Serkland
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Serkland
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In Old Norse sources, such as sagas and runestones, Serkland was the "land of the Serkir", usually identified with the Saracens. The exact etymology is disputed. Serk- may derive from "Saracen"; from sericum, Latin for "silk", implying a connection with the Silk Road; from the Khazar fortress of Sarkel; or from serkr, shirt or gown, i.e., "land of the gown-wearers". In all cases it refers to a land in the East. Originally, it referred to the land south of the Caspian Sea, but it gradually expand
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