance from skilled archers. The latter passage records that a local leader, "trusting in the great skill of his archers, harassed with impunity the army of Ragnar, which was wintering in Permland" (Gesta Danorum, Book Nine). The region connects to figures including Egther, Starkad, Erik, Freyr, Frode, and Thengil, and to places such as Upsala and Finmark.