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The name stoor worm may be derived from the Old Norse Storðar-gandr, an alternative name for Jörmungandr, the world or Midgard Serpent of Norse mythology, [1] [2] Stoor or stour was a term used by Scots in the latter part of the 14th century to describe fighting or battles; it could also be applied to "violent conflicts" of the weather elements. [3]
Assipattle and the Stoor Worm is an Orcadian folktale relating the battle between the eponymous hero and a gigantic sea serpent known as the stoor worm. The tale was preserved by 19th-century antiquarian Walter Traill Dennison , and retold by another Orcadian folklorist, Ernest Marwick , in a 20th-century version that integrates Dennison's ...
The Worm of Sockburn, of 14th-century English legend. The Worm of Linton, of 12th-century Scottish legend. The Laidley Worm of Bamburgh. The Mongolian Death Worm, a cryptozoological creature reported to exist in the Gobi Desert. The Stoor worm, of Orcadian folklore. Minhocão (legendary creature) - an earthworm or fish-like creature of ...
The Linton Worm is a mythical beast referred to in a Scottish Borders legend dating back to the 12th century. "Wyrm" is the Old English for serpent.A 12th-century writer believed it to be "In length three Scots yards and bigger than an ordinary man’s leg – in form and callour to our common muir edders."
Scottish mythology is the collection of myths that have emerged throughout the history of Scotland, sometimes being elaborated upon by successive generations, and at other times being rejected and replaced by other explanatory narratives.
Like always, Jeremy tossed the fish back in the water. Obviously, he wasn't afraid of the massive fish. He recently swam alongside some captive manatees and arapaima in Singapore to promote the show.
The stoor worm, or Mester Stoor Worm, was a gigantic evil sea serpent of Orcadian folklore, capable of contaminating plants and destroying animals and humans with its putrid breath. It is probably an Orkney variant of the Norse Jörmungandr , also known as the Midgard Serpent, or world serpent, and has been described as a sea dragon.
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