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Gefjun is a goddess associated with virginity and ploughing. In the Norse myths, she turns her four sons into bulls and ploughs away land from Sweden, digging into the earth so deep that it creates lake Mälaren. She then uses this land to fashion the island of Zealand in Denmark, where Copenhagen is now.

Published On: August 18th, 2025Last Updated: August 20th, 2025

Gefjun

Old Norse

Gefjon

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