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Scandia (other)
Scandia or Scandza is an early name used for the Scandinavian Peninsula by the first cartographers charting northern Europe. Scandia may also refer to: Places * Scandia, Alberta, a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada * Scandia Eastern Irrigation District Museum, an open-air museum in eastern Alberta * Scandia, Kansas, a city in the United States * Scandia, Minnesota, a city in the United States * Scandia Township, Polk County, Minnesota, a township in the United States * Scandia Trail, Minnesota State Highway 97 * Scandia Valley Township, Morrison County, Minnesota, a township in the United States * Scandia, Solano County, California Science * An alternate name for scandium oxide, Sc2O3 * Scandia (cnidarian), ''Scandia'' (cnidarian), a genus of hydrozoans in the family Hebellidae * Scandia (plant), ''Scandia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae * Scandia Tholi, a List of mountains on Mars, mountain on Mars (a classical albedo feature) Media * Scandia (journal), ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandia
Scandza was described as a "great island" by Gothic-Byzantine historian Jordanes in his work ''Getica''. The island was located in the Arctic regions of the sea that surrounded the world. The location is usually identified with Scandinavia. Jordanes was a Roman citizen living in Constantinople but described himself as being of Gothic descent. His ''Getica'', written in 551 AD, gives a history of the Goths, beginning in Scandza from where they later migrated to Gothiscandza, near the mouth of the Vistula River. The Swedish archaeologist Göran Burenhult describes this account as a unique glimpse into the tribes of Scandinavia in the 6th century. Geographical description through history Early Greek and Roman geographers used the name ''Scandia'' for various uncharted islands in Northern Europe. The name originated in Greek sources, which used it for a long time for different islands in the Mediterranean region. In the Iliad the name denotes an ancient city in Kythira, Greece. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
