A circuit breaking arrangement adapted to be coupled to a transmission line of a High Voltage Direct Current, HVDC, power transmission system, the circuit breaking arrangement being arranged to carry direct current for controllably effecting discontinuation of flow of direct current in the transmission line, the circuit breaking arrangement comprising: a current interrupter unit adapted to, when actuated, interrupt current in the transmission line; and a first resonance circuit and at least a second resonance circuit, each of the first and the at least a second resonance circuit being connected in parallel with the current interrupter unit; wherein each of the first and the at least a second resonance circuit is adapted to, upon actuation of the current interrupter unit and when the respective resonance circuit is activated, generate a resonance current superposing current of any arc generated in the current interrupter unit after actuation thereof; wherein the first and the at least a second resonance circuit are arranged relatively to each other and the current interrupter unit such that, at least during a predefined period immediately after actuation of the current interrupter unit, a resonance current generated by the first resonance circuit flows into the current interrupter unit from a different direction compared to a resonance current generated by the second resonance circuit, and wherein each of the first and the at least a second resonance circuit includes at least one capacitor (108, 109), at least one inductor (110, 111) and a switch element (112, 113), wherein the resonance current is generated upon closing of the switch element by means of successive discharging and charging of the at least one capacitor, the arrangement further comprising a current sensing unit adapted to sense at least a direction of direct current flowing into the current interrupter unit prior to actuation thereof; a control unit coupled to the current sensing unit and to each of the first and the at least a second resonance circuit; wherein the control unit is adapted to, based on the sensed current direction, selectively activate at least one of the first and the at least a second resonance circuit so that at least one resonance current is generated which superposes current of any arc generated in the current interrupter unit after actuation thereof, which generated at least one resonance current has an opposite direction to the sensed current direction at least during the predefined period immediately after actuation of the current interrupter unit. a current interrupter unit adapted to, when actuated, interrupt current in the transmission line; and a first resonance circuit and at least a second resonance circuit, each of the first and the at least a second resonance circuit being connected in parallel with the current interrupter unit; wherein each of the first and the at least a second resonance circuit is adapted to, upon actuation of the current interrupter unit and when the respective resonance circuit is activated, generate a resonance current superposing current of any arc generated in the current interrupter unit after actuation thereof; wherein the first and the at least a second resonance circuit are arranged relatively to each other and the current interrupter unit such that, at least during a predefined period immediately after actuation of the current interrupter unit, a resonance current generated by the first resonance circuit flows into the current interrupter unit from a different direction compared to a resonance current generated by the second resonance circuit, and wherein each of the first and the at least a second resonance circuit includes at least one capacitor (108, 109), at least one inductor (110, 111) and a switch element (112, 113), wherein the resonance current is generated upon closing of the switch element by means of successive discharging and charging of the at least one capacitor, the arrangement further comprising a current sensing unit adapted to sense at least a direction of direct current flowing into the current interrupter unit prior to actuation thereof; a control unit coupled to the current sensing unit and to each of the first and the at least a second resonance circuit; wherein the control unit is adapted to, based on the sensed current direction, selectively activate at least one of the first and the at least a second resonance circuit so that at least one resonance current is generated which superposes current of any arc generated in the current interrupter unit after actuation thereof, which generated at least one resonance current has an opposite direction to the sensed current direction at least during the predefined period immediately after actuation of the current interrupter unit.