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Originally Posted by joegrundman
Jorvik was not actually its original name.
Roman name was Eboracum, possibly named after celtic for yew trees
Anglo name was Eoforwic
Danish name was Jorvik
English name is York
American name is Yoik
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York |
I was simply referring to the viking era,as York is mostly famous for its viking influences
If you want to go back to the Roman era then yes,Eboracum was the name they used,just like London was called Londinium,Scotland was called Caledonia,and I believe Ireland was called Hibernia by the Romans.
And Britain is thought to have its earliest roots back in the ancient Phoenician empire,as their chief Phoenician/Assyrian? queen Semiramis became the iconic Britannia of Britain.The ancient Celts are probably Phoenician,or maybe Thracian in origin.