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Witland is a seldom-used name for a historical region in the south-east Baltic region. The name appears in King Alfred's adapted version of Orosius, in which the traveller Wulfstan's accounts were incorporated.
According to Wulfstan, "the Vistula is a very large river, and near it lie Witland and Weonodland (Wendland); and Witland belongs to the Esthonians."
According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, in 1022, King Canute set sail for Isle of Wight(Old English: Wiht/Wihtlande). Some historians argue that the "Wiht/Wihtlande" in this case is actually Witland.
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