http://www.mania.com/lair-beasts-weird-waters_article_130503.htmlWeird Waters: The Lake and Sea Monsters of Scandinavia and the Baltic States is an excellent new book from author and creature-seeker Lars Thomas, and which is published by England’s CFZ Press. Of his book, Thomas says the following:
“Aquatic monsters have a long and venerable history in the waters of northern Europe, dating at least all the way back to what must surely be the grandfather of all lake-, sea- and other monsters, the mighty Midgårdsorm or Jormungandr from the old Norse mythology - a creature long enough to encircle the globe and bite its own tail.”
Thomas continues: “Though some have since claimed sightings of monsters several hundred meters long, some even confusing the creatures with small islands, nothing has ever come even remotely close to the gargantuan size of the Midgårdsorm. And naturally, the only one who ever dared to challenge this monster was the old Norse God Thor - the God of Thunder. In many ways, the Midgårdsorm is the archetypical mythological monster, but that doesn't mean all monsters are figments of the imagination.”
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