They will slash flesh and bone, in their way to conquer all.

Sharp as the blade of a king’s sword, and just as deadly.

Your heart will have no option but to freeze in fear at the sight of them.

Your blood, their food. Your soul, their prize.

Sverdhvalur,

According to Thorvaldur Fridriksson, up to the year 1860, monsters were considered a natural thing in daily life of most Icelanders. After all, the country was rocked by various supernatural phenomena such as elves in rocks, and trolls in mountains. Thus, people had learned to live in harmony with these beings, the ones that populated their lands. However, those making their livelihoods at sea and from the sea, by fishing or transporting goods and people, were not as forgiving.

Understandably,...

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