Hafgufa (Old Norse: haf "sea" + Old Norse: gufa "steam"; [2][3] " sea-reek "; [a][5] " sea-steamer " [6]) is a sea creature, purported to inhabit Iceland's waters (Greenland Sea) and southward toward Helluland.

2023年9月11日 · The Hafgufa – whose name is believed to be Old Norse for something akin to "Sea Mist" - was said to be a giant sea creature that roamed the seas just off the coast of Iceland, what is now the Greenland Sea.

2023年2月28日 · Marine biologists, archaeologists and medieval literature and language experts teamed up to investigate the similarities between the behavior of the medieval monster, named "hafgufa" in Old Norse...

The Hafgufa was a giant sea creature that was said to swallow ships and lure sailors to their deaths off the coast of Iceland. The creature has become a part of the cultural heritage of Iceland and has been mentioned in various literary works over the years.

The "rocks" and "island" must have been two sea monsters—Lyngbakr, the greatest whale in the world, and hafgufa, who bore all the monsters in the sea. The rocks had surely been the nose of Hafgufa; the island, Lyngbakr; and Ögmundr had surely summoned the …

2023年2月28日 · The dreaded sea monster “hafgufa” of Norse legend was said to emit an irresistible perfume that lured fish straight into its open mouth, while it lay stationery in the water, like a predatory...

2023年3月6日 · Hafgufa is a creature from Scandinavian fairy tales and legends, a huge fish or some kind of toothy whale, whose size was so colossal that it supposedly could easily swallow a large fishing boat or even a ship.