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Loch Ness Monster
Loch Ness MonsterThe Loch Ness Monster, known affectionately as Nessie, is a legendary marine animal associated with Loch Ness, the largest and deepest lake in Scotland. Legends about the monster have been told for centuries. The first reported sighting was made in the a.d. 500S by St. Columba, an Irish missionary who had come to Scotland to spread Christianity. According to legend, Columba stopped the monster from attacking a man by making the sign of the cross and ordering the beast to leave. The Loch Ness Monster is not just a beast from medieval mythology, however. A number of people have reported sighting it in modern times, describing the creature as about 30 feet in length with a long neck and flippers in the middle of its body. Such descriptions are similar to that of an extinct dinosaur called the plesiosaur. medieval relating to the Middle Ages in Europe, a period from about a.d. 500 to 1500 Various attempts to find evidence that would either prove or disprove the existence of such an animal in Loch Ness have not been successful. As a result, the legend of the Loch Ness Monster continues. See also Animals in Mythology; Dragons; Modern Mythology; Monsters; Serpents and Snakes. |
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"Loch Ness Monster." Myths and Legends of the World. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Loch Ness Monster." Myths and Legends of the World. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3490900303.html "Loch Ness Monster." Myths and Legends of the World. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3490900303.html |
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Loch Ness Monster
Loch Ness Monster. One of Scotland's best-known tourist attractions, the monster, Orm, or Nessy, has a surprisingly ancient history. Adamnán's life of Colum Cille, written c.690, reports that the saint caused an open-jawed monster in River Ness to submerge and cease threatening a man swimming. See also AFANC; SEA MONSTER.
Bibliography See Frederick W. Holiday , The Great Orm of Loch Ness (London, 1968); |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Loch Ness Monster." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Loch Ness Monster." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-LochNessMonster.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Loch Ness Monster." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-LochNessMonster.html |
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Loch Ness Monster
Loch Ness Monster a large creature alleged to live in the deep waters of Loch Ness. Reports of its existence date from the time of St Columba (6th century); the number of sightings increased after the construction of a major road alongside the loch in 1933, but, despite recent scientific expeditions, there is still no proof of its existence.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Loch Ness Monster." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Loch Ness Monster." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-LochNessMonster.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Loch Ness Monster." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-LochNessMonster.html |
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