Origin and meaning ofJarnsida or Ironside
I hear that there were some Vikings called "Jarnsida" or Ironside.I want to know the origin and meaning of this name.In which books can we meet them ? Maybe in some sagas or Eddas ?
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IRONSIDE (British). "Armoured warrior."This was also listed as an Old Norse byname (nickname) in a saga called the Landnámabók:
járnsíða, meaning iron-side (a man of great strength or bravery)Ironside was also a nickname given to King Edmund II of England.
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