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Generate Viking kingdom names drawn from the way Norse realms were actually named: historical kingdoms like Vestfold, Hálogaland and Jórvík, Old Norse compounds ending in -ríki, -land, -mörk and -heimr, and readable English forms such as Kingdom of Skjoldmark or the Jarldom of Skarvik. Built for worldbuilding, Norse RPGs, Crusader Kings and Bannerlord campaigns, and saga-style fiction.

About Viking kingdom names

The Viking Age did not have one Viking kingdom. It had dozens of small realms that were slowly swallowed by the crowns of Norway, Denmark and Sweden, and their names follow a few clear patterns. Most were named for the land itself: Vestfold (the western fold of the Oslofjord), Hálogaland (land of the northern lights), Hörðaland (land of the Hörðar tribe), Raumaríki and Hringaríki (realm of the Raumar, realm of the Ringer). Abroad, Norse rulers named their conquests after the town they held, so the Kingdom of Jórvík, Dyflin and Veðrafjörðr were all kingdoms of a single fortified port.

The building blocks are short and reusable. Ríki means realm, land means land, mörk is a border forest or march, fold is a flat plain, heimr a home, garðr an enclosure or stronghold, and vík a bay. Put a tribe, animal, founder or feature in front of one of those and you have a name that sounds like it belongs in Heimskringla: Úlfríki, Hrafnmörk, Kingdom of Ketilsfjord.

The list mixes real Norse kingdoms and earldoms, Old Norse compounds with their accents, and English-spelled forms that work in a game lobby or a fantasy map. Pick the register that matches your project and keep it consistent across every realm on the map.

How to choose Viking kingdom names

  • Decide the scale first: a petty kingdom covers one fjord or valley (Sogn, Hadaland), a sea-kingdom is a chain of islands (Suðreyjar, Orkneyjar), and a high kingdom such as Noregr is the crown that swallowed them all.
  • Name overseas Viking kingdoms after their chief port, exactly as the Norse did with Jórvík and Dyflin; the kingdom and its capital share a name.
  • For an invented realm, combine one concrete element (wolf, raven, iron, frost, a founder's name) with one land word (-ríki, -land, -mörk, -fold, -heimr) rather than stacking two abstract words.
  • Old Norse letters such as ð, þ, œ and ö add authenticity in prose; drop them (Ulfriki, Thelamork) for game servers, maps, or anywhere fonts are unreliable, and stay consistent.
  • Attach a ruling dynasty or a banner to each kingdom (the Ynglingar of Vestfold, the Raven Banner of Orkney) so the name carries a story, not just a location.

Frequently asked questions

What were real Viking kingdoms called?

Before unification Norway alone held petty kingdoms such as Vestfold, Rogaland, Hörðaland, Sogn, Hálogaland, Raumaríki and Hringaríki. Danes ruled Jótland, Selund and Skáney, the Svear held Svealand and Uppland, and Norse rulers abroad held the Kingdom of Jórvík (York), the Kingdom of Dublin, the Kingdom of the Isles, the Earldom of Orkney and Garðaríki in the east.

How do I make an invented Viking kingdom name sound authentic?

Use a real Old Norse land word as the ending: -ríki (realm), -land, -mörk (march or forest), -fold (plain), -heimr (home), -garðr (stronghold) or -vík (bay). Pair it with a single concrete first element such as a tribe, animal, colour, or founder. Two-part names like Úlfríki, Járnmörk or Ketilsfjord follow the same logic as Hálogaland and Raumaríki.

What is the difference between a kingdom and a jarldom?

A jarl was a noble ruling a region either independently or on behalf of a king; the Jarls of Hlaðir (Lade) and the Jarls of Orkney were often kings in all but title. In fiction a jarldom works well for a powerful province or an island earldom, while a kingdom implies a crowned ruler with his own law and coinage.

Can I use these names for Crusader Kings, Bannerlord, Valheim or a novel?

