There is no shortage of sea-dwelling monsters when it comes to mythology. The Kraken, however, just might be the most notorious. Originating as a giant fish known as ‘hafgufa’ in Norse mythology, the Kraken eventually came to be known as a giant octopus or squid that terrorized the coasts of Norway and Greenland.

Back in the 1700s, Bishop Erik Pontoppidan claimed to have seen this beast, claiming that whenever any part of its body stuck out of the water, it resembled an island. There were several ways that the Kraken could demolish you…