Stoor worm
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stoor-worm-169-10320607
title:
Stoor worm
text:
The stoor worm, or Mester Stoor Worm, was a gigantic evil sea serpent of Orcadian folklore, capable of contaminating plants and destroying animals and humans with its putrid breath. It is probably an Orkney variant of the Norse Jörmungandr, also known as the Midgard Serpent, or world serpent, and has been described as a sea dragon. The king of one country threatened by the beast's arrival was advised to offer it a weekly sacrifice of seven virgins. In desperation, the king eventually issued a pr
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Sea serpent of Orcadian folklore
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoor_worm
date created:
2014-08-05T12:36:28Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T13:05:42Z
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