Viking World Name Generator

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Generate Viking world names for an entire Norse-flavored setting: realms and kingdoms, fjords, islands, seas, mountain ranges, forests and mythic sites. Mixes the Nine Worlds and real saga-age geography with original names built from Old Norse place-name elements.

About Viking world names

A Viking world is built from a small set of Old Norse place-name elements that you can hear in real maps of Norway, Iceland and the Danelaw: -heimr (home, realm), -garðr (enclosure, stronghold), -land and -mörk (land, borderland), -fjörðr, -vík (bay), -ey (island), -holmr (islet), -nes (headland), -dalr (valley), -fell or -fjall (mountain), -vatn (lake), -skógr (forest), -sker (skerry) and -strönd (shore). Attach one to an animal, a god, a settler or a feature (Hrafnsey, Raven Island; Eiríksfjörðr, Eirik's Fjord; Myrkviðr, Mirkwood) and the result sounds like it came off a saga map.

The Norse also had a cosmology to borrow from. The Nine Worlds give you realm names that end in -heimr and -garðr (Miðgarðr, Jötunheimr, Vanaheimr), the halls of the gods supply mythic sites (Fólkvangr, Glaðsheimr, Breiðablik) and the sagas give you names for the lands Vikings actually reached: Vínland, Markland, Garðaríki, Miklagarðr, Serkland. Epithets of real kings (Bluetooth, Forkbeard, Bloodaxe) make convincing names for straits and coasts.

This list mixes all of those layers, rendered in plain Latin letters so they are easy to type, plus English-rendered names like The Whalebone Coast for maps aimed at readers who do not speak Old Norse.

How to choose Viking world names

  • Decide whether your map uses Old Norse spellings (Jötunheimr, Eiríksfjörðr) or anglicised forms (Jotunheim, Eriksfjord) and stay consistent; mixing both on one map looks careless.
  • Name big regions with -land, -mörk, -ríki or -heimr, and smaller features with -vík, -nes, -holmr, -dalr and -vatn, so the suffix tells readers the scale.
  • Use settler and king names for fjords and farms (Ingólfsvík, Haraldsgarðr) and gods, giants and beasts for mountains, seas and wild places (Thor's Anvil, Jötunfjöll, Sea of Serpents).
  • Keep a few English-rendered names (The Frozen Reach, The Bone Shoals) for the wilderness if your audience is English-speaking; sagas did the same with descriptive names like Furðustrandir, Wonder Strands.
  • Avoid naming your main realm Midgard or Asgard unless you want readers to assume it is literally the Norse cosmos; original -heimr and -garðr names give the same feel without the baggage.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good name for a Viking-style world or continent?

Realm-scale names usually end in -heimr, -garðr, -land or -ríki, for example Norðrheimr, Hrafnríki, Vargland or Járnheimr. For an English-reading audience, a descriptive name like The Frozen Reach or Wolfmark works just as well and is easier to remember.

Are these names real or made up?

Both. The list includes the Nine Worlds and halls of Norse myth, real saga-age places like Hedeby, Jórvík, Vínland and Þingvellir, and hundreds of original names assembled from genuine Old Norse place-name elements so they sound authentic without belonging to a real map.

What do the common Old Norse place-name endings mean?

-heimr is home or realm, -garðr an enclosure or stronghold, -vík a bay, -fjörðr a fjord, -ey an island, -holmr an islet, -nes a headland, -dalr a valley, -fell or -fjall a mountain, -vatn a lake, -skógr a forest, -sker a skerry, -mörk a borderland and -strönd a shore.

Can I use these for Valheim, Assassin's Creed Valhalla or a D&D Norse campaign?

