-
Alfred of Wes****, of a work by the
Roman author Orosius, in the
plural form
Cwenas. Today, however, Kven
refers to
Finnish (Kven)
speaking people who have...
-
Winnili – by Paul the Deacon, c. 790; Finnas,
Cwenas – by
Ohthere of Hålogaland, c. 888; Finnas,
Cwenas, Qwen (Qwensae) – by King
Alfred the
Great of...
- Sweden), the Sami
people (Finnas), and of two
peoples called the
Cwenas,
living in
Cwena land to the
north of the Swedes, and the Beormas, whom he found...
-
Chronicle of Henry)
Kvenir / Kvænir
mentioned in
Egils Saga /
Kvanes /
Cwenas mentioned by
Ohthere (more
probably they were the Kainulaiset, that dwelt...
-
international footprint in Johannesburg,
South Africa during the 8th
edition of the
CWENA Awards. She has also
received certification from
Emerging Leaders organized...
- Swēoland, oð ðæt land norðeweard; and toēmnes ðǣm
lande norðeweardum,
Cwēna land. Then
Sweden is
along the land to the south, on the
other side of the...
- village's name
means 'Queen's farm/settlement'; or
perhaps 'farm/settlement of
Cwena' or 'woman's farm/settlement'. The
parish borders the
parishes of Wootton...
- had a po****tion of 156. The name of
Quendon derives from the Old
English cwena (queen, or woman) and denu (a valley),
meaning the
valley owned by a queen...
