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ABSTRACTThe 12th century Norwegian text Konungs Skuggsjá (King's Mirror), a didactic work prepared by one or several authors, probably for the education of a king's sons, provides some of the earliest known descriptions of sea-creatures (legendary and real) inhabiting northern Atlantic waters. Most of the descriptions give sufficient detail to allow identification with species common in the area today. This article (the second of two articles on Konungs Skuggsjá; see Polar Record, (1985), 23(141): 615–27), presents translated sections of the original text, and possible identifications of 26 species with discussion, notes and comments.
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