Kraken

By Crusader1307

Known throughout Sailor legends for centuries, The ''Kraken'' (despite Hollywood's attempt to make it Greek), was actually based on Norwegian and Greenland myth. These sea monsters were described as enormous Octopus-like creatures (big enough to pull down a 300 foot ships easily). Sizes of 40 and 60 feet tall (rising from the sea), were told. As early as the 13th Century, The Kraken was talked about. Many sailors claimed to have seen Kraken attacks (or had survived one). By the 19th Century, Kraken sightings had changed somewhat. Now, these sea monsters were crab-like in appearance. Kraken's became so popular again, that even Jules Verne included the theory of the Kraken as the reason ships were being destroyed in his novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (which we know that Nemo's submarine got all the press). Still, as modern Oceanography has shown, Giant Squid and other unknown lifeforms are constantly being discovered in the Oceans of The World. Without proper scientific equipment and investigation, the ancients could easily assign the title Monster to these huge sea beasts.