Starkad.jpg

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Description
English: Part of the Carta Marina of 1539 by Olaus Magnus , depicting the location of magnetic north vaguely conceived as "INSVLA MAGNETV[M]" (Latin for "Island of Magnets") off the modern city Murmansk . The man character holding the rune staffs is the Norse hero Starkad . The rune staffs are inscribed "Starcaterus" (left) and "pugil Sueticus" (right) in runes. The inscription "STARCATERVS PVGIL SVETICVS" (Starcater Swedish fist fighter) is repeated in Latin characters.
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Source This file was derived from: Carta Marina.jpeg
Author Olaus Magnus

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  • 2007-05-10 10:40 Berig 592×266× (84202 bytes) cropped from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Carta_Marina.jpeg