Yes. The names are setting-neutral, so they suit a Valheim world or seed name, a Norse-inspired D&D or Pathfinder region, a novel's map or any game that needs realms, fjords and islands with a saga feel.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 18 names

  • Adelso
  • Aegir's Cauldron
  • Aegisholm
  • Aesirvollr
  • Aldeigjuborg
  • Alfheim
  • Alfheimar
  • Andvari's Falls
  • Angrboda's Wood
  • Asgard
  • Ashwold
  • Askheim
  • Askja
  • Askrheimr
  • Aud's Haven
  • Auk Rock
  • Aurvangar
  • Avaldsnes

B: 31 names

  • Baldr's Rest
  • Bardarbunga
  • Barrowholm
  • Berserkland
  • Bifrost
  • Birka
  • Bjarkholm
  • Bjarkoy
  • Bjarmaland
  • Bjarnardal
  • Bjarney
  • Bjorn's Rest
  • Bjornland
  • Bjornsvatn
  • Blackglass Fells
  • Blackwater Sound
  • Blodughadda Bay
  • Blodvik
  • Bloodaxe Coast
  • Bluetooth Strait
  • Bonewhite Shore
  • Borgarfjord
  • Bornholm
  • Borre
  • Brattahlid
  • Breidablik
  • Breidafjord
  • Bretland
  • Brimheimr
  • Brimland
  • Bylgjuland

C: 1 name

  • Coldharbour

D: 13 names

  • Danelaw
  • Deepfjord
  • Dettifoss
  • Dimmuborgir
  • Dovrefjall
  • Drakkarvik
  • Draugrholm
  • Drekaskard
  • Drengsholm
  • Dumbshaf
  • Dyflin
  • Dynjandi
  • Dyrholaey

E: 14 names

  • Eider Sound
  • Eikmark
  • Einherjar Fells
  • Eiriksfjord
  • Eldfjall
  • Eldgard
  • Eldhraun
  • Eldland
  • Elivagar
  • Englandshaf
  • Eyjafjallajokull
  • Eyjafjord
  • Eystrasalt
  • Eystribyggd

F: 23 names

  • Faereyjar
  • Fafnir's Heath
  • Fairhair Fjord
  • Faxafloi
  • Fenrir's Jaw
  • Fensalir
  • Fimbulmark
  • Fimbulvetr Wastes
  • Finnmark
  • Fjallgard
  • Floki's Landing
  • Flokisdal
  • Folkvangr
  • Forkbeard Sound
  • Frakkland
  • Frankish Marches
  • Freyja's Field
  • Frostfell
  • Frostholt
  • Frostmark
  • Fuglasker
  • Furdustrandir
  • Fylgjavatn

G: 31 names

  • Gallows Fen
  • Gamla Uppsala
  • Gandvik
  • Gannet Holm
  • Gardariki
  • Gardarsholm
  • Geirsholm
  • Gimle
  • Ginnungagap
  • Gjallarbru
  • Gladsheim
  • Glimmerfjord
  • Glitnir
  • Glymur
  • Gnipahellir
  • Gnitaheidr
  • Godafoss
  • Godsreach
  • Gokstad
  • Gotland
  • Graenland
  • Greenstone Vale
  • Greycloak Marches
  • Greymere
  • Grimsland
  • Grimsvotn
  • Gudbrandsdalir
  • Gullfoss
  • Gullvangr
  • Gunnarsnes
  • Gunnlod's Cave

H: 57 names

  • Hafgardr
  • Hafrsfjord
  • Halfdansland
  • Halogaland
  • Hamingjuholm
  • Haraldsgard
  • Hardrada Strait
  • Hartland
  • Harvadafjoll
  • Haugbuimark
  • Hauksnes
  • Hedeby
  • Heidmork
  • Heimdall's Watch
  • Hekla
  • Hel's Threshold
  • Helgafell
  • Helgo
  • Helheim
  • Helluland
  • Herdubreid
  • Highreach
  • Himinbjorg
  • Himinglaeva Strand
  • Hinnoya
  • Hirdmark
  • Hjaltland
  • Hjaltmark
  • Hlidarendi
  • Hnitbjorg
  • Hoarfrost Plain
  • Holmgard
  • Hordaland
  • Hornafjord
  • Hornstrandir
  • Hrafnagard
  • Hrafnaklettr
  • Hrafnriki
  • Hrafnsey
  • Hrafnsfjall
  • Hrimheim
  • Hrimland
  • Hrossey
  • Hrothgar's Reach
  • Hrungnir's Fall
  • Huginn's Height
  • Hvalanes
  • Hvalbakki
  • Hvalfjord
  • Hvannadalshnukur
  • Hvergelmir
  • Hvita
  • Hvitabjornsland
  • Hvitaland
  • Hvitamannaland
  • Hvitarvatn
  • Hymir's Cauldron

