Rumerike or Raumariki ( dr. Scand. Raumaríki ) is a historical region located northeast of Oslo , which now is southeast of Norway . Rumerique is located on the territory of the modern municipality of Akershus and consists of:
- Northern Rumerique ( Norwegian Øvre Romerike ), located on the territory of modern communes: Ullensaker , Errum , Nannestad , Nes , Aidswall , Khurdal ;
- Southern Rumerique ( Norwegian Nedre Romerike ), located on the territory of modern communes: Fet , Lörenskug , Nitedal , Relingen , Shedsmu , Serum and Eurskug-Hölann .
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Etymology
The word Raumaríki consists of two parts:
- Raumar - genus case, pl. h. from raumr - a man from Rumerike;
- ríki - kingdom, state, reich .
In modern Rumerica, the lower part of Glomma was called the Raumelfr - the river of the Rums.
History
Before the unification of Norway, Rumerike was a small independent state. The heyday of the principality falls on the V — VII century A.D. A 6th-century Gothic scholar Jordan in his work Getica mentions a tribe called Raumarici in Scandza , which fully corresponds to the Latinized version of Raumaríki .
In Beowulf and Widside , Heaðo-Reamas , war reams, are mentioned. The ratio of others. Reamas et al. Raumar , the same as others. Geatas et al. Gautar .
In the VIII century, according to the Circle of the Earth Snorri Sturluson , rumerik was ruled by the semi-legendary kingings Sigurd Ring and Ragnar Lodbrok .
In the 9th century, Halvdan the Black subjugated Rumerica to himself, defeating in a series of battles his ruler Sigtrura, and then his brother and successor Eystein. After the death of Halvdan, the area obeyed Eric Anunsson. Nevertheless, it was conquered by the son of Halvdan the Black, Harald the Fair-haired , who spent the whole summer trying to enter the region into the bosom of his newly created kingdom of Norway.
Rulers
- Raum Old
- Eystein Halvdansson
- Halvdan Quiet
- Sigtruur Einsteinsson
- Einstein Einsteinsson, brother of Sigtrura
- Halvdan Black
- Eric Anunsson
Raknehaug
Almost in the heart of Rumerik, in Ullensaker , there is the funerary hill of Raknehaug ( dr. Scand. Raknehaug ), dated 550–552 A.D. The name probably comes from a king named Rakni . With 77 meters in diameter and 15 meters in height, Raknehaug is the largest funerary hill in northern Europe [1] .
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