In Scandinavian folklore, a marmennill (also marmandill, marbendill, or margmelli) is a merman that often features in stories after having been accidentally caught at sea by fishermen. The creature is typically known for its ability to see the future or to reveal otherwise hidden knowledge, often laughing when he sees others acting foolishly.

Imagine the briny deep of Scandinavia’s waters, where the whispers of the old world still dance among the waves. It is here the Marmennill emerge, beings of the sea’s mysterious depths. They are the elusive denizens of the tide, existing in the liminal space between the fathomless ocean and the lore etched into the hearts of sailors.

marmennill (plural marmennills) A fabled marine male creature usually represented as having the head, trunk, and arms of a man and a lower part like the tail of a fish.

In Icelandic sources, mermen are not considered evil and usually do not harm the people who find or fish them. The Icelandic word for merman is “marbendill”. It is possible that the word was originally marmennill which means small sea-man (mennill means small man, mar means sea).

One of the most intriguing merman figures in Norse mythology is the marmennill, a prophetic creature of the seas. The marmennill appears in the Landnámabók, the Icelandic Book of Settlements, chronicling the early settlers of Iceland.

Befriending the Marmennill by trading Kröwns with them at a Longship Dock will provide you with no fame and and 25% specialized production on enemy shores. And as you can't defeat them no fame will be awarded for that as it is impossible.

A fabled marine male creature usually represented as having the head, trunk, and arms of a man and a lower part like the tail of a fish. From Icelandic and Old Norse. Find similar words to marmennill using the buttons below.

Did you actually mean marine law or meromelia? A fabled marine male creature usually represented as having the head, trunk, and arms of a man and a lower part like the tail of a fish. In Norse mythology, the Marmennill or Marbendill were mermen with the ability to prophesy the future. Its female counterpart was the Margygur.

Marmennill is a term from Icelandic folklore used to describe a type of mythological creature resembling a merman or sea spirit. These beings are part of a broader spectrum of water-dwelling creatures found in various cultural mythologies around the world.

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "marmennill" in English. As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga): m. ‘sea-mannikin’, merman. Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark: ᛘᛅᚱᛘᛁᚾᚾᛁᛚᛚ. m. masculine. This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.