Olaus Magnus was a 16th-century ecclesiastic, cartographer, and historian and in his book "History of the Northern Peoples" (1555), he writes "Those who sail up along the coast of Norway to trade or to fish, tell the remarkable story of how a sea serpent or sea dragaon of fearsome size, 200 feet long and 20 feet wide, resides in rifts and caves outside Bergen. On bright summer nights this serpent leaves the caves and fares out to the sea to feed. With its sharp black scales and flaming red eyes, it attacks vessels, grabs and swallows people, as it lifts itself up like a column from the water."
A sea serpent or sea dragon from Olaus Magnus's book "History of the Northern Peoples" (1555), in which he writes ..."Those who sail up along the coast of Norway to trade or to fish, all tell the remarkable story of how a serpent of fearsome size, 200 feet long and 20 feet wide, resides in rifts and caves outside Bergen. On bright summer nights this serpent leaves the caves to eat calves, lambs and pigs, or it fares out to the sea and feeds on sea nettles, crabs and similar marine animals. It has ell-long hair hanging from its neck, sharp black scales and flaming red eyes. It attacks vessels, grabs and swallows people, as it lifts itself up like a column from the water." Olaus Magnus was a 16th-century ecclesiastic, cartographer, and historian.
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