Garðar (; ; also spelled Gardar) is an

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was 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 ...

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 was the Old Norse term used in the Middle Ages for the lands of Rus'_people, Rus'. According to ''Göngu-Hrólfs saga'', the name (also used as a name for Novgorod Land, Novgorodian Rus') was synonymous ...

, modern territory of Belarus, western Russia and Ukraine. In the meaning "settlements": * Garðar, Greenland, a Norse settlement and titular see * Gardar, North Dakota, an unincorporated community in the US, built up chiefly by Icelanders

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* Garðar Árnason (born 1938), Icelandic footballer * Garðar Thór Cortes (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. Einarsson participated on a 2006 group show entitle ...

(born 1976), Norwegian-born artist * Garðar Gunnlaugsson (born 1983), Icelandic football forward * Garðar Jóhannsson (born 1980), Icelandic football striker * Garðar Svavarsson (fl. 860s), Swede who was the first Scandinavian to live on Iceland

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