Yes. The historical names are public knowledge and the invented ones are free to use. For games that cannot display Old Norse characters, choose the English-spelled forms such as Kingdom of Skjoldmark or the Jarldom of Skarvik, which were written to read cleanly in any font.

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A: 8 names

  • Agðir
  • Aldeigjuborg
  • Álfheimar
  • Arnarland
  • Ashfold
  • Austrfold
  • Austrgautland
  • Austríki

B: 20 names

  • Bearmark
  • Birkimörk
  • Bjarmaland
  • Bjarnaland
  • Bjarnarnes
  • Bjarnheimr
  • Bjornmark
  • Blackfell
  • Blackfjord
  • Blekingi
  • Borgundarhólmr
  • Breiðanes
  • Breiðey
  • Breiðfold
  • Breiðvangr
  • Brimheimr
  • Brimríki
  • Brimvellir
  • Brinehold
  • Brynjeland

D: 9 names

  • Dalir
  • Danish East Anglia
  • Danmörk
  • Djúpdalr
  • Drakehold
  • Drekagarðr
  • Drekaríki
  • Duchy of Normandy
  • Dyflin

E: 11 names

  • Earldom of Caithness
  • Eastern Gardariki
  • Eikfold
  • Eikmörk
  • Eldmörk
  • Elkland
  • Emberfjord
  • Eyjaríki
  • Eyland
  • Eystribyggð
  • Eystridalir

F: 13 names

  • Færeyjar
  • Fimbulmark
  • Finnmörk
  • Firðafylki
  • Fjallaland
  • Fjallríki
  • Fjarðaríki
  • Fjón
  • Fogmark
  • Frosthaven
  • Frostheimr
  • Frostmere
  • Frostmörk

G: 16 names

  • Galdrmark
  • Garðaríki
  • Gautland
  • Geirland
  • Gotland
  • Greater Vestfold
  • Grenland
  • Greyfjord
  • Grœndalr
  • Grœnfold
  • Grœnland
  • Grœnmörk
  • Guðbrandsdalir
  • Gullhaven
  • Gullríki
  • Gullströnd

H: 31 names

  • Hadaland
  • Halland
  • Hallingdalr
  • Hálogaland
  • Haukaland
  • Havmark
  • Hawkfell
  • Hearthland
  • Heiðabýr
  • Heiðmörk
  • Helluland
  • Helsingjaland
  • Herjádalr
  • High Kingdom of Norðvegr
  • High Kingdom of the North
  • Hjaltland
  • Hjelmland
  • Hlaðir
  • Hleiðra
  • Hlymrekr
  • Holmgard of the West
  • Hólmgarðr
  • Hörðaland
  • Hrafnaland
  • Hrafnsey
  • Hrímheimr
  • Hringaríki
  • Hrossagarðr
  • Hunaland
  • Hvaley
  • Hvítfjall

I: 4 names

  • Icefell
  • Ironfjord
  • Isenmark
  • Ísland

J: 48 names

  • Jamtaland
  • Jarldom of Askevik
  • Jarldom of Bjorneland
  • Jarldom of Brimholm
  • Jarldom of Drakholm
  • Jarldom of Eskevik
  • Jarldom of Frostholm
  • Jarldom of Geirsholm
  • Jarldom of Grimsvik
  • Jarldom of Hallstad
  • Jarldom of Hegraness
  • Jarldom of Hjortmark
  • Jarldom of Hlaðir
  • Jarldom of Hrafnsholm
  • Jarldom of Hvitfell
  • Jarldom of Kaldness
  • Jarldom of Kvalsund
  • Jarldom of Lade
  • Jarldom of Lofoten
  • Jarldom of Møre
  • Jarldom of Myrkfjord
  • Jarldom of Namdal
  • Jarldom of Orkney
  • Jarldom of Ormsfjord

