Talk:Lochlann

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[edit] Llychlyn

I've removed the bulk of the reference to 'Llychlyn' and the Medieval Wales category. The word has no mythological overtones in Middle Welsh: it means simply 'Scaninavia' (albeit often rather vaguely). The following assertion — "The land of Llychlyn is mentioned in the Middle Welsh prose tale The Dream of Rhonabwy where it is located beneath lakes or the sea" — is just not correct. Llychlyn is mentioned twice (just checked) in the text but it is clear that it refers to Scandinavia or the Norse lands in general: no reference to it being "located beneath lakes or the sea" whatsoever! I suggest that as the article deals almost entirely with Lochlann in Irish/Gaelic lore it is best kept that way, even though Llychlyn and Lochlann are cognate. 19:48, 23 March 2008 (UTC)