Margyge
Margyge (also margygr, from Old Norse marr = sea + gygr = ogress) is a grotesque female sea monster in Norwegian medieval literature, first described in Konungs skuggsjá (The King's Mirror, c. The margyge is a hideous sea creature that appears before storms and shipwrecks as a dire omen. Unlike beautiful mermaids of later European folklore, the margyge is monstrous — described with a massive, misshapen body, a face like a hideous old woman with tusks and horse-like ears, clawed hands, and a fish tail. She emerges from the depths before the worst storms, shrieking and thrashing in the water. Se