Difference between revisions of "Toponym"
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| − | Toponyms are place-names, which can reveal the historical use or function of a site. The etymological origin of toponyms is not always clear, thus the interpretation of toponyms is often a hypothetical issue. Nevertheless, toponyms are important indicators, as historical landscape elements can be anticipated on the basis of meaningfully constituted place-names. In a maritime context this has been demonstrated in Denmark with the snekke epithet frequently found in coastal place names.<ref>B. Holmberg, 'Maritime Place-Names', in: O. Crumlin-Pedersen (ed.), Aspects of Maritime Scandinavia AD 200-1200 (Roskilde, 1991), pp.233-240</ref> The snekke | + | Toponyms are place-names, which can reveal the historical use or function of a site. The etymological origin of toponyms is not always clear, thus the interpretation of toponyms is often a hypothetical issue. Nevertheless, toponyms are important indicators, as historical landscape elements can be anticipated on the basis of meaningfully constituted place-names. In a maritime context this has been demonstrated in Denmark with the ''snekke'' epithet frequently found in coastal place names.<ref>B. Holmberg, 'Maritime Place-Names', in: O. Crumlin-Pedersen (ed.), Aspects of Maritime Scandinavia AD 200-1200 (Roskilde, 1991), pp.233-240</ref> The ''snekke'' was a longship associated to the Danish ''leding'' (maritime levy) organisation. The historical character of an entire fjord region can be reconstructed on the basis of toponyms.<ref>T. Lemm & S. Kalmring, 'The Flensburg inlet in the Viking Age - a neglected maritime cultural landscape', in: B. V. Eriksen, A. Abegg-Wigg, R. Bleile & U. Ickerodt (eds.), Interation without borders (Schleswig, 2017), pp. 631-648.</ref> |
Revision as of 15:49, 5 August 2020
Toponyms are place-names, which can reveal the historical use or function of a site. The etymological origin of toponyms is not always clear, thus the interpretation of toponyms is often a hypothetical issue. Nevertheless, toponyms are important indicators, as historical landscape elements can be anticipated on the basis of meaningfully constituted place-names. In a maritime context this has been demonstrated in Denmark with the snekke epithet frequently found in coastal place names.[1] The snekke was a longship associated to the Danish leding (maritime levy) organisation. The historical character of an entire fjord region can be reconstructed on the basis of toponyms.[2]
- ↑ B. Holmberg, 'Maritime Place-Names', in: O. Crumlin-Pedersen (ed.), Aspects of Maritime Scandinavia AD 200-1200 (Roskilde, 1991), pp.233-240
- ↑ T. Lemm & S. Kalmring, 'The Flensburg inlet in the Viking Age - a neglected maritime cultural landscape', in: B. V. Eriksen, A. Abegg-Wigg, R. Bleile & U. Ickerodt (eds.), Interation without borders (Schleswig, 2017), pp. 631-648.
