Creatures, Myths & Legends
September 15, 2014 ·
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Iceland is a country steeped in legends and folklore. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 Dirk Heldmaier
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)
Officials weigh in on Iceland lake monster
By T.K. RandallSeptember 15, 2014 ·
14 commentsIceland is a country steeped in legends and folklore. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 Dirk Heldmaier
A government 'truth commission' has declared that a lake monster in Iceland is a real creature.
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.
The original video can be viewed as part of the news report below.
Source: Discovery News | Comments (14)
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