| Like the numerous fjords along our long coast has yielded lots of
old and new stories, the lakes have also had these creatures. In some cases
they probably are visitors, in other cases they must be resident animals. The waterways often contain a row of
lakes abundant in food (presumably fish). It looks like the animals are able to migrate
the rivers from the sea to enter a lake. Or - there exists a sweet water form of these
creatures, which I doubt, since all must have entered the rivers and lakes
from the sea when the enormous glacier cap melted. Nowadays there are many physical obstacles like hydroelectric dams that will
stop the animals from moving freely. One thing is sure; orms in very small lakes sooner or
later have to move on to get enough food. Østfold -
2
Rømsjøen i Rømskog. Head like the head of a foal. Body 10 m
long, thick like as log. Recent observations. Specific page.
Store Lee, south of Ørje. Observations in the 1970-ies. Specific
page.
Akershus/Oslo - 0
Hedmark - 7
Mjøsa, 223 m above sea level. Home of the MJOES ORM. Known since 1522.
Recent observations. See main web site.
North Mesna, South Mesna, small lakes that ends in Mjoesa at Lillehammer. An
animal was once seen when it crawled from one to the other lake.
Osensjøen. An old story. Predictions and omens.
Ringsjøen in Snertingdal, a tiny lake that ends up in Mjoesa. An orm was seen in 1867.
Head like horse´s head, a big mouth with white teeth and so big that "a cat could walk
directly in."
Søråsjøen in Våler, a small lake, ends in Glomma, Norway`s longest river. Thick
like a telephone pole and greybrown of colour.
Litjennet. A small serpent 2,5 m long, with a head like a calf`s
head. Killed by a hunter with a shotgun.
Oppland - 4
Vangsmjøsa. An animal seen about 1910. An enormous sea serpent with
5 -6 humps and
a head swaying from
side to side. Familiar, isn`t it? The lake is about as far away from the sea
as possible in Norway.
Randsfjorden. An old story. Predictions and omens.
Åbborvatnet, a tiny lake. Børse-Gunder (the gun smith Rifle-Gunder) shot a sea
serpent there.
Tyrifjorden. An old story. Predictions and omens.
Buskerud - 4
Krøderen. An old story.
Sperillen. Børse-Gunder shot an orm in a barn at Fjoesvika. Last known observation
in 1893 when it was seen coming from the forest and then plunged into the water. Black, with long head and a
mane on the neck. At least 15 m long. Also old stories with predictions.
Bergsjø, tiny lake at Modum. Head 1 m above the surface. Thick like a
man´s
thigh..
Øyvatna, tiny lakes at Modum. Head like a calf´s head and big eyes.
Vestfold - 0
Telemark - 7
Tinnsjøen, ends in Norsjø.
Sundsbarmvatnet, small lake regulated by a dam in the early seventies. One seen July 25th 1976.
It is trapped there unless it eventually migrates over land.
Seljordsvatnet. Home of the SELJORD ORM. Bø river ends in Norsjø. Recent
observations. A lot of media attention to search expeditions. Also stories from nearby
small and tiny lakes. See specific pages.
Fyresvatnet. Home of the GJEVSTROLL. Two men saw one in 1918, and one fired
three rounds at it with his Krag Jørgensen rifle.
Kviteseidvatnet. The sea horse once killed a sea serpent her,
biting it and splitting it in two halves.
Flåvatnet. A sea serpent was killed here in Flaa lake by the steamer "St.Olav" around
1880. The captain steered towards the sea serpent, then hitting it with one of the wheels,
it was chopped it many pieces.
Gausbuvatnet in the Skafså hills at Setesdal. A big orm killed a horse. Later it
got killed itself by floating timber in the downstream river .
Aust Agder - 0
---none found so far.
Vest Agder - 3
Repstadvatnet, Søgne.
Tinnkjødnet, a pond in the Deble marsh. The
animal had a mane down its neck.
