   thule (;http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0894530#m_en_gb0894530http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0862120#m_en_gb0862120http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/ultima%20thule greek: ÎÎ¿ÏÎ»Î·, thoÃºlÄ), also spelled thula, thila, or thyÃ¯lea, is, in classical european literature and maps, a region in the far north. though often considered to be an island in antiquity, modern interpretations of what was meant by thule often identify it as norway,bostock & riley (1893) page 352 (on "chapter 30 (16) â britannia") assert: "opinions as to the identity of ancient thule have been numerous in the extreme." the notes on book iv of pliny in an 1829 translation into french by ajasson de grandsagne mention six, which are taken word-for-word in translation by bostock & riley (their words in quotes): â * "that thule is the island of iceland." burton (1875) pages 1, 25. * "that it is either the ferroe group, or one of those islands." burton pages 22â23. * "the notion of ortelius, farnaby, and schÅnning, that it is identical with thylemark in norway." burton page 25. * "the opinion of malte brun, that the continental portion of denmark is meant thereby, a part of which is to the present day called thy or thyland." fotheringham (1862) page 497. * "the opinion of rudbeck and of calstron, borrowed originally from procopius, that this is a general name for the whole of scandinavia." grandsagne (1829) page 338: "l'idÃ©e de rudbeck ... et de calstron ... due originairement Ã  procope, qui ... a prononcÃ© nettement que sous ce nom Ã©tait comprise toute la scandinavie." the reference is to procopius book iii no. 4. * "that of gosselin, who thinks that under this name mainland, the principal of the shetland islands, is meant. the reference to "gosselin" or elsewhere "m. gosselin" and his monumental work dating from the time of the french revolution is much copi
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