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Scotland

Land reckoned a third the size of England in the Norse saga tradition.

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Scotland appears in the saga literature as a land of significant size relative to England. According to Egil's Saga, "Scotland, as compared with England, was reckoned a third of the realm; Northumberland was reckoned a fifth part of England" (Egil's Saga, Of Olaf king of Scots).

Scotland is associated with Ketill Flatnose through a locational connection (Egil's Saga, Of Olaf king of Scots).