Erik Pontoppidan the younger (eighteenth century) and many others have offered both dramatic and detailed accounts of what the various creatures looked like. Not least from the nineteenth century there are many observations, whereas from the twentieth century there are relatively few. There are also interesting accounts from several freshwater lakes in various parts of the country, but today it is primarily in the Seljord Lake that people observe strange movements in the water.
However, sea-serpents are not a phenomenon confined to Seljord alone. They have been observed virtually all over the world, and over the centuries both large and mysterious creatures have been seen along the Norwegian coast. As a matter of fact, this coastal strip is particularly rich in observations, even in global terms. Olaus Magnus (sixteenth century),
Some compare its head to that of a crocodile, some to that of a horse or an elk, while the estimated length varies from about ten to more than a hundred feet. Regardless of this there is a considerable number of observations; on average several each summer. Not least during the last few decades there have been several observations, and nearly always during the warmest summer period.
He does not specify the size of the animal, but it is "very peculiar, and one of the most poisonous of all. It moves under the surface like an eel, and some years ago it bit a man in his big toe while he was wading across the Laxhøl River." Since then several people have claimed to hit the sea-serpent while rowing on the lake, whereas others have seen a large animal sliding down from the rocks at the water's edge and into the lake.
Then a certain Gunleik Andersson Verpe from Bø rowed a removal load, with one boat in tow, from Ulvenes to Nes, at the south-eastern end of the lake. When he was at the middle of the lake a sea-serpent appeared, which attacked one of the two rowing boats and overturned it.
How Gunleik Andersson Verpe fared is not known. A few decades later, in his book An Account of Seljord Parish in Upper Telemark in Norway (1786), the local parson Hans Jacob Wille also describes a strange creature.
In the middle of Telemark, the county which has always been associated with fairy tales, folk songs, imagination and creativity, lies the Seljord Lake, brooding over its great secret. What is actually hidden under that blue and friendly sheet of water?
For 250 years, and probably even longer, people have claimed to see a large and serpent-like creature in the lake. The first written documentation goes back to 1750.
Not only is it unbelieveable that there is a "Selford monster", but I can't imagine this video being proof of anything. The creators say they didn't have a tripod, but the water doesn't look nearly disturbed enough to justify the movement of the camera. Especially at the end.
wow the seljord serpent is almost as big as a lake!
fkjetfox 2 months ago
all i see is a drunk man holding a camera and water...
Tobiastherock 10 months ago
I can't see anything.
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hmyrn 2 years ago
@hmyrn I dont know about that, but you got an excellent town coat of arms from the whole affair. I'd LOVE to get a nice Hi-Resolution Image of that!
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Erik Pontoppidan the younger (eighteenth century) and many others have offered both dramatic and detailed accounts of what the various creatures looked like. Not least from the nineteenth century there are many observations, whereas from the twentieth century there are relatively few. There are also interesting accounts from several freshwater lakes in various parts of the country, but today it is primarily in the Seljord Lake that people observe strange movements in the water.
hmyrn 2 years ago
However, sea-serpents are not a phenomenon confined to Seljord alone. They have been observed virtually all over the world, and over the centuries both large and mysterious creatures have been seen along the Norwegian coast. As a matter of fact, this coastal strip is particularly rich in observations, even in global terms. Olaus Magnus (sixteenth century),
hmyrn 2 years ago
Some compare its head to that of a crocodile, some to that of a horse or an elk, while the estimated length varies from about ten to more than a hundred feet. Regardless of this there is a considerable number of observations; on average several each summer. Not least during the last few decades there have been several observations, and nearly always during the warmest summer period.
hmyrn 2 years ago
He does not specify the size of the animal, but it is "very peculiar, and one of the most poisonous of all. It moves under the surface like an eel, and some years ago it bit a man in his big toe while he was wading across the Laxhøl River." Since then several people have claimed to hit the sea-serpent while rowing on the lake, whereas others have seen a large animal sliding down from the rocks at the water's edge and into the lake.
hmyrn 2 years ago
Then a certain Gunleik Andersson Verpe from Bø rowed a removal load, with one boat in tow, from Ulvenes to Nes, at the south-eastern end of the lake. When he was at the middle of the lake a sea-serpent appeared, which attacked one of the two rowing boats and overturned it.
How Gunleik Andersson Verpe fared is not known. A few decades later, in his book An Account of Seljord Parish in Upper Telemark in Norway (1786), the local parson Hans Jacob Wille also describes a strange creature.
hmyrn 2 years ago
Seljord and the sea-serpent
In the middle of Telemark, the county which has always been associated with fairy tales, folk songs, imagination and creativity, lies the Seljord Lake, brooding over its great secret. What is actually hidden under that blue and friendly sheet of water?
For 250 years, and probably even longer, people have claimed to see a large and serpent-like creature in the lake. The first written documentation goes back to 1750.
hmyrn 2 years ago
I didn't see the sea serpent, but I think I've spotted Bigfoot at the shore!! Look carefully!
konfusius 3 years ago
With the camera being yanked around like that
we're supposed to be able to make out one white line?
cha5 3 years ago
Not only is it unbelieveable that there is a "Selford monster", but I can't imagine this video being proof of anything. The creators say they didn't have a tripod, but the water doesn't look nearly disturbed enough to justify the movement of the camera. Especially at the end.
SpaceCowboy5 3 years ago
i see only the water
ermy96 3 years ago 2
...I came here thinking to see an actual sea monster...but all I saw was open water and bad filmmaking! What the heck?
BeejieB 3 years ago 5
i didnt c anythin?
lovechickens14 3 years ago
Wow... that's just beyond bad.
PlansXYandZ 3 years ago 2
Useless...
larrykat188 3 years ago
this guy in norway, nessie, champ, two lakes with monsters in japan, plus several more. and we still don't have a definitive video/photo/corpse
give me a break
awesome220 3 years ago
Don`t forget Nahuelito in Argentina :)
flavourL 3 years ago
Pathetic video...
ReDlineproduction 3 years ago
What am I suppose to be seeing here?
Mastersquib 3 years ago
Water?
Mattthejerkoff 3 years ago
Exactly, if I wanted to see water I would turn on the faucet.
Mastersquib 3 years ago
@Mastersquib the film was analyzed by a professional, and he says they are just birds.
HeartOfOmega 1 year ago