TheThelir orThilir (Old Norse:Þilir;Norwegian Bokmål:teler;Norwegian Nynorsk:telar orteler) was aNorth Germanic tribe that inhabited the region now known asUpper Telemark in modernNorway during theMigration Period and theViking Age. The region ofTelemark, which originally only referred to Upper Telemark, was named after them, and means the "mark of the Thelir."[1] The Thelir are mentioned in theSaga of Harald Fairhair bySnorri Sturluson, as one of the tribes who fought against Harald Fairhair in theBattle of Hafrsfjord.[2]
