Edited sentence: A contemporary reference to Kvenland is provided in an Old English account written in the 9th century.All the remaining Nordic sources date to the 12th and 13th centuries, but some of them - in part - are believed to be rewrites of older texts.It utilized the information provided by the Norwegian adventurer and traveler named Ohthere.Kvenland, in that or nearly that spelling, is also known from Nordic sources, primarily Icelandic, but also one which was possibly written in the modern-day area of Norway.Kvenland, known as Cwenland, Kænland and similar terms in medieval sources, is an ancient name for an area in Scandinavia and Fennoscandia.Other references and possible references to Kvenland by other names or spellings are discussed in the main article of Kvenland