Names only appearing in Widsith with no further information are excluded from the list.
A–C Modernized nameNames in medieval languagesName meaning and/or identificationNotes Amals , , in Alfred the Great's translation of Boethius. The Gothic Amal dynasty, to which Theodoric the Great and Ermanaric belonged. Name probably derived from Gothic *amals (bravery, vigor). The medieval versions add the suffix -ung indicating "belonging to". Amelungenland (ON Amlungaland) refers to Dietrich's kingdom in northern Italy (see also Lombardy). In Middle High German epic, used for Dietrich von Bern's relatives. This name is used exclusively and instead of the term "Goth". In Dietrichs Flucht and Rabenschlacht, Dietrich's followers are split between Amelungs and Wolfings, whereas in the Nibelungenlied, all his followers are Amelungs. The Þiðreks saga confuses Amlungaland with the land of the Harlungen, who in German sources are associated with Breisach and the south Rhine. Amoþingas See Hinnøya Ænenas A people mentioned in Widsith that can not be identified. Perhaps, they are identical to the Nuithones of Tacitus, if the name is emended to Unithones.Angles, , From PGmc *Angilaz, itself from the name of the Anglia peninsula, where they settled. Related to PGmc *angōn ("curve; neck") and *angulaz ("hook, tip"). Agnafit Located at the outflow of Mälaren where modern Stockholm is situated. In Ynglinga saga, it is reported that it got its name "Agne's meadow" from the story when the legendary Swedish king Agne's bride hanged him from a tree there, in his golden torc.Ynglinga saga, Hervarar saga, Ásmundar saga kappabana, Orvar-Odd's saga and in the Saga of Olaf Haraldsson. Álfheimr (region) In the Norse legendary sagas, the name of an area corresponding to Bohuslän, in Sweden. Andvari Falls, Waterfall of Andvari The waterfalls of the dwarf Andvari, who swam there in the form of a pike and owned the hoard that later became known as the Rhinegold. Loki later caught him and extorted from him all the gold, including the cursed ring Andvaranaut. Aquitaine , Region in modern western France. The people of Walter of Aquitaine in the Waltharius, Walter's association with Aquitaine (MHG Wasconenlant, Wasconje lant, "Basque Land") and his encounter with Gunther and Hagen in the Vosges (MHG Waskenwalt) may have reinforced each other. The smith Hertrich dwells there in Biterolf und Dietleib. Arastein The name means "eagle cliff". After having killed Hunding's sons and just before meeting Sigrun in Helgakvíða Hundingsbana I, Helgi Hundingsbani rests at Arastein. Arheimar The "river home" on the Dniepr was the capital of the Goths in Hervarar saga. It has been identified with Kamjans'ke Horodyšče, near Kamianka-Dniprovska which has provided archaeological finds to support it. Kiev has also been proposed but does not fit archaeologically or historically. Baiuvarii (Bavarians) In the Nibelungenlied, the Bavarians have a reputation for robbery and boastfulness. They attack the Burgundians as they travel to the Huns in Hungary. Banings A people mentioned in Widsith and perhaps located in central Germany. It may be connected with the district name Bainab that appears Origo Gentis Langobardorum, and the people Βαινοχαῖμαι that Ptolemy located near the Elbe. Bechelaren , Pöchlarn in modern Austria. The Þiðreks saga places it on the Rhine rather than on the Danube. The capital of the Hunnish march ruled by Rüdiger. Bern , Verona, Italy. The change of v to b could show Romance or Gothic influence, while the remainder of the development of Verona to MHG Berne is regular. This was the first city south of the Alps on the usual route from Germany. Home of Dietrich von Bern. The term Bernære (Berner/Veronan) is commonly used to refer to Dietrich in medieval German epic. In Dietrichs Flucht, Dietrich von Bern's father Dietmar founds Bern, whereas in the Heldenbuch-Prosa the city is constructed by Dietrich's real father, the demon Machmet (Mohammad), in three nights. Bohemians (Czechs) A Slavic people living in the modern Czech Republic. Attila and Dietrich von Bern are challenged by Wenezlan, the ruler of the Bohemians, in Dietrich und Wenezlan. Bohemians also fight against Attila in Biterolf und Dietleib, in which they are said to fight with flails. Bolmsö The home of the sons of Arngrímr, the twelve berserkers in the Samsey poetry. The island is situated in lake Bolmen in the Finnveden region of Götaland. The name is from the name of the lake, Bolmen, which is from Old East Norse *bolmber meaning "big one". Schütte argued that Angelstad at the lake was named after Angantyr, which is accepted by Pritsak. This is according to the more original R version of Hervarar saga. The considerably more altered H and U versions place it in Hålogaland in Norway. Gesta danorum places the berserkers in Sweden. Bragalund The name means "grove where great deeds are performed" and appears in the heroic poem Helgakvíða Hundingsbana II. A fictive location where the hero killed bears. Brálund The element brá is the same as that of the real location Brávellir but Brálundr may have been created for alliterative purposes in the poems Helgakvíða Hundingsbana I and Helgakvíða Hundingsbana II. The location where the hero of the poems was born to Sigmund and Borghild. Brand Isle The word brandr may refer to "a stock in the front of a ship" and appears in the heroic poem Helgakvíða Hundingsbana I, it has been suggested to correspond to the island Brännholmen in Östergötland. A location where the hero has assembled his fleet. Brávellir, Bråviken , The name Brávellir refers the plains (vellir, "wolds") near Norrköping in Östergötland, and Bråviken to the inlet (-viken) north-east of the city. The first element is the Old East Norse adjective *brar ("shining"), but the name of the inlet may originally have been *Brae meaning "the shining one" or the fjard to which