I: 11 names

  • Iceheart
  • Idavoll
  • Idunn's Orchard
  • Ingolfsvik
  • Irland
  • Ironside Reach
  • Ironwood Reach
  • Isafjord
  • Isenfjell
  • Isgard
  • Ivarsholm

J: 13 names

  • Jarlsmark
  • Jarnheimr
  • Jarnvidr
  • Jarnvik
  • Jelling
  • Jokulheim
  • Jokulsa
  • Jormungand's Coil
  • Jorvik
  • Jotunfjoll
  • Jotunheim
  • Jotunskard
  • Jutland

K: 19 names

  • Kaenugard
  • Kaldakinn
  • Kalddal
  • Kaldheim
  • Karmoy
  • Katanes
  • Kattegat
  • Kaupang
  • Kerlingarfjoll
  • Kingsholm
  • Kirkjufell
  • Kittiwake Cliffs
  • Kjalarnes
  • Kjolr
  • Kolgard
  • Konungagard
  • Krossanes
  • Kvasir's Well
  • Kvenland

L: 16 names

  • Lagarfljot
  • Landmannalaugar
  • Landvaettir Wood
  • Langbardaland
  • Langisjor
  • Leidangr Coast
  • Leifsbudir
  • Lejre
  • Limafjord
  • Lindholm Hoje
  • Ljosavatn
  • Lodbrok's Rest
  • Lofoten
  • Loki's Crossing
  • Lyfjaberg
  • Lynxfell

M: 13 names

  • Managardr
  • Markland
  • Marklandsskogur
  • Midgard
  • Midsummer Isle
  • Miklagard
  • Mimir's Hollow
  • Mimisbrunnr
  • Muspelheim
  • Myrkaland
  • Myrkheim
  • Myrkvidr
  • Myvatn

N: 18 names

  • Naddoddsland
  • Narwhal Sound
  • Nastrond
  • Nidaros
  • Nidavellir
  • Nidhogg's Root
  • Niflheim
  • Niflungaland
  • Njord's Landing
  • Njordrvik
  • Noatun
  • Nordheim
  • Nordmark
  • Nordreyjar
  • Nordsetur
  • Nornafell
  • Northreach
  • Nyjaland

O: 11 names

  • Odadahraun
  • Oddfjord
  • Odin's Seat
  • Okolnir
  • Olafsheim
  • Oland
  • Orkneyjar
  • Ormholm
  • Ormsey
  • Ormsklettr
  • Oseberg

P: 3 names

  • Petlandsfjord
  • Pictish Highlands
  • Puffin Stacks

R: 22 names

  • Ragnarok Reach
  • Ragnarsholm
  • Ragnarsvik
  • Ran's Net
  • Raumariki
  • Ravenfell
  • Ravensgarth
  • Ravnarfoss
  • Ravnheim
  • Ravnsker
  • Redstone Gorge
  • Regin's Forge
  • Reykholt
  • Reykjanes
  • Ribe
  • Rimeheath
  • Ringariki
  • Risaland
  • Rogaland
  • Rognvaldsey
  • Roskilde
  • Runemark

S: 67 names

  • Saltcliffe
  • Saltfjord
  • Saltnes
  • Saxland
  • Saxon Shore
  • Scania
  • Sea of Ash
  • Sea of Mists
  • Sea of Ravens
  • Sea of Serpents
  • Sea of Whales
  • Seal Skerries
  • Selsker
  • Serkland
  • Serkland Sands
  • Serpentskin Coast
  • Sessrumnir
  • Sigrun's Crossing
  • Sigtuna
  • Sigurdsmark
  • Skadi's Hunt
  • Skagafjord
  • Skagerrak
  • Skaldholm
  • Skaldmark
  • Skalholt
  • Skallagrimsmark
  • Skarpsund
  • Skeidara
  • Skerryhold
  • Skipreida
  • Skiringssal
  • Skjaldmaer Isle

