#Gjesvar (Norwegian) or Geaissvearra (Northern Sami) is an old fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, #Norway.
It is the only place in #Finnmark known from the Viking Age and is mentioned in the Heimskringla saga as Geirsver.
The name comes from the name of a bird called geirfugl.
It is the only place in #Finnmark known from the Viking Age and is mentioned in the Heimskringla saga as Geirsver.
The name comes from the name of a bird called geirfugl.
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