In Norse mythology, Gandvík is a dangerous sea, known as the "Bay of Serpents" because of its tortuous shape.
The 12th-13th century Dane Saxo Grammaticus stated that Gandvik was an old name for the Baltic Sea (a name misspelt Grandvik in some translations). The legend presumably refers to the Gulf of Bothnia. However, there are two opposite theories about where Gandvik was situated, based on the 1323 Treaty of Nöteborg: in the Arctic Ocean or the Gulf of Bothnia. Starting from the 1850s, the former received more support, in that Sweden had extended far out to the Arctic Ocean, but since the 1920s the latter has gained more support. However, Hversu Noregr byggðist, dating from the former part of the 13th century, is by most opinions referring to the White Sea when it uses the term Gandvik.[1]
^"Northern Scandinavia during the Middle Ages", part of In honorem Evert Baudou (1985), Sven Lundkvist
In Norse mythology, Gandvík is a dangerous sea, known as the "Bay of Serpents" because of its tortuous shape. The 12th-13th century Dane Saxo Grammaticus...
Sörla þáttr. Saxo Grammaticus recorded in Gesta Danorum an older name, Gandvik, -vik being Old Norse for "bay", which implies that the Vikings correctly...
(1179–1241) in Bósa saga ok Herrauðs, reporting about its rivers flowing out to Gandvik. It is not clear if they reference the same Bjarmaland as was mentioned...
Hrolf of Berg, (the Mountain). She is the daughter of Thorri, a Jotun of Gandvik, and sister of Gór and Nór. The latter is regarded as a first king and...
municipality is the village of Varangerbotn. Other villages in Nesseby include Gandvik, Karlebotn, Nesseby, and Nyelv. The European route E06 and European route...
exactly: "to the east of the gulf that lies across from the White Sea (Gandvík); we call that the Gulf of Bothnia (Helsingjabotn)." The saga is correct...
rise briefly before arriving at the present uplift rate is of 4 mm/yr. Gandvik White Sea Rift System "Kandalaksha Bay". Ramsar Sites Information Service...
Furðustrandir "Wonderstrands". An uncertain stretch of coastline in North America. Gandvik A dangerous sea, the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia or the White Sea....
the Russian dialects around Pinega. Their source is Finnic languages. Gandvík is a name associated with Bjarmia that appears in Norse poems. The word...
at a property owned by Stockholm-Rimbo Järnvägsaktiebolag in the block Gandvik, close to Samsöviken in Stora Värtan. August Strindberg lived in Djursholm...
the power grid in the same municipalities. The four power stations are Gandvik [no], Melkefoss, Skogfoss and Kongsfjord [no]. The company dates back to...
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