Episode 108: Debris (ad-free) (Patreon)

Our oceans are some of the most remote regions on the planet. Because of that, people have filled that darkness and space with stories that reflect our common fears and deepest suspicious. Unfortunately, the pages of history offer less reason than we might hope for, leaving us to wonder exactly what might be out there, lurking beneath the waves.

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Further Reading

1. Laurence Marcellus Larsoxx (Ed.) The King's Mirror: Speculum Regalae - Konungs Skuggsjá (Twayne Publishers and the American Scandinavian Foundation, 1917), pp. 125-126.
2. Gary J. Galbreath, “The 1848 ‘Enormous Serpent’ of the Daedalus Identified,” Skeptical Inquirer Volume 39.5 (September/October 2015).
3. Henry Lee, Sea Monsters Unmasked (Clowes, 1883).
4. Juliette Wood, Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore: From Medieval Times to the Present Day (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018), pp. 86-89.
5. Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, Home from the Sea (Macmillan, 1931).
6. “Arthur Henry Rostron,” Encyclopedia Titanica, 2018.
7. “Rostron’s Monster,” Encyclopedia Titanica, 2018.