English: Part of the
Carta Marina of 1539 by
Olaus Magnus, depicting the location of magnetic north vaguely conceived as "INSVLA MAGNETV[M]" (Latin for "Island of Magnets") off the modern city
Murmansk. The man character holding the rune staffs is the Norse hero
Starkad. The rune staffs are inscribed "Starcaterus" (left) and "pugil Sueticus" (right) in runes. The inscription "STARCATERVS PVGIL SVETICVS" (Starcater Swedish fist fighter) is repeated in Latin characters.
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