Lyngbakr (Icelandic, lyngi "heather" + bak "back") is the name of a massive whale -like sea monster reported in the Örvar-Odds saga to have existed in the Greenland Sea. According to the saga, Lyngbakr would bait seafarers by posing as a heather -covered island, and when a crew landed on his back, he sank into the sea, drowning the crew.

2016年1月15日 · The Lyngbakur is the largest of all the illhveli, the largest of the whales, indeed one of the largest creatures in the sea. In Icelandic lore only the hafgufa (or kraken) is bigger than it, and the two giants are frequently interchangeable.

Lyngbakr （冰岛， Lyngi “ Heather ” + Bak “ Back”）是在 格陵兰海 中据报导， Örvar -odds Saga 在Örvar -Odds中报导的一个 大鲸鱼 的 名称。 据《传奇》报导，林格巴克（Lyngbakr）会通过摆姿势作为 希瑟 覆盖的岛屿来诱饵海员，当船员降落在他的背上时，他沉入大海，淹死了船员。 当 Örvar-oddr 和他的船员在西南航行于格陵兰海航行，以复仇的方式与Eythjof的杀人巨船ÖgmundrFloki进行复仇，甲板官员Vignir官员知道这一地区是危险的，并使Oddr同意从第二天 …

2017年3月9日 · Ancient tales tell of a whale monster, known as lyngbakur, that has the appearance of an island covered with a growth of heather. Lyngbakur is the second largest of all sea creatures, its size only exceeded by the hafgúfa. Örvar-Oddr and Vignir encountered a lyngbakur during their search for Ögmundr, killer of Eyþjófr.

In the enigmatic Northern European seas, the Lyngbakr, a shape-shifting aquatic behemoth, lures adventurers into perilous illusions beneath.

Lyngbakr (Old Norse: lyngi, "heather" + bakr, "back") or Lyngbakur is a sea monster from Norse mythology that is mentioned in the Ǫrvar-Odds saga and that apparently inhabited the waters off the coast of Greenland and Helluland along with another creature called hafgufa.

A Lyngbakr is an aquatic whale-like creature native to Svartalfheim. What is the Lyngbakr according to the Örvar-Odds saga? In the Örvar-Odds saga, the Lyngbakr is depicted as a colossal sea monster with a whale-like appearance.

The Lyngbakur is the largest of all the illhveli, the largest of the whales, indeed one of the largest creatures in the sea. In Icelandic lore only the hafgufa (or kraken) is bigger than it, and the two giants are frequently interchangeable. Despite its enormous size, the lyngbakur is rarely...

The Lyngbakur is the largest of all the illhveli, the largest of the whales, indeed one of the largest creatures in the sea. In Icelandic lore only the hafgufa (or kraken) is bigger than it, and the two giants are frequently interchangeable.

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