Hello Petr,

The name is generally believed to refer to the Carpathian Mountains.
'Harvaða' is thought to derive from a form of the name inherited from
Proto-Germanic and affected by the Proto-Germanic sound change known
as Grimm's Law whereby voiceless stops became fricatives. 'fjöllum'
is the dative plural of 'fjall' which means "mountain".

LN

--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, Petr Hrubis <hrubisp@...> wrote:
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> Hello everyone,
>
> could somebody possibly tell me what exactly "Harvaða fjöllum "
means and which geographical feature it describes?
>
> Thank you very much in advance!
>
> Best,
>
> Petr
>