The Lyngbakr is an Icelandic mythical creature whose name literally means heather back; it was a giant whale that had heather growing out of its back. It is first mentioned in the Icelandic saga Örvar-Oddr, where the hero Oddr and his crew encounter the creature in the sea, posing as an island of heather. They later find out this island was actually swallowed up by the Hafgufa (Kraken), camouflaged as two rocks they passed in the water sometime earlier.
Read more about the story here. Inspired from this piece.
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