S, continued

  • Skjalfandi
  • Skjoldheim
  • Skjoldungaland
  • Skotland
  • Skraelingaland
  • Skrymir's Glove
  • Skuggaland
  • Skuld's Well
  • Skyheimr
  • Sleipnir's Road
  • Snaefell
  • Snaefellsjokull
  • Snaeland
  • Sogn
  • Solgardr
  • Solvangr
  • Steinmark
  • Stiklestad
  • Stjornugardr
  • Stormgard
  • Stormholm
  • Straumfjord
  • Sudreyjar
  • Surtr's Scar
  • Suttung's Mountain
  • Svalbardi
  • Svalgard
  • Svanavik
  • Svartalfheim
  • Svartavatn
  • Svartfjell
  • Svartifoss
  • Svartiskogr
  • Sverdfjord

T: 65 names

  • The Ashen Isles
  • The Bear Country
  • The Black Skerries
  • The Blood Fen
  • The Bone Shoals
  • The Burning Fells
  • The Dragon's Back
  • The Drowned Holms
  • The Ember Fells
  • The Frozen Reach
  • The Giant's Cauldron
  • The Giant's Spine
  • The Grey Wastes
  • The Hammer Coast
  • The Hanged Man's Moor
  • The Howling Sound
  • The Ice Bridge
  • The Iron Shore
  • The Ironwood
  • The Kings' Road
  • The Last Fjord
  • The Long Strand
  • The Mist Fells
  • The Nine Rivers
  • The Old Forest
  • The Raven Coast
  • The Salt Marches
  • The Serpent Fjords
  • The Shattered Shore
  • The Shield Coast
  • The Sleeping Jotun
  • The Sunken Hall

T, continued

  • The Sunless Vale
  • The Thousand Skerries
  • The Thunder Peaks
  • The Troll Gate
  • The Troll Marches
  • The Weeping Fjord
  • The Whalebone Coast
  • The Whispering Skerries
  • The Wolf's Throat
  • The Wyrm Teeth
  • Thelamork
  • Thingvellir
  • Thjorsa
  • Thokuheimr
  • Thor's Anvil
  • Thornmark
  • Thorolfsey
  • Thorsey
  • Thorsnes
  • Thrandheimr
  • Thrudheim
  • Thrym's Hold
  • Thrymheimr
  • Thule
  • Thundermere
  • Tissoe
  • Tordenfjell
  • Trolladyngja
  • Trollmark
  • Trondelag
  • Tryggvason Sound
  • Tyr's Hand
  • Tyrsholm

U: 13 names

  • Ulfarfoss
  • Ulfaskard
  • Ulfgard
  • Ulfhednar Mark
  • Ulfheidr
  • Ulfkell's Landing
  • Ullr's Run
  • Ulvsker
  • Uppland
  • Uppsala
  • Urd's Root
  • Urdarbrunnr
  • Utgard

V: 26 names

  • Vaettirmark
  • Vaglaskogur
  • Valaskjalf
  • Valkyrjur Reach
  • Valsgarde
  • Vanaheim
  • Vargland
  • Vargrheim
  • Vargsey
  • Vaskrland
  • Vatnajokull
  • Vendel
  • Vestfold
  • Vestmannaeyjar
  • Vestrhaf
  • Vestribyggd
  • Vetrheimr
  • Vidar's Wood
  • Vigrid
  • Vikingavik
  • Vindgardr
  • Vindheim
  • Vingolf
  • Vinland
  • Vinlands Strond
  • Volsungavik

W: 8 names

  • Walrus Shoal
  • Whalemark
  • Whalesback Ridge
  • Wintermark
  • Wolfmark
  • Wolverine Wold
  • Wyrmfell
  • Wyrmholt

Y: 6 names

  • Ydalir
  • Yggdrasil
  • Yggvellir
  • Ymir's Skull
  • Ynglingamark
  • Yule Fells

Z: 1 name

  • Zealand