The orb of the world, which mankind inhabits, is riveted by many fjords, so
that great seas run into the land from the Outer Ocean. Thus, it is known that
a great sea goes in through NORVASUND (Straits of Gibraltar) all the way to
the land of Jerusalem. From that same sea a long bight stretches towards the
north-east, called the Black Sea, which divides the three continents of the
earth: to the east lies Asia, to the west lies Europe, but to the north of the
Black Sea Greater Sweden or Sweden the Cold (Russia)
Through Greater Sweden (Russia) from the range of mountains that lie to the
north beyond the edge of human habitation, there runs a river properly called
the Tanais (Don), which flows into the Black Sea. In Asia to the east of the
TANAIS there was a land called Asaland or Asaheim (land of the Ęsir); its
chief city was called Asgard (Home of the Ęsir). The city was ruled by a
chieftain called Odin and it was a great centre for sacrifices...
