sea monster Archives - Bone and Sickle

St. George, the Dragon, and More

August 29, 2025 boneandsickle Byzantium, Catholicism, dragons, EPISODE, folklore, history, legends, martyrdom, Middle Ages, mumming, Perseus, saints, sea monster, St. George, Thracian Rider

There’s so much more to the figure of St. George than his battle with a dragon. Legends also tell of[…]

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Mermen and more Marvels of the Northern Seas

April 19, 2021 boneandsickle cryptozoology, draug, EPISODE, folklore, history, legends, mermaids, mermen, monsters, nautical, revenant, sagas, Scandinavia, sea monster, superstition, undead

In this episode, we continue our survey of supernatural sailors’ lore of the North with a look at mermen, Iceland’s[…]

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The Kraken and Other Marvels of the Northern Seas

April 3, 2021 boneandsickle apocalypse, Cthulhu, EPISODE, folklore, history, Kraken, legends, literature, nautical, Norse religion, pagan, paganism, Ragnarök, sea monster, sea serpent

The Kraken is only one of the monsters said to inhabit the storied northern seas of Scandinavia. This episode is[…]

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