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[[File:Kraken.png|thumb|282px|Krakens are fearsome creatures of legend.]]
{{Quote|The Greyjoy sigil is the squid: what it grasps once, it will never surrender. actually it will, a bunch of squid, word up|Theon Greyjoy|House Greyjoy (Histories & Lore)|Squid in GOF = Its a squid}}
 
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{{Quote|Kraken: strong, as long as they're in the sea. When you take them out of the water, no bones. They collapse under their proud weight, and slump into a heap of nothing. You'd think they'd know that.|Ramsay Snow|The Mountain and the Viper}}
It is clearly a squid, not some stupid kraken
 
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'''Krakens''' are legendary, massive cephalopods that are said to stalk the world's oceans. They are largely held to be mythical, though sailors occasionally report seeing them.
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A golden Kraken on a black field is the sigil of [[House Greyjoy]].<ref>"[[The Wolf and the Lion]]"</ref>
   
 
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There have only been unconfirmed reports of krakens. Some say that they're just the figments of the wild imaginations of drunken sailors, similar to wild reports of "[[Mermaids|mermaids]]" by sailors who have been out at sea too long, which turn out to just be sea cows. Others adamantly insist that in a world where [[dragons]] once stalked the skies, krakens might live in the deep oceans. If krakens do really exist, they are extremely rare.
 
There have only been unconfirmed reports of krakens. Some say that they're just the figments of the wild imaginations of drunken sailors, similar to wild reports of "[[Mermaids|mermaids]]" by sailors who have been out at sea too long, which turn out to just be sea cows. Others adamantly insist that in a world where [[dragons]] once stalked the skies, krakens might live in the deep oceans. If krakens do really exist, they are extremely rare.
   
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When the [[Small council]] meets to discuss the progress of the [[War of the Five Kings]], [[Varys]] tells the attendees that a kraken had been seen off the [[Fingers]]. It reportedly attacked an Ibbenese whaler ship and pulled it under. Hearing that, [[Tywin Lannister]] scoffs that Dragons and krakens do not interest him, regardless of the number of their heads.
Exact descriptions of "krakens" look like in real-life legends vary, but the mythological kraken in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels is specifically said to resemble a giant squid.
 
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Exact descriptions of what "krakens" look like in real-life legends vary, but the mythological kraken in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels is specifically said to resemble a giant squid.
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There is some debate over the correct way to pronounce the word "kraken" in real-life, and this has carried over into the TV series. In Season 3's "[[And Now His Watch is Ended]]", [[Olenna Tyrell]] pronounces it as "Krah-ken", with the hard "K" sound in the second syllable. In Season 4's "[[The Mountain and the Viper]]", [[Ramsay Snow]] pronounces it as "Crack-en", with the hard "K" sound in the first syllable. "Kray-ken" with a hard A is also sometimes heard in real life. The actual word "Kraken" is of Old Scandinavian/Norwegian origin, and is closer to "Krah-ken", but both the "Crack-en" and "Kray-ken" variants have appeared after the word was incorporated into English.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXKoWLSyxz4 How to pronounce "Kraken"]</ref>
   
 
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Revision as of 02:21, 15 September 2014

Kraken

Krakens are fearsome creatures of legend.

"Kraken: strong, as long as they're in the sea. When you take them out of the water, no bones. They collapse under their proud weight, and slump into a heap of nothing. You'd think they'd know that."
―Ramsay Snow[src]

Krakens are legendary, massive cephalopods that are said to stalk the world's oceans. They are largely held to be mythical, though sailors occasionally report seeing them.

A golden Kraken on a black field is the sigil of House Greyjoy.[1]

In the books

There have only been unconfirmed reports of krakens. Some say that they're just the figments of the wild imaginations of drunken sailors, similar to wild reports of "mermaids" by sailors who have been out at sea too long, which turn out to just be sea cows. Others adamantly insist that in a world where dragons once stalked the skies, krakens might live in the deep oceans. If krakens do really exist, they are extremely rare.

When the Small council meets to discuss the progress of the War of the Five Kings, Varys tells the attendees that a kraken had been seen off the Fingers. It reportedly attacked an Ibbenese whaler ship and pulled it under. Hearing that, Tywin Lannister scoffs that Dragons and krakens do not interest him, regardless of the number of their heads.

Exact descriptions of what "krakens" look like in real-life legends vary, but the mythological kraken in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels is specifically said to resemble a giant squid.

There is some debate over the correct way to pronounce the word "kraken" in real-life, and this has carried over into the TV series. In Season 3's "And Now His Watch is Ended", Olenna Tyrell pronounces it as "Krah-ken", with the hard "K" sound in the second syllable. In Season 4's "The Mountain and the Viper", Ramsay Snow pronounces it as "Crack-en", with the hard "K" sound in the first syllable. "Kray-ken" with a hard A is also sometimes heard in real life. The actual word "Kraken" is of Old Scandinavian/Norwegian origin, and is closer to "Krah-ken", but both the "Crack-en" and "Kray-ken" variants have appeared after the word was incorporated into English.[2]

See also

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