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Updated: June 30, 2026

Hallig-lunn would then mean the island that is more than a hallig; and from the similarity of the words to Heligoland a series of etymological errors may have arisen; but Hallier's derivation is, after all, only a guess. Heligoland, an island and fortress in the North Sea, lies thirty-six miles northwest of the mouth of the Elbe Hamburg.

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