Vanlandi | |
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Legendary King of Sweden | |
Predecessor | Sveigder |
Successor | Visbur |
Burial | By the Skuta river |
Spouse | Driva |
Issue | Visbur |
Dynasty | House of Yngling |
Father | Sveigder |
Mother | Vana |
Vanlandi or Vanlande (Old Norse "Man from the Land of the Vanir"[1]) according to mythology was a Swedish king at Uppsala of the House of Yngling in Norse mythology. He was the son of Sveigðir whom he succeeded as king. He married a girl from Finnland, but forgot about her. In revenge, the girl arranged so that Vanlandi was hag ridden to death. He was succeeded by his son Visbur.