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The origin of the name "Kven" is unclear. The name appears for the first time in a 9th century Old English version, written by King Alfred of Wessex, of a work by the Roman author Orosius, in the plural form "Cwenas". It is still in use today, indicating a Finnish speaking Kven minority in northern Norway. ==Norwegian background== (詳細はKvenland and Kvens seem to be from Old English and Icelandic sources (9th to 13th centuries). Furthermore, most of them seem to have been connected to a certain geographical area in Norway in one way or another: * Ottar, the source used by King Alfred of Wessex, was from Hålogaland * Orkneyinga saga described how Nór travelled from Kvenland to Trondheim * Egil's saga described how Thorolf travelled from Namdalen (north of Trondheim) to Kvenland * Writer of the publication mentioning Terra Feminarum was especially familiar with Trondheim and also mentioned Hålogaland * Kvens were mentioned 1271 to have pillaged Hålogaland This might indicate that the term "Kven" was originally used in Norwegian dialects around a rather compact area ranging from Trondheim to Hålogaland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Origin of the name Kven」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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