Where is the Kraken located?

The Kraken is perhaps the largest monster ever imagined by mankind. In Nordic folklore, it was said to haunt the seas from Norway through Iceland and all the way to Greenland.

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Which ocean is the kraken in?

Some people think that there are just three, which live in the North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Southern Ocean respectively. Others insist that there's just the single globe-spanning species, caressing the world in its tentacles.

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Does the kraken still exist?

Although fictional and the subject of myth, the legend of the Kraken continues to the present day, with numerous references in film, literature, television, and other popular culture topics.

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Where can I find a Kraken?

The deep sea is where the Kraken is most likely to spawn, and active cloud events, such as Skeleton Fleet ship clouds or Skeleton Fort skull clouds, decrease the odds of you being exposed to the monster. Once you're in the deep sea, stay there and keep sailing around.

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Where is the legend of the kraken from?

Originating in Scandinavian folklore, the kraken is usually depicted as an aggressive cephalopod-like creature capable of destroying entire ships and dragging sailors to their doom.

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When did the Kraken first appear?

The kraken's more ancient origins are in Nordic folklore. The earliest written reference to the kraken goes all the way back to 1180, according to paleontologist Rodrigo Brincalepe Salvador, who describes the mythical sea monster's history in the Conversation.

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Is kraken an octopus or a squid?

According to the Norse sagas, the Kraken dwells off the coasts of Norway and Greenland and terrorizes nearby sailors. Authors over the years have postulated that the legend may have originated from sightings of giant squids that may grow to 13–15 meters (40–50 feet) in length.

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What is the biggest Kraken ever found?

The biggest giant squid ever found was almost 43 feet (13 m) long, including its tentacles — that's about as long as a semi-trailer.

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How rare is it to find the Kraken?

Kraken can appear ONLY between cloud events. assuming there are 5 ships on the server at that time you have 20% chances to get the kraken on you. each ship that is on an island will take this parentage up.

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How do you summon a Kraken?

There's no way to summon it out from the seas — all you can do is sail around and hope that the surrounding waters turn dark, which indicates a Kraken is about to breach the surface. The Kraken is a random encounter that can happen at any time almost anywhere in the Sea of Thieves.

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Why did they sink the Kraken?

20, 2017. Dubbed the Kraken after the mythical, squid-like sea monster immortalized on film and in literature, the vessel was sunk 67 miles off the coast of Galveston to create a new artificial reef.

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How deep did the Kraken live?

That finally changed in 2012, when a team of marine scientists filmed a young A. dux in its natural habitat, about 2,000 feet (630 m) below the sea south of Japan.

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What city did the Kraken destroy?

Clash of the Titans (1981)

In this movie, it is the pet of Poseidon, and Zeus orders it to destroy Argos to punish Acrisius, the king of Argos, for casting his wife and Perseus into the sea.

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How many ships did the Kraken sunk?

Through the years, the program has sunk the 12 World War II-era ships, four deck barges, two tugboats, two prefabricated pyramids, one shrimp boat and a 100-foot Navy dive barge, according to Parks and Wildlife.

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What is the biggest giant squid ever found?

Introduction. Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by scientists was almost 43 feet (13 meters) long, and may have weighed nearly a ton.

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Is kraken bigger than Blue whale?

The largest lengths estimated for them are longer than blue whales, and the heaviest estimated weights are heavier than blue whales.

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What triggers the Kraken?

Here's how it works: the kraken will only spawn when there is no cloud event active on the map. If you're trying to increase the odds of an encounter, make sure that you're sailing in deep water when there is no Skeleton Fort skull cloud or Skeleton Fleet ship cloud visible in the sky.

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What do you get for killing a Kraken?

Each defeated Kraken tentacle drops a piece of Kraken (meat) meat.

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How do you know when the Kraken is near?

You'll know the Kraken's nearby when the water all around your ship turns deep black, and the clouds overheard turn a stormy color. After that, it's only a matter of seconds until the tentacles of the Kraken rise up out of the water all around your ship, and the attack begins.

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Has a colossal squid ever been seen alive?

But as far as is publicly known, the colossal squid has never been observed alive in its natural, deep-water habitat, although a number of such recordings of the giant squid have been made in recent years.

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Do giant squids still exist?

The number of species of giant squid is not known, although the general consensus amongst researchers is that there are at least three species, one in the Atlantic Ocean (Architeuthis dux), one in the Southern Ocean (A. sanctipauli) and at least one in the northern Pacific Ocean (A. martensi).

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What is a kraken weakness?

Kraken's weakness is lightning. If you set up a weapon with a lightning attribute as a special effect or a mage-derived job, you can effectively damage it.

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Has a giant squid ever attacked a ship?

In 1978, the USS Stein was apparently attacked by a giant squid. The ship's "NOFOUL" rubber coating was damaged with multiple cuts containing evidence of claws found in squid tentacles.

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Is the kraken evil?

Krakens were highly destructive and evil creatures. With their strong tentacles and massive strength, they could pull an entire ship down into the ocean. They often completely wiped tropical islands of all life, and deep beneath the ocean, they had cavernous lairs where they bred human slaves to feed and tend them.

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