Plural of fylke, which refers to counties or administrative divisions in Norway, or in historical context, regions ruled by Norse chieftains.
From Old Norse 'fylki,' meaning a division of land or folk-group, related to 'fylk' meaning people or followers, ultimately from Proto-Germanic roots for community and division.
The term fylker still appears in modern Norwegian county names today—Hordaland, Rogaland, and others preserve this ancient administrative structure that goes back over a thousand years to Viking times!
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