
Bjarmaland
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- Norse voyagers in Bjarmaland
- Identification
- Origin of the name: the Bjarmians
- Background
- Later use
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
thumb|upright=1.2|Bjarmaland (Biarmia) as illustrated in the Carta marina (1539) by [[Olaus Magnus]]
Bjarmaland (also spelled Bjarmland and Bjarmia) was a territory mentioned in sagas from the Viking Age and in geographical accounts until the 16th century. The term is usually understood to have referred to the southern shores of the White Sea and the basin of the Northern Dvina () as well as, presumably, to some of the surrounding areas. Today, those territories comprise a part of the Arkhangelsk Oblast of Russia, as well as the Kola Peninsula (also known as the Russian North).
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