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Ringerike is a traditional district in Norway, commonly consisting of the municipalities Hole, and Ringerike in Buskerud county. In older times, Ringerike had a larger range which went westward, to the municipalities Krødsherad, Modum, and Sigdal, also in Buskerud. Ringerike has a rich history that is connected with one of the most notable kings in the history of Norway, as Halfdan the Black and the Dagling clan. There are also many archaeological remains in the area, dating to the medieval period and earlier. ==Etymology== The district was known in Old Norse as ''Hringaríki'' which means the ''reich of the Rings'', and the Rings were a Germanic tribe. The initial ''H'' was dropped sometime in the 13th century.〔 The etymology of the district has been, however, contested among philologists. Halvdan Koht suggested in 1921 that the first settlers of Ringerike settled around Tyrifjorden in a ring, though this theory is outdated to many. It is suggested that Ringerike was named in a similar fashion of Romerike, which was named after the old name for Glomma, ''Rauma''.〔 Eivind Vågslid suggested in 1959 that ''Ringa'' was the old name of the river Storelva, because it goes in a ring-shaped form. 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「Ringerike (traditional district)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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