There are traditional Norse accounts of a land known as Svalbarð—literally "cold shores"—although this might have referred to Jan Mayen, or a part of eastern Greenland.
Existen relatos tradicionais escandinavos dunha terra coñecida como Svalbarð - literalmente "beira fría" - pero esta terra puido ser Jan Mayen ou a costa este de Groenlandia.