Valland

In Norse legend, Valland is the name of the part of Europe which is inhabited by Celtic and Romance peoples.[1] The element Val- is derived from *Walhaz, a Proto-Germanic word whose descendants were used in various Germanic languages to refer to the inhabitants of the Western Roman Empire.

  1. ^ The entry Valnöt in Svensk etymologisk ordbok by Elof Hellquist (1922).