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kraken a legendary sea monster of gigantic size believed to dwell off the coast of Norway Kraken giant snakelike sea creature. [Dan. Folklore: Merca tante, 194–195] See : Monsters How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There seems some ground to imagine that the great Kraken of Bishop Pontoppodan may ultimately resolve itself into Squid. There appeared in the papers caricatures of every gigantic and imaginary creature, from the white whale, the terrible "Moby Dick" of sub-arctic regions, to the immense kraken, whose tentacles could entangle a ship of five hundred tons and hurry it into the abyss of the ocean. |
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