41 Strange on Twitter: "In Norse mythology, the Lyngbakr is a massive whale that baits sailors by posing as an island. When the sailors set foot on the island, the whale sinks into the sea, drowning them (Illustration by Gabriella Barouch)… https://t.co/tLFgU0tTPk"

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1. A Drift of Souls‏ @davpowart 30 Dec 2017
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  I bet whoever built that lighthouse feels like such a fool
  
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1. Charles Dexter Ward ‏ @CAStLESVANIA 30 Dec 2017
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  *cues “I Am Ahab” off of Leviathan by the mighty Mastodon* That’s metal!pic.twitter.com/l3D6HJEdry
  
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1. Jake Solomon‏ @LazyArseJack 30 Dec 2017
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  Anglo-Saxon Poem about the same thing https://anglosaxonpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/the-whale/
  
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1. Botryoidal SnO2‏ @BotryoidalSnO2 31 Dec 2017
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  I'd totally do that if I was a whale.
  
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1. Anne Gaelan‏ @Annagael 30 Dec 2017
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  A brilliant picture, a fascinating story!
  
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1. Tom Owens‏ @TomOwens149 30 Dec 2017
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  Sounds like fun
  
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1. Pale Kate Durga ‏ @KPotluru 31 Dec 2017
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  I expect that many more whales have been killed by Norse sailors, than vice versa, and this myth signifies a guilty conscience.
  
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1. scrvydarg‏ @scrvydarg 31 Dec 2017
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  Paybacks a bitch
  
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1. Joe Bada‏ @JoeBada 31 Dec 2017
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  I knew this one!
  
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1. john william osullivan‏ @putlock 30 Dec 2017
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  I’ve seen that idea play out in a lot of fantasy fiction! Now I know where it comes from! Thank you!
  
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1. Erin‏ @1989downing 30 Dec 2017
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  Not only that Norse Mythology also features Jormungander the Sea Serpent that encircles the world & the Kraken a squidlike sea monster that pulls ships into the depths of the seas & eats sailors.
  
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1. Edward Barnett‏ @Sempercinema 30 Dec 2017
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  pic.twitter.com/mxZVi6UR7p
  
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