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. As of 2016, its population is 90. History Gardar was founded ca. 1878, and was originally built up chiefly by Icelanders Icelanders ( is, Íslending ...

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

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Garðar Árnason Garðar Árnason (born 6 January 1938) is an Icelandic retired footballer who played as a defender for Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur. He earned 11 caps for Iceland, the first coming on 26 June 1959 in a 4–2 home loss to Denmark at Laugardals ...

(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 Garðar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born 7 September 1983) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for ÍA Akranes in the Úrvalsdeild karla. He is the younger brother of Arnar Gunnlaugsson and Bjarki Gunnlaugsson. Club career Garðar was born in Akr ...

(born 1983), Icelandic football forward *

Garðar Jóhannsson Garðar Jóhannsson (born 1 April 1980 in Garðabær) is a retired Icelandic football striker. Career Fredrikstad bought Garðar for 2 million NOK in August 2006, only a month after he was bought for 100.000 NOK by an Icelandic club. Because ...

(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 a ...

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

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