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Myths about Lake Mälaren

Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Lake Mälaren across cultures, characters, and sacred places.

1 myth currently featured for Lake Mälaren.

Gefjon Plowing the Island of Zealand from Sweden

🪓 Norse MythologyLake Mälaren, SwedenGefjon • King Gylfi • The Four Oxen (Gefjon's sons)

The goddess Gefjon, disguised as a wanderer, outwitted the Swedish King Gylfi to win land. Using her four giant sons transformed into massive oxen, she plowed a vast portion of Sweden and dragged it into the sea to create the island of Zealand, leaving behind the basin that became Lake Mälaren.