Gotland

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

1200s–1669 trade confederation in Northern Europe

county (län) In Sweden

Danish artist (1914-1973)

14th century seafarers in the North and Baltic Seas

Gutnish ( ), or rarely Gutnic ( or ), is a North Germanic language spoken sporadically on the islands of Gotland and Fårö. The different dialects of Gutnish, while stemming from the Old Gutnish () variety of Old Norse, are sometimes considered part of modern Swedish. Gutnish exists in two variants, Mainland Gutnish (Storlandsgutamål or Storlandsmål), mostly spoken in the southern and southeastern portion of Gotland, where the dialect of Lau became the standard form on the Main Island (Lau Gutnish → Laumål), and Fårö Gutnish (Gutnish: Faroymal; ), spoken on the island of Fårö. UNESCO defines Gu

extinct language

Swedish religious activist (1859-1953); second son of Oscar II of Sweden and Sofia of Nassau

German noble (1355-1407)

thumb|The former Swedish church in Gammalsvenskby. St John's Lutheran parish church has been rebuilt and serves as an Orthodox church today Gammalsvenskby (; ; ) is a former village that is now a neighbourhood of Zmiivka () in Beryslav Raion of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. It was briefly known as Verbivka () prior to being integrated with Zmiivka. Gammalsvenskby is known for its Estonian Swedish cultural heritage.

thumb|right|Kubb King on an unused pitch during final rounds of the 2013 USA Kubb National Championship

thumb|This Snake-witch stone|picture stone from Smiss in [[När, Gotland has been interpreted as depicting Vitastjärna.]] Gutasaga (Gutasagan) is a saga regarding the history of Gotland before its Christianization. It was recorded in the 13th century and survives in only a single manuscript, the Codex Holm. B 64, dating to , kept at the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm together with the Gutalag, the legal code of Gotland. It was written in the Old Gutnish language, a variety of Old Norse.

horse breed

1915 battle

Swedish sculptor (1856–1935)

Swedish politician (1755-1824)

Gaut (, from a Proto-Germanic *Gautaz) is an early Germanic name which represents a mythical ancestor or national god in the origin myth of the Geats.

right|thumb|250px|Sweden in the 12th century before the incorporation of [[Finland during the 13th century.

Swedish passenger ship built in 1899 and sunk in 1944

thumb|A pitcher of gotlandsdricka Gotlandsdricka (in modern Gutnish drikke or drikko, and drikku) is a traditional homebrewed alcoholic beverage made on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It is a kind of ale, closely related to the Finnish sahti, and Norwegian maltøl with a smoky, bitter-sweet, spicy (juniper) flavor. It is similar to gruit.

275 px|thumb|The beginning of ‘‘Gutalagen’’ in the Holm B 64 manuscript.

painting by Carl Gustaf Hellqvist

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thumb|A game of pärk Pärk or Paerk is a game somewhat similar to a game of baseball but where the aim is to gain ground like in American football, that has been played for centuries on the island of Gotland in Baltic Sea. The game is played with two teams of 7 people on a field that is wide and that can vary in length. The players hit the ball with their hands or feet. The paerk, or serve area, is marked off with wooden laths and measures .

thumb|Varpa, Stånga Games, [[Gotland.]] thumb|Flat limestones from Gotland's beaches, tumbled and rounded by the sea, are the original varpa stones used in the game