English

Proper noun

Serkland

1. (historical, in translations of Norse sagas and runestones) The Abbasid caliphate.

   He died in Serkland.

References

1. ↑ Lee M. Hollander, Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway, page 581: "He proceeded with his army west to Africa, which the Varangians call Serkland [Saracen Land], and there he increased his strength greatly."