File:Starkad.jpg
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English: Part of the Carta Marina of 1539 by Olaus Magnus, depicting the location of magnetic north vaguely conceived as "INSVLA MAGNETV[M]" (Latin for "Island of Magnets") off the modern city Murmansk. The man character holding the rune staffs is the Norse hero Starkad. The rune staffs are inscribed "Starcaterus" (left) and "pugil Sueticus" (right) in runes. The inscription "STARCATERVS PVGIL SVETICVS" (Starcater Swedish fist fighter) is repeated in Latin characters. |
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This file was derived from: Carta Marina.jpeg |
| Author | Olaus Magnus |
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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | ||||
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- 2007-05-10 10:40 Berig 592×266× (84202 bytes) cropped from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Carta_Marina.jpeg
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| current | 15:41, 9 September 2012 | 592 × 266 (82 KB) | OgreBot | (BOT): Uploading old version of file from en.wikipedia; originally uploaded on 2007-05-10 10:40:55 by Berig |
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