The world in 823 AD
On this page you'll find maps showing the places mentioned in the saga, plus some contextual maps showing the extent of the Viking world and their raids in the early 9th century.
Click on a map below to open a full-screen version.
Map 1
Rathulf's world in the early to mid-800s AD
Showing some of the major kingdoms, caliphates and other cultural groups in what is now Europe, the Middle East and Africa - with some of the principal cities and settlements of that time.
Map 2
Upper Sognefjorden
This map shows Rathulf's home fjord, the locations of the settlements mentioned in the story, and some of the land routes connecting them.
Map 3
The early Norse raids on the British Isles, 789 to 808 AD
Showing the early sea routes of the Viking raiders and the monasteries (and years) they attacked.
Map 4
Tamar estuary, 808 AD
Showing the route of the Viking flotilla and the site of the Sea Swift's sinking after the raid on the monastery of St Germanus.
Map 5
Southwest Britain, 823 AD
Showing some of the principal settlements and monastic houses of the time, including those places mentioned in this series.
Map 6
Rathulf's sea journey to Dumnonia
Showing the route of the Storm Beater in late summer 823 AD.
Map 7
Rathulf's arrival in Dumnonia
Depicting the route of Rathulf's jouney inland after his arrival in Dumnonia, showing some of the principal settlements and monastic houses of the time.
Map 8
Dumnonia's sister kingdoms across the Britannic Sea
Showing the kingdoms of Brittany and some of the principal settlements of the time.
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Additional copyright attribution - Map 1: Derived from “Blank in Europe (relief) (-mini map) (-political borders)”, Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0. Map 2: Derived from Norwegian Mapping Authority Open data. Creative Commons BY 4.0. Map 3 and Map 4: Contains Ordnance Survey Data. © Crown Copyright and Database Right 2017.