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Kraken
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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
A "colossal octopus" attacking ship, pen and wash by Pierre Denys de Montfort, engraved by Étienne Claude Voysard, 1801
A "colossal octopus" attacking ship, pen and wash by Pierre Denys de Montfort, engraved by Étienne Claude Voysard, 1801
Kraken, an unconfirmed cephalopod. Engraving by W. H. Lizars, in Hamilton, Robert (1839). Naturalist's Library. Adapted "from Denys Montford" [sic.]
Kraken, an unconfirmed cephalopod. Engraving by W. H. Lizars, in Hamilton, Robert (1839). Naturalist's Library. Adapted "from Denys Montford" [sic.]
Old style Scandinavian drag (grapnel anchor) made from the top of a tree, historically known as krake or krabbe in the Scandinavian languages, probabl
Old style Scandinavian drag (grapnel anchor) made from the top of a tree, historically known as krake or krabbe in the Scandinavian languages, probably the root for the naming of the mythological monster.
Wooden whisk, known in Swedish as kräkla, and krekle in dialectal Norwegian
Wooden whisk, known in Swedish as kräkla, and krekle in dialectal Norwegian
Erik Pontoppidan
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Erik Ludvigsen Pontoppidan was a Danish author, a Lutheran bishop of the Church of Norway, a historian, and an antiquarian. His Catechism of the Church of Denmark heavily influenced Danish and Norwegi
Erik Pontoppidan
Erik Pontoppidan