Garðar (; ; also spelled Gardar) is an

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

word meaning "strongholds", "enclosures" or "settlements". It may refer to: also means Garðar in Icelandic

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In the meaning "strongholds": *

Garðaríki (anglicized Gardariki or Gardarike) or is the Old Norse term used in medieval times for the states of Kievan Rus. As the Varangians dealt mainly with Northern Kievan Rus' lands, their sagas regard the city of (, Veliky Novgorod) as the capi ...

, modern territory of Belarus, western Russia and Ukraine. In the meaning "settlements": *

Garðar, Greenland Garðar was the seat of the bishop in the Norse settlements in Greenland. It is a Latin Catholic titular see, and was the first Catholic diocese established in the Americas. Diocese The sagas tell that Sokki Þórisson, a wealthy farmer of the ...

, a Norse settlement and titular see *

Gardar, North Dakota Gardar is an unincorporated community in Pembina County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces o ...

, an unincorporated community in the US, built up chiefly by Icelanders

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* Garðar Árnason (born 1938), Icelandic footballer *

Garðar Thór Cortes Garðar Thór Cortes (pronounced , born 2 May 1974) is an Icelandic tenor of Icelandic and English parentage. A former child actor, Garðar subsequently trained as a singer in Vienna, Copenhagen and London. He has performed various leading tenor ...

(born 1974), Icelandic tenor *

Gardar Eide Einarsson Gardar Eide Einarsson (born January 12, 1976) is a Norwegian-born artist who lives and works in Tokyo and New York City. His work encompasses installation, printmaking, painting and sculpture. Education *Einar Granum School of Fine Art, Oslo, ...

(born 1976), Norwegian-born artist * Garðar Gunnlaugsson (born 1983), Icelandic football forward * Garðar Jóhannsson (born 1980 ), Icelandic football striker *

Garðar Svavarsson Garðarr Svavarsson (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ; Modern Swedish: ) was a Swede who briefly resided in Iceland, according to the Sagas. He is said to be the second Scandinavian to reach the island of Iceland after Naddod. He and his family ...

(fl. 860s), Swede who was the first Scandinavian to live on Iceland

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