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Samsø
Samsø is an island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat 15 kilometers off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality.
General Information
The island is very popular among French and irish people for strawberry picking during the month of June and July every year.
Norse mythology
On this island, Saxo Grammaticus relates that there was a legendary battle when the Swedish champion Hjalmar and his friend Orvar-Odd fought against the twelve sons of the Swedish beserker Arngrim. This battle was once famous, since it also figures in Faroese ballads, in Orvar-Odd's saga and in Hervarar saga.
According to Hervarar saga and the Waking of Angantyr, the mounds of the slain beserkers were haunted. This did not stop Arngrim's grand-daughter Hervor from approaching the mounds and demanding the enchanted sword Tyrfing from her father Angantyr.
External links
- Official municipality website (http://www.samsoe.dk)