Micklethwaites - The Places - Norway |
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In the Hordaland District of Norway, about 20 km West of Voss, lies the settlement of Evanger. South of this lies a mountain called Mykkeltveitveten. The road from here into the town is the Mykkeltveitvegen. Mykkel means large, Tveit means clearing, Veten means beacon, Vegen is path or road. There are Mykkeltveits (and other spellings such as Mykletveit) in both here in Norway and the rest of the world. It is pure speculation of course but I wonder if the Vikings who settled in the villages called Micklethwaite in England came from Hordaland.
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