Kraken

The Account

Norse mariners spoke of an island-sized beast off Norway and Greenland. The giant squid (Architeuthis) was confirmed real in the 19th century, but the kraken of legend eats the whale that eats the squid.

From the Public Record

The kraken is a legendary sea monster of enormous size, per its etymology something akin to a cephalopod, said to appear in the Norwegian Sea off the coast of Norway. It is believed that the legend of the Kraken may have originated from sightings of giant squid, which may grow to 10.5 metres (34 ft) in length.

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