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Gefion Springvandet

Fodor's Review:

Not far from The Little Mermaid yet another dramatic myth is illustrated. The goddess Gefion was promised as much of Sweden as she could plough in a night. The story goes that she changed her sons to oxen and used them to portion off what is now the island of Zealand.

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