the river *Bra (Motala ström) runs. The location of the massive Battle of Brávellir between Danish king Harald Wartooth and Swedish king Sigurd Ring, the father of Ragnar Lodbrok. It was also the home of Sinfjötli in Helgakviða Hundingsbana I, stanza 42 (taunted for having had unnatural relations with Sigurd's horse Grani there). Breisach , (?) Breisach on the Rhine. In German tradition, the home of the Harlungen. In the Þiðreks saga, Trelinnborg is one of three cities associated with the Harlungen and is usually identified with Breisach. Brittany (Bertangaland) A Celtic-speaking region in modern Western France. The normal name for Brittany in Old Norse was ("lesser Britain") or ("southern Britain"), and Bretons were called - the form in the Þiðreks saga is based on a genitive plural of a name , which, however, is not used in the saga. The name could have been altered by influence of and confusion with Bardengau, a region in Northern Germany. In the Þiðreks saga, the kingdom of King Arthur, but it is seized by king Isung after Arthur's death. Dietrich von Bern faces twelve champions there, including Siegfried/Sigurd. Dietleib von Steier is killed there by the forces of Hertnið. Brondings The people of Breca and his father Beanstan. The name is maybe from brond ("sword") or from ON brandr, which means "prow of a ship". Black Forest The Norse name means "Swabian Forest" and could also refer to the Swabian Jura around Switzerland. In the Þiðreks saga, Sigurd/Siegfried's mother gives birth to the hero and dies in the "Swabian Forest". Sigurd/Siegfried is subsequently raised by a hind in the forest. Bruna Bay Wessén translates the name as "bay of breaking waves" (the word allbruna appears in the Gotland dialect of Old Norse), while Bugge translates it as the "bay of burning and pillaging". It appears in the heroic poem Helgakvíða Hundingsbana II. A fictive location where the hero rests with his fleet. Burgundians , , The Germanic tribe of the Burgundians, who settled first on the Rhine and then in Burgundy. Name possibly means "those who dwell in high places/forts" from PGmc *burg-. Their origins have been connected to Borgund, in Norway, and to the island of Bornholm (ON: Borgundarholmr, OE: Burgendaland). The historical Burgundian kings Gunther/Gunnarr, Giselher, and Gernot are described as Burgundians in the German tradition. Widsith associated Gunther (Guðhere) with the Burgundians, and Gunnarr is described as "friend of the Burgundians" () in Atlakviða, but otherwise in ON, he and his brothers are called Niflungar. In Middle High German tradition, their kingdom is centered around Worms on the Rhine. In the Waltharius, the capital is Châlons; however, here Gunther and his brothers are Franks and Hildigund and her father Hericus are Burgundians. Busiltjorn Busi is a variant of buði and means "swollen", cf. busilkinna ("woman with swollen cheeks"), while tjǫrn means "lake". When Sigurd chooses a horse, he drives a herd through the river Busiltjorn and the only horse that does not swim back is Grani. Carpathians Most scholars have long agreed that Hervarar saga preserves an ancient Germanic form of the name "Carpathians" as Harvað-, from PGmc *χarfaþ-, from an earlier karpat, as it shows that it has been worked on by Grimm's law. Mentioned in the Gothic legends in Hervarar saga. Chatti, Chattuarii, , A people mentioned in both Beowulf (line 2363) in connection with Hygelac's historic raid into Frisia, and in Widsith (line 33), where they have a ruler named Hūn. The name derives from hæt ("hat") meaning "helmet" and -ware ("inhabitants"), so it means "helmet bearers" or "helmet dwellers". They were a "people on the lower Rhine" who were Frankish or allied with the Franks. They were raid's victims but also the ones who defeated the Geats. They are also mentioned in connection with Hygelac's raid by Liber Historiæ Francorum where they are called Attoarii. Cumans A nomadic Turkic people also known as the Polovtsi; Valwen is the German form of this second name. The Cumans appear as archers in Attila's army in Biterolf und Dietleib and also in the minstrel epic König Rother.
D–G Modernized nameNames in medieval languagesName meaning and/or identificationNotesDaglingsIn the Ynglinga saga, Dag the Great is the father of Dageiðr, who together with Alaric, the king of Sweden, had the son Alf1. Dag's descendants were called the Daglings (dǫglingar). In Snorri's source Ynglingatal 8, dǫglingar ("descendant of Dag") appears, but Elias Wessén comments that this probably refers to Dag the Wise an earlier king of Sweden, and Snorri's inclusion of a second king named Dag appears unmotivated. An ancestral Dag also appears in sources such as Hversu Noregr byggðist, Hervarar saga, Orvar-Odd's saga, and Ragnarssona þáttr. Dean A people mentioned in Widsith, line 63, and who lived somewhere in southern Scandinavia. It appears to be the same name as the Daukíones reported by Ptolemy and Ptolemy's form is derived from PGmc *Dauhjaniz while Widsith'''s form is from the non-hypocoristic form *Dauhaniz, both from same PGmc base *dauh as the verb *dugan ("to be worth"). |It has also been suggested that Dēanum should be emended to Denum ("Danes"). |- | Danes |, , |From PGmc *đaniz, of uncertain origin. Some suggestions are "valley inhabitants", "inhabitants of swampy borderlands in the south", and "forest people" (cf. modern German Tanne, pine tree). They are not mentioned before the 6th c. | In several medieval chronicles, a Danish tradition is preserved that an eponymous king Dan had ruled over Zealand, Møn, Falster and Lolland, a kingdom called Vihtesleth. Most Middle High German heroic poems include Danish heroes, and in the Nibelungenlied a distinction seems to be made between (a march of the Holy Roman Empire between the rivers Schlei and Eider inhabited by Danes) and (a separate kingdom). |- | Drecanflis |