J, continued

  • Jarldom of Ravnsfell
  • Jarldom of Saltvik
  • Jarldom of Senja
  • Jarldom of Skarvik
  • Jarldom of Steinholm
  • Jarldom of Stormvik
  • Jarldom of Sundvik
  • Jarldom of Sverdholm
  • Jarldom of the Outer Skerries
  • Jarldom of the Seven Sounds
  • Jarldom of Tindvik
  • Jarldom of Torsfjord
  • Jarldom of Ulfsness
  • Jarldom of Vargstad
  • Jarldom of Varnes
  • Jarldom of Vesterålen
  • Jarldom of Vinterness
  • Jarlsgard
  • Jarlsgarðr
  • Járngarðr
  • Járnströnd
  • Jökulríki
  • Jórvík
  • Jótland

K: 153 names

  • Katanes
  • Keelhaven
  • Kelpmark
  • Kingdom of Agder
  • Kingdom of Alfheim
  • Kingdom of Ångermanland
  • Kingdom of Askeland
  • Kingdom of Aslaksmark
  • Kingdom of Avaldsnes
  • Kingdom of Birka
  • Kingdom of Bjornholt
  • Kingdom of Bjornsmark
  • Kingdom of Bornholm
  • Kingdom of Borre
  • Kingdom of Brennmark
  • Kingdom of Brimsund
  • Kingdom of Dragsholm
  • Kingdom of Drakvik
  • Kingdom of Dublin
  • Kingdom of Egilsholm
  • Kingdom of Eiriksfjord
  • Kingdom of Eldvik
  • Kingdom of Eskeland
  • Kingdom of Fjaler
  • Kingdom of Fjellheim
  • Kingdom of Funen
  • Kingdom of Geirmark
  • Kingdom of Gotland
  • Kingdom of Grenland
  • Kingdom of Grimsholm
  • Kingdom of Gudbrandsdal
  • Kingdom of Gunnarsholm
  • Kingdom of Gunnhildsholm
  • Kingdom of Hadeland
  • Kingdom of Hafnir
  • Kingdom of Hakonsvik
  • Kingdom of Halfdansvik
  • Kingdom of Hålogaland

K, continued

  • Kingdom of Haraldsmark
  • Kingdom of Haukstad
  • Kingdom of Havsgard
  • Kingdom of Hedeby
  • Kingdom of Hedmark
  • Kingdom of Helgafell
  • Kingdom of Hjaltmark
  • Kingdom of Hordaland
  • Kingdom of Hrafnavik
  • Kingdom of Hrólfsvik
  • Kingdom of Hvalsholm
  • Kingdom of Ingolfsland
  • Kingdom of Isenfjord
  • Kingdom of Isvik
  • Kingdom of Ivarsland
  • Kingdom of Jórvík
  • Kingdom of Jutland
  • Kingdom of Kaldavik
  • Kingdom of Kaupang
  • Kingdom of Ketilsfjord
  • Kingdom of Kjølen
  • Kingdom of Lejre
  • Kingdom of Limerick
  • Kingdom of Mann
  • Kingdom of Mann and the Isles
  • Kingdom of Medelpad
  • Kingdom of Myrkhavn
  • Kingdom of Namdalen
  • Kingdom of Närke
  • Kingdom of Nordhavn
  • Kingdom of Nordland
  • Kingdom of Nordmark
  • Kingdom of Norway
  • Kingdom of Olafsmark
  • Kingdom of Ormstad
  • Kingdom of Östergötland
  • Kingdom of Ragnarsvik
  • Kingdom of Ravnsund

