Vanlandi


Vanlandi or Vanlande was, according to Norse mythology, a Swedish king who ruled at Uppsala as part of the House of Yngling. He was the son of Sveigðir, whom he succeeded as king.
Vanlandi married a woman named Drífa from Finnland but later abandoned her. In retaliation, Drífa sought revenge by enlisting a sorceress to curse him. As a result, Vanlandi was hag-ridden to death. He was succeeded by his son, Visbur.

Attestations

wrote of Vanlandi in his Ynglinga saga :


Snorri also quoted some lines from Ynglingatal composed in the 9th century:
The Historia Norwegiæ presents a Latin summary of Ynglingatal, older than Snorri's quotation:
The even earlier source Íslendingabók cites the line of descent in Ynglingatal and also gives Vanlandi as the successor of Svegðir and the predecessor of Visbur: v Svegðir. vi Vanlandi. vii Visburr. viii Dómaldr.

Geography

Geographical note: According to the article Skuttunge in Nationalencyklopedin, the creek Skutá lent its name to the village of Skuttunge and the parish of Skuttunge. The area contains not only raised stones but also 45 grave fields, most dating from the Iron Age, including a dolmen. The creek is now named after the village.
The area has undergone significant post-glacial rebound, rising approximately 0.5 meters every 100 years. This process has greatly altered the position of the coastline, lakes, rivers, and human settlements over time.