Hallandvatnet at Mandal. Seen in the autumn of 1969. The brothers, Arne and Martin Larsen,
went fishing
at the small Halland lake; a fishing trip that paid off quite differently than intended.
"The sea serpent was black with a light underside, with a head big as a middle
sized turnip. It was long; 2 - 2 1/2 m between each coil. On top of the head there were
two small horns like the horns of a snail. The eyes were big and round, and the nostrils
were like the nostrils of a newborn foal, and the mouth was red with a nice row of teeth.
Its coils reached far out on the lake. "What in the world is that?" Arne said. I did not know, but lifted a huge
stone and threw it against the head of the monster which rested in shallow water just in
front of our feet. Immediately a coil rose 2 m highout the water, and then the head
got out of the water. It flashed its teeth and we could hear a strange and menacing sound."
The brothers got scared and ran away. Martin came back several times, but he never saw
the orm again.
Rogaland - 5
Lundevatnet. An old story with predictions and omens.
Suldalsvatnet. Some old stories. Predictions and omens.
Sansavatnet. Do.
Mosvatnet. Do. Two of them about orms that
got killed downstream.
Reinsjøen. An old story of a serpent that got killed.
Hordaland - 5
Ormsjøen at Bergen. Tiny lake. An orm got close to a rowing boat transporting a
wedding party. Panic and some drowned humans.
Vangsvatnet at Bruvik. An orm rested in the outlet thus damming the lake. People
hung gleaming brass on the bell tower of the chuch. The orm got curious, came close and got
killed.
Torfinnvatn at Voss. A monster with a big mouth, a dragon´s head and body like a
crocodile.
Litledalvatnet. Tiny lake at Etne. An old story about an orm so big that it broke
through the ice.
Storevatn ved Askøy. 10 m long orm, like a turned over boat.
Sogn og fjordane - 3
Hornindalvatnet. An old observation.
Loenvatnet. An observation as late as 1995. Three humps. See specific
page.
Jølstervatn. The wedding party in a boat hung a silver can outside the
boat railing. The
orm came and its head was chopped off.
Møre og Romsdal - 0
--- none so far.
Sør Trøndelag - 1
Selbusjøen. An old story. Predictions.
Nord Trøndelag - 3
Snåsavatnet. Seen in 1984, reminded of a submarine.
Finnsnesvatnet. A boy returning from a discotheque saw a pink orm that broke through
the ice. Party - party!
Rauflovatn i Sparbu. An old story. Predictions.
Nordland - 8
Holandsvatnet in South-Sømna. An old story with predictions.
Rotvatnet in Hamarøy. Two stories, of wooden boats hitting the
creature.
Sandnesvatnet in Hamarøy. Watertrolls seen many times, also on
land. Recent observations too. See specific page.
Forsanvatnet in Hamarøy. One in the surface, like a pontoon of a
seaplane.
Makkvatnet in Hamarøy. Remnants of an orm were found there once.
Rumbovatnet in Tysfjord. An orm died there decades ago and the cadaver
was rotting on the shore. The skeleton was 4 - 6 m long.
Kvalvatnet at Beiarn. Supposedly, a skeleton of a dead animal was found 80 - 100
years ago. People brought down some bones.
Botnvatnet at Saltdal. An orm is frequently said to be seen by residents and
tourists.
Troms - 0
--- none so far.
Finnmark - 1
Åfjordvatnet at Sørøya, vest for Hammerfest. 89 m above sea level. The kids were
forbidden by the adults ever to swim in the lake. One animal was seen in 1977 by four people.
Five meters long and with several humps.
53 lakes of various sizes with reports of lake serpents!
The list grows steadily. More will be added.
If you want to
"monster" hunt in Norwegian lakes, just pick one from the list.
If a lake is lacking fresh observations, the reason may very well be that
no one did bothered to gather these stories and write them down like I
do. The animals are still down there in many lakes, mostly hidden from our view.
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