Real nasty business, all gnashings and sucking sounds, hidden in the depths but then gigantically apparent. In lore and literature, the Kraken capsized, dismantled and swallowed galleons of seafarers.

The history of the Kraken goes back to an account written in 1180 by King Sverre of Norway. As with many legends, the Kraken started with something real, based on sightings of a real animal, the ...

For thousands of years, sailors have told stories of giant squids. In myth and cinema, the kraken was the most terrible of sea monsters. Now, it's been captured — on a soon-to-be-seen video.

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The kraken remains a legend, but history is full of creatures claimed to be real that turned out to be hoaxes or just genetic oddities—and, conversely, some species thought to be myth that ...