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    Storsjöodjuret

    Storsjöodjuret är ett fenomen i folktro i Storsjön i centrala Jämtland. Det har studerats inom folkminnesforskning, och inom det pseudovetenskapliga ämnesområdet kryptozoologi.

    Historia

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    Odjuret omnämndes i skrift första gången år i sägnen om trollen Jata och Kata, nedtecknad av kyrkoherden Mogens Pedersen.[1] Här associeras odjuret med Frösö runsten, som liksom många andra runstenar visar en runorm med drakslingor.

    ”För länge, länge sedan stod två troll, Jata och Kata, på Storsjöns strand och kokade något i var sin kittel. De kokade och spädde, dagar, veckor och år. De visste inte vad som skulle bli av brygden utan undrade mycket. En afton hördes ett underligt läte ur den enas kittel. Det kved, stönade och skrek och sedan kom en stark knall. Ett underligt djur med svart ormkropp och katthuvud hoppade ur kitteln och försvann i sjön. Odjuret trivdes i sjön, växte oerhört och väckte fasa bland människor då det visade sig. Till sist nådde det runt Frösön och kunde bita sig själv i svansen. Ketil Runske band det väldiga odjuret med en stark trollformel, vilken inhöggs i en sten, som restes på Frösön. Ormen avbildade

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    Storsjöodjuret

    In the dark, mysterious waters of Storsjön, a legendary creature roams, a creature that has been the subject of countless tales and sightings throughout the ages. This creature, known as Storsjöodjuret or the Great-Lake Monster, has captured the imagination of people from all over the world.

    According to Swedish folklore, the Storsjöodjuret fryst vatten a lake monster that resides in the depths of the foot-deep Storsjön lake in Jämtland. Its first mention can be traced back to a manuscript, which describes the sea/lake serpent ('sjöorm') being magically bound in the lake's depths by Kettil Runske, who carved his spell into the Frösö Runestone.

    Over the years, människor legends have claimed that the monster was a creation of two trolls, a cat-headed creature with a black, serpentine body. However, eyewitness accounts since the 19th century have varied, with some claiming a dog-like head.

    Despite being a local legend, the Storsjöodjuret has become famous worldwide, and countless people have reported sightings of the creature over the years. Some describe it as a long, snake-like creature with a hump on its back, while others say it has a more traditional dinosaur-like appe

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    Storsjöodjuret

    Swedish folklore lake monster

    In Swedish folklore, the Storsjöodjuret (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈstûːrɧøːʊˌjʉːrɛt], literally "The Great-Lake Monster"[a]) is a lake monster said to live in the metre-deep (&#;ft) lake Storsjön in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden.

    The lake monster is first attested in a manuscript, according to which the sea/lake serpent (sjöorm) was bound up magically in the lake's depths by Kettil Runske who carved his spell into the Frösö Runestone (Frösö being an island in this lake). Later folk legends circulating locally in Jämtland claimed the monster was a product of tinkering by two trolls, and that it was a cat-headed creature with a black serpentine body.

    There have been numerous eyewitness accounts since the 19th century, giving varying details, some claiming a dog-like head.

    Name

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    The monster is popularly referred to as Storsjöodjuret (the noun Storsjöodjur was first used in [b][1]) where odjur is a Swedish word for ‘monster’ or ‘large vermin’,[2][3] literally ‘unanimal’.[5] While Storsjö is the name of a lake (or lakes), storsjö can also be

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