Creatures, Myths & Legends

Officials weigh in on Iceland lake monster

By T.K. Randall
September 15, 2014 ·  14 comments

Iceland is a country steeped in legends and folklore. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 Dirk Heldmaier The decision was based on a viral video from 2012 which many believe shows evidence of a long serpent-like creature said to inhabit Iceland's Lake Lagarfljót.

A long-running legend in a country that is steeped in folklore, the beast known as Lagarfljótsormurinn was said to have entered the lake when a girl, who had been instructed to catch a snake and use it to guard a gold ring in her linen chest, instead threw the chest in to the lake when the snake had grown too large.Despite widespread skepticism about the video, a majority of the panel of 13 reached the baffling conclusion that the footage is authentic and that Lagarfljótsormurinn is in fact a real creature.

The original video can be viewed as part of the news report below.


Source: Discovery News | Comments (14)

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