K, continued

  • Kingdom of Rimfrost
  • Kingdom of Ringerike
  • Kingdom of Rogaland
  • Kingdom of Romerike
  • Kingdom of Saltholm
  • Kingdom of Scania
  • Kingdom of Sigtuna
  • Kingdom of Sigurdsholm
  • Kingdom of Skaldholm
  • Kingdom of Skarsund
  • Kingdom of Skjoldmark
  • Kingdom of Skogland
  • Kingdom of Södermanland
  • Kingdom of Sogn
  • Kingdom of Solvik
  • Kingdom of Stormholm
  • Kingdom of Sumarland
  • Kingdom of Sundland
  • Kingdom of Sveinsland
  • Kingdom of Sverdland
  • Kingdom of Telemark
  • Kingdom of the Amber Shore
  • Kingdom of the Bear Coast
  • Kingdom of the Black Sails
  • Kingdom of the Broken Oars
  • Kingdom of the Danes
  • Kingdom of the Drowned Kings
  • Kingdom of the Frozen Sound
  • Kingdom of the Geats
  • Kingdom of the Grey Skerries
  • Kingdom of the Howling Straits
  • Kingdom of the Ice Bridge
  • Kingdom of the Iron Jarls
  • Kingdom of the Isles
  • Kingdom of the Long Night
  • Kingdom of the Mead Coast
  • Kingdom of the Midnight Sun
  • Kingdom of the Nine Fjords

K, continued

  • Kingdom of the Nine Waves
  • Kingdom of the Raven Banner
  • Kingdom of the Red Shields
  • Kingdom of the Rus
  • Kingdom of the Salt Kings
  • Kingdom of the Sea Wolves
  • Kingdom of the Shield Coast
  • Kingdom of the Sudreys
  • Kingdom of the Svear
  • Kingdom of the Thousand Islands
  • Kingdom of the Western Sea
  • Kingdom of the Whale Road
  • Kingdom of the Whispering Firs
  • Kingdom of Thornholm
  • Kingdom of Thorolfsfjord
  • Kingdom of Thorsnes
  • Kingdom of Tindheim
  • Kingdom of Torvastad
  • Kingdom of Trøndelag
  • Kingdom of Tunsberg
  • Kingdom of Ulfhildsland
  • Kingdom of Ulvsund
  • Kingdom of Uppland
  • Kingdom of Uppsala
  • Kingdom of Vargfold
  • Kingdom of Varghavn
  • Kingdom of Varnheim
  • Kingdom of Västergötland
  • Kingdom of Västmanland
  • Kingdom of Vestfold
  • Kingdom of Vestmark
  • Kingdom of Vingulmark
  • Kingdom of Vinterhavn
  • Kingdom of Waterford
  • Kingdom of Zealand
  • Kingsfjord
  • Kœnugarðr
  • Konungsgarðr
  • Kvenland

L: 1 name

  • Lesser Halogaland

M: 8 names

  • Mánaheimr
  • Markland
  • Mistfjord
  • Mootmark
  • Myrkdalr
  • Myrkfold
  • Myrkland
  • Myrkskógr

N: 10 names

  • Náttheimr
  • Naumudalr
  • Norðey
  • Norðfold
  • Norðmandí
  • Norðmœrr
  • Norðríki
  • Noregr
  • Northern Gautland
  • Northhaven

O: 5 names

  • Oakhold
  • Oarland
  • Orkneyjar
  • Ormaland
  • Outer Hordaland

P: 7 names

  • Petty Kingdom of Fjordane
  • Petty Kingdom of Hjaltland
  • Petty Kingdom of Naumdal
  • Petty Kingdom of Ostland
  • Petty Kingdom of Solor
  • Petty Kingdom of Sunnhordland
  • Petty Kingdom of Varmland

