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[[File: | [[File:DTVA - Old English Orosius excerpt.jpg|thumb|250px|An excerpt of the "Old English Orosius", mentioning the name of Ohthere of Hålogaland / 11th cent.]] | ||
The {{Wiki|Old Norse}} term for the Navigator was ''{{Wiki|is:Leiðsögumaður|leiðsögumaðr}}''. He was the guide; that is a man (''[[wikt:maðr|maðr]]'') gifted with great knowledge of the route (''leiðsaga''). The ''leiðsögumaðr'' knew which path (''[[wikt:leið|leið]]'') was the fastest or least risky. | The {{Wiki|Old Norse}} term for the Navigator was ''{{Wiki|is:Leiðsögumaður|leiðsögumaðr}}''. He was the guide; that is a man (''[[wikt:maðr|maðr]]'') gifted with great knowledge of the route (''leiðsaga''). The ''leiðsögumaðr'' knew which path (''[[wikt:leið|leið]]'') was the fastest or least risky. | ||
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The Old Norse term for the Navigator was leiðsögumaðr. He was the guide; that is a man (maðr) gifted with great knowledge of the route (leiðsaga). The leiðsögumaðr knew which path (leið) was the fastest or least risky.
Ohthere of Hålogaland, a Norse seafarer, is a prominent example of a Navigator. He recounted many of his trips to King Alfred of Wessex (circa 890 CE), providing the Christian world with a more comprehensive knowledge of the "North" and its people.
Here is an excerpt of the "Old English Orosius", chronicling the beginning of Ohtere of Hålogaland's journey in the North.