Serkland en · PROPN
Etymology
Borrowing from Old Norse. The second element is clearly land (“land”). The first may be related to Saracen (compare Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός (Sarakēnós), showing the /k/) or may be serkr (“sark, gown”) in reference to the clothing worn by the people of the region.
Meanings
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(historical, in translations of Norse sagas and runestones) The Abbasid caliphate.
He died in Serkland.