Selma (lake monster)
Ringkasan
Selma, atau Seljordsormen, adalah ular laut legendaris dalam cerita rakyat Norwegia yang konon hidup di Danau Seljord, Telemark.
Selma, or Seljordsormen, is a legendary sea serpent of Norwegian folklore said to live in Lake Seljord in Telemark.
Kisah dan tradisi
Dalam cerita rakyat Norwegia, Selma (Seljordsormen, "ular Seljord") adalah ular laut legendaris yang konon hidup di Danau Seljord sepanjang 13 kilometer di Kotamadya Seljord, Telemark. Makhluk ini sudah diperbincangkan sedikitnya sejak abad ke-18, dan kesaksian tentangnya cenderung memuncak pada musim panas yang panas dan tenang. Catatan tertulis tertua berasal dari tahun 1750, ketika makhluk itu dikatakan mengitari perahu dayung milik seorang lelaki dari Bø yang menyeberang dari Ulvenes ke Nes. Selma digambarkan panjangnya antara 4 dan 50 meter, hitam legam, dengan kepala mirip kuda atau buaya, kadang dengan sepasang sirip depan dan satu atau dua punuk. Sejak 1989 Selma tampil di lambang Seljord, rancangan pematung Trygve Magnus Barstad, berwarna emas di atas latar merah. Pada 1977 kriptozoolog Swedia Jan-Ove Sundberg merekam sinyal sonar aneh di danau itu dan kemudian mencoba menangkap Selma dengan perangkap besar, tetapi gagal.
Norwegian folklore tells of Selma (Seljordsormen, 'the Seljord serpent'), a legendary serpent believed to dwell in the 13-kilometre Lake Seljord in Seljord Municipality, Telemark. It has been discussed since at least the 18th century, and eyewitness reports tend to peak in hot, quiet summers. The oldest written account dates from 1750, when it reportedly circled the rowboat of a man from Bø crossing from Ulvenes to Nes. Selma is described as between 4 and 50 metres long, pitch black, with a horse- or crocodile-like head, sometimes with a pair of front flippers and one or two humps. Since 1989 Selma has appeared on the arms of Seljord, designed by the sculptor Trygve Magnus Barstad, in gold on red. In 1977 the Swedish cryptozoologist Jan-Ove Sundberg recorded strange sonar signals on the lake and later tried to catch Selma with a huge trap, without success.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Skandinavia
- Kawasan / Region
- Eropa
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Cryptid
- Habitat
- Water
Nama lain / Alternate names
Seljordsormen
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Catatan tertulis tertua tentang Selma, dari tahun 1750, menyebut makhluk itu mengitari sebuah perahu dayung.
The oldest written account of Selma, from 1750, says it circled a rowboat.