Lake Sommen — the primal cow Sommakoa
Östergötland · Sweden · Site of legend
The lake was made by the primal cow kicking open the rock; caged in a cave she eats one hair each Christmas Eve — then she breaks free.
The island-strewn rift lake Sommen (legend: 365 islands) was made, folk belief holds, when the primal cow Sommakoa angrily kicked cracks into the rock. The wizard Somme of Tullerum locked her in a cave by the Norra Vi fjord, where she lies on coal and fur eating one hair each Christmas Eve — when the fur runs out she breaks free and destroys the world. [Recorded folklore; the lake is documented geography.]
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Where is Lake Sommen — the primal cow Sommakoa located?
Lake Sommen — the primal cow Sommakoa is in Östergötland, Sweden.
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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.