Serkland

English Etymology Borrowing from en non -. The second element is clearly non land land. The first may be related to en SaracenLee M. Hollander, Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway, page 581: "He proceeded with his army west to Africa, which the Varangians call Serkland [Saracen Land], and there he increased his strength greatly." (compare grc Σαρακηνός, showing the /k/) or may be non serkr sark, gown in reference to the clothing worn by the people of the region. Proper noun en historical in translations of Norse sagas and runestones The Abbasid caliphate. en He died in Serkland. References en exonyms en Iraq