There was reference to the Vikings (aka Russ) traveling along rivers in
Russia with stiff short boats in the movie "The 13th Warrior".
>
>Yes, as has been pointed out, it means "island", but with much wider spread
>than you might think. Such as New Jersey! Obviously borrowed for the Channel
>Island of the same name, but indubitably a Norse placename, along with many
>others on that island, and others nearby - such as Grosnez, which might look
>to be French, but contains the Norse ending -ness, meaning a headland.
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosnez_Castle
>
>And when meandering around the Hebrides, look out for placenames ending
>-setter, -shader and -sta, for example (of which there are hundreds!) - also
>Norse, of course.
>
>And then there are the Norse placenames in Ukraine
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnieper_Rapids
>
>... and runes in Istanbul
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runic_inscriptions_in_Hagia_Sophia
>
Chris
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