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Brávellir
Brávellir (Old Norse) or Brĺvalla (modern Scandinavian) was the name of the central plain of Östergötland (East Götaland), in Norse mythology.
It appears in several traditions, such as those of the Battle of Brĺvalla (Battle of the Bravellir), and in the Helgakvidha Hundingsbana I, where Sinfjotli resides on this plain.
It's location has been contested because a local tradition places the Battle of Brĺvalla at lake Ĺsnen in the Swedish province of Smĺland. In the oldest sources, however, such as the Hervarar saga it is described as Brávelli í eystra Gautlandi (i.e. Brĺvalla in Östergötland) and in Sögubrot af Nokkrum the battle is said to have taken place south of Kolmĺrden which separated Sweden from Östergötland and where Brĺviken is located: ..Kolmerkr, er skilr Svíţjóð ok Eystra-Gautland ... sem heitir Brávík.
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