Gotlanders

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Gotlanders are a North Germanic ethnic group native to the Baltic Sea island of Gotland, known for their distinct dialect, rich Viking Age history, and maritime trading heritage.

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Gotlanders canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf North Germanic people
ethnic group
associatedWith Gotlandic picture stones
Gotlandic silver hoards
Hanseatic trade in Visby
continent Europe
country Sweden
countrySubdivision Gotland Municipality
culturalHeritage Viking Age runestones
medieval churches
stone ship settings
culturalRegion Nordic countries
demographicStatus minority group within Sweden
ethnicallyNativeTo Gotland
ethnonym Gotlänningar
historicalAllegiance Hanseatic League (through Visby)
Kingdom of Sweden
historicalLanguage Old Gutnish
historicalPeriodOfProminence Viking Age
historicalPolity Gutnish Republic
historicalRole Baltic Sea merchants
Viking Age traders
shipowners
knownFor Viking Age trade networks
distinct dialect
maritime trading heritage
rich archaeological heritage
language Gutnish
languageFamily North Germanic languages
mainUrbanCenter Visby
nativeRegion Baltic Sea island of Gotland
linked to: island of Gotland
region Gotland County
relatedEthnicGroup Danes
Faroese
Goths (historically associated)
linked to: Goths

Gutes
Icelanders
Norwegians
Swedes
religion Lutheranism
pre-Christian Norse paganism
sea Baltic Sea
speakDialect Gotlandic dialect of Swedish
linked to: Gotlandic Swedish
traditionalAssembly Thing of Gotland
traditionalEconomy agriculture
fishing
seafaring
trade
traditionalLawCode Gutalagen

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Gutar relatedEthnicGroup Gotlanders
Gutar ethnonym Gotlanders
subject linked to: Gutar (Gotlanders)