Reidgotaland
Reidgotaland (Old Icelandic Hreiðgotaland ) is an area mentioned in prehistoric sagas , the prose Edda , in various old Norse poems and in the Nordisk familjebok . Its exact location is unclear. Maybe it was a name for different areas.
etymology
The name could be derived from the word hreiðr , which meant bird's nest . Another possible explanation of the name is the derivation of reið ( riding, traveling ). The second part of the name refers to the Goths or the inhabitants of Gotland .
Localization
The Hervarar saga extensively describes events in Reidgotaland. It possibly means the area of the Ostrogoths, since it represents a great battle with the Huns . But it is also possible that they were based in Schleswig.
So the Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum (and Ragnarssona þáttr ?)
Snorri Sturluson's Edda apparently means Jutland, which was distinguished from Eygotaland , ( Gotland ) and the Danish islands. Likewise Tale of Ragnar's Sons , than the dominion of Hvitserk reidgotaland and Wendland (Slavic Area) indicates. The Hervarar saga mentions a border forest to Hunaland , which indicates a mainland.
On the Rök rune stone , Reidgotaland ( hraiþkutum ) is equated with Östergötland .