Editing Bornholm (section)

=== Medieval ===
[[File:Burg Hammershus 5.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Hammershus]] ruin]]
[[File:GudhjemMill.JPG|thumb|upright|Windmill in Gudhjem]]
In [[Old Norse]] the island was known as ''Burgundaholmr'', and in [[History of Danish|ancient Danish]] especially the island's name was ''Borghand'' or ''Borghund''; these names were related to Old Norse ''borg'' 'height' and ''bjarg/berg'' 'mountain, rock' because it is an island that rises high from the sea.<ref>[[J. P. Mallory|Mallory, J.P.]] and [[Douglas Q. Adams|D.Q. Adams]]. ''[[Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture]]''. London: [[Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers]], 1997: p. 269</ref> Other names known for the island include ''Burgendaland'' (9th century), ''Hulmo'' / ''Holmus'' (''[[Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum]]''), ''Burgundehulm'' (1145), and ''Borghandæholm'' (14th century).<ref>Politikens Nudansk Ordborg (1993), 15th edition, entry "Bornholm" {{in lang|da}}</ref> The Old English translation of Orosius uses the form ''Burgenda land''.<ref>King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version of Orosius, London, 1859, edited by J. Bosworth</ref> There are scholars who believe that the [[Burgundians]] are named after Bornholm. The Burgundians were a [[Germanic peoples|Germanic people]] who were settled in the [[Rhone]] region by the Romans, and who the region of [[Burgundy (region)|Burgundy]] in [[France]] is named after.<ref>{{citation|encyclopedia=Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde| volume=4| edition=2| editor1-first=Heinrich |editor1-last=Beck|editor2-first= Dieter |editor2-last=Geuenich |editor3-first= Heiko |editor3-last=Steuer|year=1981| isbn=978-3-11-006513-8 |title=Burgunden}}</ref>