The Kraken would attack a ship by wrapping their arms around the hull until it would capsizing it. The crew would later succumb to drowning or worse, be eaten by the sea monster. Written and ...

We landlubbers have got it all wrong: kraken aren’t terrible monsters from the sea who destroy our sailing ships and munch on our sailors. They’re kind and helpful. It’s the mermaids who are ...

Sea monsters ... fantastic sea monsters of yore that are lurking in the Museum's wet collections. Originating in Scandinavian folklore, the kraken is usually depicted as an aggressive cephalopod-like ...