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Ancient name for the inhabitants of Nericia. The root nari, neri is cognate to English narrow and refers to the narrow inlets that caracterized the geography (the north-eastern (Kvismaren-Hjälmaren) has disappeared artificially, but the southern part of the province still has a large fjord (Alsen)), a tribe that is also mentioned in the lay of Völund (Weyland the Smith):
"When the Lord of the Njars, Nidud, heard That Völund sat in Wolfdale alone, He sent warriors forth: white their shield-bosses In the waning moon, and their mail glittered." - Translated by W. H. Auden and P. B. Taylor
A subgroup of the Svear.
