Romerike

Also known as Kingdom of Raumarike, Raumarici

Romerike is a traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Akershus municipalities Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Rælingen and Aurskog-Høland in the southern end (Nedre Romerike), and Ullensaker, Gjerdrum, Nannestad, Nes, Eidsvoll and Hurdal in the northern end (Øvre Romerike).

Key facts

Settlement.name: Romerike
Settlement.native_name_lang: nb
Settlement.image_map: Nedre og Øvre Romerike.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Romerike including municipalities
Settlement.settlement_type: District
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Akershus
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Austlandet
Settlement.pushpin_map: Akershus#Norway

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: romeriking
Population: 305397
Area: 3988.71
Image: Romerike from plane.jpg

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Contents

Etymology
History
Kings of Raumariki
Raknehaugen
References
Other sources
External links

==Etymology== The Old Norse form of the name was ', but the name must be much older (see below). The first element is the genitive plural of ' m ("person from Romerike"); the final element is '' n ("realm"; cf. Ringerike, Rånrike). In the Hversu Noregr byggdist and in Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar, the name is attributed to the mythical king Raum the Old (Raumr inn gamli). According to the latter saga, the members of the family were big and ugly, and because of this big and ugly people were called "great Raumar".