info on the KRAKEN Aka : Krabben, Sciu-Crak, Hafgufe

[The Kraken]

The Kraken of legend is probably what we know today as the giant squid or cephalopod. Though they are considerably less then a mile and a half across, they are large enough to wrestle with a sperm whale.Probably no legendary sea monster was as horrifying as the Kraken, a giant sea monster. According to stories this huge, many armed, creature looked like an island when motionless and could reach as high as the top of a sailing ship's main mast with its arms deployed. When the Kraken attacked a ship, it wrapped its arms around the hull and capsize it. The crew would drown or be eaten by the monster. Kraken where mostly noticed in the seas of Scandinavia. Fishermen said that huge amounts of fishs gravitate around Kraken and the boat that succeeds to fish around the monster without awaking it will take more than possible to carry aboard.Early stories about Kraken, from Norway in the twelfth century, refer to a creature the size of an island. Even in 1752, when the Bishop of Bergen, Erik Ludvigsen Pontoppidan, wrote his Natural History of Norway he described the Kraken as a "floating island" one and a half miles across. He also noted: "It seems these are the creatures's arms, and, it is said, if they were to lay hold of the largest man-of-war, they would pull it down to the bottom." Later Kraken stories bring the creature down to a smaller, but still monstrous size and assimilated it as a giant octopus.

On at least three occasions in the thirties they attacked a ship. While the squids got the worst of these encounters when they slid into the ship's propellers, the fact that they attacked at all shows that it is possible for these creatures to mistake a vessel for a whale.

[nursie]

.Early stories about Kraken, from Norway in the twelfth century,
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Welcome...you sound rather fearsome tho...hmmm ;)

[webcricket]

So I take it you saw PotC: Dead Man's Chest?

Funny movie.

[The Kraken]

:cool: yeah it was cool theres a new one coming out. :clap: :clap:


:clap: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) :clap:

[nursie]

with Keith Richards...I can hardly wait. This has got to be typecasting!!

[The Kraken]

they keep changing the name hopefully they wont but if the do i will keep you up dated. heres what ive heard so far. Nothing is really known about the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, only that it's called Pirates of the Caribbean 3 and that it's scheduled for summer 2007. But now El Chavo got his hands on the script and here is a bit of what he has to say:

First things first: there's no way to even talk about the plot of Pirates of the Caribbean 3 without spoiling the second film. The events of the third movie seem to pick up right where the second one left off, and by the time this movie begins lots of big things have happened to the characters.

[webcricket]

You're kidding me, Keith Richards is in the final installment?! That's hilarious!!!

[rosita]

You're kidding me, Keith Richards is in the final installment?! That's hilarious!!!

OMG, I'll second that. Depp based a large part of his character, Jack Sparrow, on Richards. Can't wait!

[Cartman102]

Someones been watching pirates of the caribbean too much huh?? Don't worry I love that movie too! Sweet monsters huh?

[test4echo]

I'm sorry but, I'm more of a Leviathan kind of guy. :D

[Cartman102]

I'm sorry but, I'm more of a Leviathan kind of guy. :D
Those are sweet! But the Kraken could woop his butt any day! Wow don't I sound like a nerd :read: lol

[patoloco]

Depp based a large part of his character, Jack Sparrow, on Richards. Can't wait!

This is true. Imagine an old guy, with lots of alcohol inside, that travels around the world and likes to show off in front of people. Now, remove the guitar and dress him like a pirate. The result: Jack Sparrow.

Richards is likely going to play Sparrow's father's role.

[fry15]

sweet new move. :shark: did you notice that this guy is banned? wounder y?

[OrionGirl]

Ooooh, ooo--let me answer that! Because, like fry15, this is just another pseudonym for a troll? Could it be? Hmmmm? Anyone willing to take that bet?

What other fun games do you know? Pin the tail on the jack ***?