Njars
Ancient name for the inhabitants of Nericia. The root nari, neri is cognate to English narrow and refers to the narrow inlets that caracterized the geography. The north-eastern (Kvismaren-Hjälmaren) has disappeared artificially, but the southern part of the province still has a large fjord (Alsen), a tribe that is also mentioned in the lay of Völund (Weyland the Smith):
"When the Lord of the Njars, Nidud, heard
That Völund sat in Wolfdale alone,
He sent warriors forth: white their shield-bosses
In the waning moon, and their mail glittered."
- Translated by W. H. Auden and P. B. Taylor
A subgroup of the Svear.
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