File:Starkad.jpg

Summary

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
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Author
Olaus Magnus (1490–1557)  wikidata:Q315804 s:en:Author:Olaus Magnus q:nn:Olaus Magnus
 
Alternative names
Olaus Magni; Магнус Олаус; Магнус, Олаус; Олаус Магнус; Olof Månsson; Olaus Magnus Gothus; Olaus Magnus; Olao Goto; Olafas Magnusas; Magnus, Archbishop of Uppsala Olaus; Olof Mansson; Archbishop of Uppsala Magnus Gothus; Olao Magno; Archbishop of Uppsala Magnus Olaus; Olaf Mansson
Description Swedish cartographer, diplomat, historian, Latin Catholic priest, anthropologist and Catholic bishop
Swedish patriot and writer
Date of birth/death October 1490 Edit this at Wikidata 1 August 1557 / 1 August 1557 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Linköping Cathedral Congregation Edit this at Wikidata Rome Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q315804

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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
Category:Details of Carta marina (Magnus) Category:Starkaðr Category:Insula magnetum
Category:CC-PD-Mark Category:Derivative versions Category:Details of Carta marina (Magnus) Category:Insula magnetum Category:PD-Art (PD-old-auto-expired) Category:PD-Art missing SDC copyright status Category:PD-old-100-expired Category:PD-old missing SDC copyright status Category:Starkaðr