island after a #random Karl, or just naming it, um, bleak or barren island? I rest my case. Either way, by 1297 the islands were known by #Blocekarl and #Rughenkarl, with #Bloce probably from #MLG #blōt and #MHG #blōz (bare, empty, uncultivated…), and #Rughen, less certain admittedly, from
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