Jæren in the context of "Sandnes"

Erik Thorvaldsson (c. 950 – c. 1003), known as Erik the Red (Norwegian: Erik den røde), was a Norse explorer, described in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first European settlement in Greenland. Erik most likely earned the epithet "the Red" due to the color of his hair and beard. According to Icelandic sagas, Erik was born in the Jæren district of Rogaland, Norway, as the son of Thorvald Asvaldsson; to which Thorvald would later be banished from Norway, and would sail west to Iceland with Erik and his family. During Erik's life in Iceland, he married Þjódhild Jorundsdottir and would have four children, with one of Erik's sons being the well-known Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson. Around the year of 982, Erik was exiled from Iceland for three years, during which time he explored Greenland, eventually culminating in his founding of the first successful European settlement on the island. Erik would later die there around 1003 CE during a winter epidemic.

Ryfylke is a traditional district in the northeastern part of Rogaland county, Norway. The 4,546-square-kilometre (1,755 sq mi) district, encompassing about 60% of the county's area is located northeast of Stavanger and east of Haugesund. It includes the mainland, which is northeast and east of the Boknafjorden and east of the Høgsfjorden. It also consists of the islands on the south side of the Boknafjorden. To the east, Ryfylke borders the districts of Setesdal and Sirdal, to the south is Jæren, and to the west is Haugalandet. Ryfylke is one of the 15 districts in Western Norway.

Ryfylke comprises the contemporary municipalities of Sauda, Suldal, Hjelmeland, Strand, Kvitsøy, the eastern island portion of Stavanger, the Forsand part of Sandnes, and eastern Gjesdal. There are no large cities in Ryfylke, but there are two large towns, Sauda and Jørpeland.

Vestlandsk or Vestlandske dialekter (lit. 'West Norwegian') is a collective term for the dialects that are spoken on the coast of western Norway in the area ranging from Romsdal in the north to Agder in the south. These dialects can furthermore be split into north-western dialects (Nordvestlandske dialekter), south-western dialects (Sørvestlandske dialekter, and southern dialects (Sørlandske dialekter).

• Nordvestlandske dialekter (lit. 'North-Western dialects') have e-infinitive, and extends from the middle of Sogn og Fjordane to Romsdal. Of these, one can mention:
  • Jølstramål – centering on the old Jølster Municipality
  • Sunnmørsdialekt – collective term for dialects in Sunnmøre
  • Romsdalsdialekt – dialect of Romsdal
• Sørvestlandske dialekter (lit. 'South-western dialects') have a-infinitive, and extends from the inner Sogn og Fjordane, through Hordaland and Rogaland and western part of Agder. Of these, one can mention:
  • Bergensk, Haugesundsk, Stavangersk – these are city dialects (bymål). They have strong simplification, which is characteristic for all urban dialects (bydialekter), but originate from the dialects of the area with which they have much in common.
  • Jærsk – dialect in Jæren
  • Strilamål – dialect of Strilelandet, an area around Bergen
  • Sunnhordlandsdialekt – dialect of Sunnhordland
• Sørlandske dialekter (lit. 'Southern dialects') have /p, t, k/-voicing, guttural R and a-endings, and is spoken in the eastern part of Agder and part of Telemark.