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Besides kraken, the monster went under a variety of names early on, the most common after kraken being horven ("the horv"). [17] Icelandic philologist Finnur Jónsson explained this name in 1920 as an alternative form of harv (lit. ' harrow ') and conjectured that this name was suggested by the inkfish's action of seeming to plow the sea. [16]
Hafgufa (Old Norse: haf "sea" + Old Norse: gufa "steam"; [2] [3] "sea-reek"; [a] [5] "sea-steamer" [6]) is a sea creature, purported to inhabit Iceland's waters (Greenland Sea) and southward toward Helluland. Although it was thought to be a sea monster, research suggests that the stories originated from a specialized feeding technique among ...
Kraken in popular culture (22 P) N. Nixies (folklore) ... Creatures in Norse mythology (7 C, 19 P) T. Trolls (3 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Scandinavian legendary ...
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia as the Nordic folklore of the modern period.
Curruid, from whose bone the Gae Bulg is made in Celtic mythology; Devil Whale, a demonic whale the size of an island; Great Fish in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Jonah; Hafgufa, a whale of fabulous size, described as a sjóskrímsli 'sea monster' together with the lyngbakr; Hydra, Greek multi-headed dragon-like beast
The Kraken is a legendary sea-monster, ... Norse mythology; Norske Folkeeventyr, a collection of Norwegian folktales; Thunderstone (folklore) References.
Basan, a fire-breathing chicken from Japanese mythology; Cockatrice, a chicken-headed dragon or serpent, visually similar to or confused with the Basilisk. Gallic rooster, a symbolic rooster used as an allegory for France; Gullinkambi, a rooster who lives in Valhalla in Norse mythology; Rooster of Barcelos, a mythological rooster from Portugal
Pages in category "Creatures in Norse mythology" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.