Thule
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Thule is the most northerly location mentioned in ancient Greek and Roman literature and cartography. First written of by the Greek explorer Pytheas of Massalia in about 320 BC, it was often described
Thule as Tile on the Carta marina of 1539 by Olaus Magnus, where it is shown located to the northwest of the Orkney islands, with a "monster, seen in 1537", a whale ("balena"), and an orca nearby
A local stamp of Greenland 1936, inscribed Thule
Saaremaa
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Saaremaa is the largest and most populous island in Estonia. Measuring 2,673 km2, its population is 31,435. The main island of the West Estonian archipelago, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of
Thule
…Modern interpretations have included Orkney, Shetland, Northern Scotland, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland. Other potential locations are the island of Saaremaa in Estonia, or the Norwegian island of Smøla. In classical and medieval literature, ultima Thule (Latin "farthest Thule") acquired a metaphorical meaning…
Kuressaare Castle in Kuressaare
The 1241 Treaty between Livonian Order, Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek and Oeselians at National Archives of Sweden
Local shipbuilders at work (Saaremaa, 1913)
Panga Cliff