London on the Black Sea: the search for evidence of Anglo-Saxon settlements near the Black Sea, land supposedly gifted to mercenaries who served in the Varangian Guard of the Byzantine Emperor

This is interesting, still a lot of evidence to be found though. I did find this bit intriguing though

Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italian portolan maps, or nautical charts, show cities on the Black Sea coast with names such as Londina, Varangolimen, and Porto di Susacho that might plausibly have been the homes of soldiers who called themselves Saxons. And medieval Franciscan monks traveling through the area recorded people living there called “Saxi.

Third party sources having a map showing a place called Londina, with people calling themselves Saxi living around there, is fascinating. Though I do wonder if the map in particular was designed based on actual explorations, or if the tale (whether true or false) of this settlement had simply reached Italy by that time.