R: 30 names

  • Ranríki
  • Rauðmörk
  • Raumaríki
  • Raumsdalr
  • Ravenhold
  • Ravnsfell
  • Realm of the Bear Jarls
  • Realm of the Black Firs
  • Realm of the Burning Isles
  • Realm of the Eagle Fells
  • Realm of the Frost Wolves
  • Realm of the Glacier Gate
  • Realm of the Iron Fjords
  • Realm of the Last Harbor
  • Realm of the Northern Lights
  • Realm of the Pale Mountains
  • Realm of the Red Cliffs
  • Realm of the Seal Rocks
  • Realm of the Silver Birches
  • Realm of the Singing Ice
  • Realm of the Storm Coast
  • Realm of the Thunder Sound
  • Realm of the Thundering Falls
  • Realm of the Wolf Sea
  • Reiðgotaland
  • Rogaland
  • Runehold
  • Runeland
  • Runemark
  • Rygjafylki

S: 46 names

  • Sægarðr
  • Sæheimr
  • Saltmark
  • Saltríki
  • Saltströnd
  • Særíki
  • Sea-Kingdom of Frostsund
  • Sea-Kingdom of Hvalsund
  • Sea-Kingdom of the Fair Isles
  • Sea-Kingdom of the Skerries
  • Sea-Kingdom of the Western Isles
  • Seagard
  • Sealfjord
  • Seidrland
  • Selund
  • Serpentsund
  • Shieldland
  • Sjoland
  • Skaldhome
  • Skaldland
  • Skáney
  • Skerryland
  • Skjoldland

S, continued

  • Skógland
  • Smálönd
  • Snæland
  • Snowfell
  • Sogn
  • Sólheimr
  • Sólvangr
  • Southern Jutland
  • Stagmark
  • Steinríki
  • Stjörnuheimr
  • Stórgarðr
  • Stormgard
  • Stormland
  • Suðreyjar
  • Sunnfold
  • Sunnmœrr
  • Svartaströnd
  • Svartdalr
  • Svartfjall
  • Svealand
  • Svíþjóð
  • Swanfjord

T: 59 names

  • Þelamörk
  • The Amber Crown
  • The Baltic Sea-Kings
  • The Bjarmian March
  • The Bothnian March
  • The Danelaw
  • The Dublin Sea-Kingdom
  • The Eastern March
  • The Fimbul Realm
  • The Five Boroughs
  • The Frankish March
  • The Frost Crown
  • The Gotland Sea-Realm
  • The Hardangerfjord Kingdom
  • The Hebridean Crown
  • The Icelandic Commonwealth
  • The Irish Sea-Kingdom
  • The Kattegat Realm
  • The Kven March
  • The Lofoten Sea-Realm
  • The Longhouse Kingdom
  • The Longship Realm
  • The Manx Kingdom
  • The Oaken Throne of Hleidra
  • The Orcadian Realm
  • The Oslofjord Realm
  • The Raven Throne
  • The Saami March
  • The Salt Crown

T, continued

  • The Saltwater Throne
  • The Saxon March
  • The Shetland Earldom
  • The Shield-Wall Realm
  • The Skagerrak Crown
  • The Skerry Kingdom
  • The Sognefjord Kingdom
  • The Trondheimsfjord Realm
  • The Varanger Kingdom
  • The Vik Kingdom
  • The Walrus Crown
  • The Wendish Shore
  • The Whale Throne
  • The Whalebone Throne
  • The Wolf Throne
  • The York Kingdom
  • Thingvale
  • Thornfjord
  • Thornholm
  • Thunderfell
  • Tidehold
  • Þornheimr
  • Þornmörk
  • Þornskógr
  • Þórsdalr
  • Þórsgarðr
  • Þótn
  • Þrándheimr
  • Trøndelag
  • Þrumuríki

U: 5 names

  • Ulfaland
  • Úlfsey
  • Ulvfell
  • Upper Telemark
  • Upplönd

V: 13 names

  • Valdres
  • Vargmark
  • Vatnaland
  • Veðrafjörðr
  • Vermaland
  • Vestfold
  • Vestrgautland
  • Vestribyggð
  • Víkin
  • Viking Northumbria
  • Vindland
  • Vingulmörk
  • Vínland

W: 3 names

  • Whalehaven
  • Wolfmark
  • Wyrmfjord