Kraken
c. 1200 CE – 1900 CEattested
Norwegian Sea
- Norse
Reported by Norwegian bishops as an island-sized creature that could be mistaken for land. Giant squid exist and wash up occasionally, which did not help.
Known for
- mistaken for an island
- pulls down ships
- probably a giant squid
Dates are estimates. A great deal of what this atlas covers is only datable to within a century.