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ContinueKari Ellen Gade 2017, ‘Ethnic Names’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols [check printed volume for citation].
Bretar, the British — Eil Þdr 12/7
Danir, the Danes — Arn Frag 4/2, Eil Þdr 13/6, Hallv Knútdr 7/2, VSt Erf 2/2, Þjóð Haustl 18/7, Anon Gát 1/6
Egðir, people from Agder (ON Agðir), Norway — RvHbreiðm Hl 81/5
Finna, a Saami woman, the legendary enchantress Snjófríðr — Anon Mhkv 11/6, 14/6, 17/6, 20/6
Finnar, the Saami — Anon (SnE) 11/2
Finnr, a Saami — Þjóð Haustl 13/6
Frísir, the Frisians — Skúli Svǫlðr 2/1
Gautr, person from Götaland, Sweden — ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2
Gýðingr, a Jew — Ník Kristdr l. 8
Hörðar see Hǫrðar
Hǫrðar, people from Hordaland (ON Hǫrðaland), Norway — Eil Þdr 12/3, ESk Frag 2/2, Anon (FoGT) 47/1, RvHbreiðm Hl 65/7
Jótar, people from Jylland (ON Jótland), Denmark — Anon (FoGT) 8/3, RvHbreiðm Hl 40/6
Júðar, Jews — Anon (FoGT) 46/6
Kumrar, people from Cumberland, England — Eil Þdr 14/3
Mœrir, people from Nord- and Sunnmøre (ON Mœrr), Norway — Refr Þorst 1/3, SnSt Ht 81/6, 95/2
Rygir, people from Rogaland, Norway — Eil Þdr 21/6
Skánungar, people from Skåne (ON Skáney, Skáni), present-day Sweden — Arn Frag 4/4
Skotar, the Scots — Eil Þdr 2/6
Skônungar see Skánungar
Svíar, the Swedes, people from Svealand (ON Svíþjóð, Svíaríki), Sweden, as opposed to Götaland — Ótt Óldr 6/4
Þrændir see Þrœndir
Þrœndir, people from Trøndelag (ON Þrœndalǫg), Norway — Anon (TGT) 33/2, Anon (FoGT) 47/6, SnSt Ht 64/5