What is the name of the legendary sea monster, with a name meaning 'Octopus', that was said to have dwelled off the coasts of Norway and Iceland?
Octopus a stone carving found in the archaeological recovery from Bronze Age Minoan Crete at Knossos (1900–1100 BC) has a depiction of a fisherman carrying an octopus. The terrifyingly powerful Gorgon of Greek mythology has been thought to have been inspired by the octopus or squid, the octopus itself representing the severed head of Medusa, the beak as the protruding tongue and fangs, and its tentacles as the snakes. The Kraken are legendary sea monsters of giant proportions said to dwell off the coasts of Norway and Greenland, usually portrayed in art as a giant octopus attacking ships. Linnaeus included it
Origin of the name Kven dictionaries "Kainolats/Kainahaljo" had the meaning Norwegian or Swedish man while "Kainahalja" had the meaning Norwegian or Swedish women, it could also have the meaning peasant. Helsing-byn close Torneå was referred to as "Cainho". Origin of the name Kven The origin of the name "Kven" is unclear. The name appears for the first time in a 9th-century Old English version, written by King Alfred of Wessex, of a work by the Roman author Orosius, in the plural form "Cwenas". Today, however, the name Kven refers to Finnish speaking people who have migrated to northern Norway in relatively recent times, with no