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Isn't Thule on Greenland (or are there multiple Thule around?)
by wodenokoto 4y ago
Isn't Thule on Greenland (or are there multiple Thule around?)
- capableweb 4y agoThere seems to be multiple Thule, but none of them in Sweden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_(disambiguation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_(disambiguation), although there seems to be a Swedish brand with the name as well, but unrelated to the location as far as I can tell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_Group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_Group
- jeltz 4y agoThule comes from a Greek cartographer, Pytheas. Thule was supposed to be an island to the north of Britain, but nobody knows what he referred to or if whatever place he referred to even was real. Some people, especially 19th century Scandinavian nationalists, associate Thule with Scandinavia.
- coremoff 4y agothis is possibly in reference to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggerland
- jeltz 4y agoUnlikely. Thule was supposed to exist in 330 BC, long after Doggerland had disappeared. There are many other candidates which would make more sense and fit better with his descriptions, including Norway.
- SuoDuanDao 4y agoMultiple I think. I believe Thule was the capital of the Greenland Norse civilization, but it's also a local story about a high culture that disappeared.