Gutar (Gotlanders)

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The Gutar, or Gotlanders, are the North Germanic inhabitants of the Swedish island of Gotland, historically known as a distinct people with their own language variety and rich Viking Age trading culture.

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Gutar (Gotlanders) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic people
North Germanic people
ethnic group
country Sweden
culturalHeritage Viking Age archaeology
medieval churches of Gotland
rune inscriptions
culturalRegion Baltic Sea
culturalSphere Norse world
ethnicRegion Gotland County
ethnonym Gotlanders
historicalAllegiance Kalmar Union
Kingdom of Sweden
historicalDocument Gutasaga
historicalEconomy agriculture
animal husbandry
fishing
trade
historicalLanguageVarietyOf Old Norse
historicalLawCode Gutalagen
historicalLegalStatus distinct people within the Swedish realm
historicalPeriodOfProminence Middle Ages
Viking Age
historicalPoliticalOrganization thing-assembly system
historicalReligion Norse paganism
isIndigenousTo Gotland
knownFor Viking Age trading culture
long-distance trade in the Baltic Sea
runestones
ship settings
silver hoards
languageStatus Gutnish is endangered
modernLanguageInfluenceOn Gotlandic Swedish
modernLanguageShift Gotlandic variety of Swedish
nativeName Gutar
nativeNameLanguage Gutnish
partOf Swedish people
primaryLocation Gotland
relatedEthnicGroup Danes
Faroese
Icelanders
Norwegians
Swedes
religion Christianity
tradingNetwork Baltic Sea region
Byzantine Empire
Eastern Europe
Islamic world
traditionalLanguage Gutnish
traditionalLanguageBranch East Scandinavian languages
traditionalLanguageFamily North Germanic languages

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Geats possibleConnection Gutar (Gotlanders)
subject linked to: the Geats