5-399: Morgawr may refer to: Morgawr (folklore) , a sea serpent hoax Morgawr (novel) , a 2002 fantasy novel by Terry Brooks Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Morgawr . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
10-405: Is a sea serpent that purportedly inhabits the sea near Falmouth Bay , Cornwall , England . According to legend, the creature first appeared near Pendennis Point in 1975, described as having a trunk with a very long neck and black or brown skin "like a sea lion 's". Local mackerel fishermen blamed bad weather and poor fishing on supposed sightings of the monster. Some versions of the story say
15-542: The Falmouth Packet newspaper photographs of the monster attributed to an anonymous individual called "Mary F". The same year in July, fishermen John Cock and George Vinnicombe claimed to have sighted the creature in the waters off Lizard Point . Also in 1976, Shiels claimed to have photographed the creature lying low in the water near Mawnan . According to some anecdotes, British writer Sheila Bird claimed to have seen
20-516: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgawr&oldid=870403069 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Morgawr (folklore) In Cornish folklore , the Morgawr (meaning sea giant in Cornish )
25-411: The monster appeared after German submarine U28 torpedoed a British merchant ship during World War I, and describe it as 60 feet long, shaped like a crocodile with four webbed feet and a powerful tail. Folklorists speculate that Cornish author Tony 'Doc' Shiels "invented" the creature as a hoax , having coined the name "Morgawr" after claiming to sight it in 1976. According to the story, Shiels sent
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