thule origins
from Wikipedia Website. Thule as Tile on the Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus. Thule (also Thula, Thyle, Thile, Thila, Tile, Tila, Tilla, Tyle, or Tylenbeing Î¸Î¿ÏÎ»Î· in Greek) is in classic sources a place, usually an island. Ancient European descriptions and maps locate it either in the far north, often northern Britain or Scandinavia, or in the west and north, often Iceland or Greenland.