Sea-serpents, or Fish-Dragons, were a breed of Dragons mentioned fleeting in Elvish linguistic writings only. They are not mentioned in any stories. They were probably made by Morgoth in the First Age. The "Watcher in the Water" may have been a relative of these that came up the river Greyflood and got trapped in the lake by the Gates of Moria. Also, it could have been many of them. It is unknown what they look like, though it can be assumed they looked like a classic sea-serpent. Another possibility was that they were or are related to the Turtle-fish-like Fastitocalon of the Hobbit poem Fastitocalon.
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| - Sea-serpents, or Fish-Dragons, were a breed of Dragons mentioned fleeting in Elvish linguistic writings only. They are not mentioned in any stories. They were probably made by Morgoth in the First Age. The "Watcher in the Water" may have been a relative of these that came up the river Greyflood and got trapped in the lake by the Gates of Moria. Also, it could have been many of them. It is unknown what they look like, though it can be assumed they looked like a classic sea-serpent. Another possibility was that they were or are related to the Turtle-fish-like Fastitocalon of the Hobbit poem Fastitocalon.
- Much like the Kraken Sea-Serpents were sometimes blamed by ancient sailors for the destruction and sinking of vessels at sea and fantastical tales of battles against gigantic Sea-Serpents make up the culture of some ancient people (notable examples would be the Midgard Serpent of Norse mythology and (arguably) some of the Babylonian gods). Sea-Serpents have also been classed as a cryptid since science can not tell for certain whether or not such creatures truly exist - though most scientists would agree the legends about man-eating, ship-destroying Serpents is myth.
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| - Sea-serpents, or Fish-Dragons, were a breed of Dragons mentioned fleeting in Elvish linguistic writings only. They are not mentioned in any stories. They were probably made by Morgoth in the First Age. The "Watcher in the Water" may have been a relative of these that came up the river Greyflood and got trapped in the lake by the Gates of Moria. Also, it could have been many of them. It is unknown what they look like, though it can be assumed they looked like a classic sea-serpent. Another possibility was that they were or are related to the Turtle-fish-like Fastitocalon of the Hobbit poem Fastitocalon.
- Much like the Kraken Sea-Serpents were sometimes blamed by ancient sailors for the destruction and sinking of vessels at sea and fantastical tales of battles against gigantic Sea-Serpents make up the culture of some ancient people (notable examples would be the Midgard Serpent of Norse mythology and (arguably) some of the Babylonian gods). Sea-Serpents have also been classed as a cryptid since science can not tell for certain whether or not such creatures truly exist - though most scientists would agree the legends about man-eating, ship-destroying Serpents is myth. There are some species of fish, eel and even sea-snakes that can grow incredibly large and these may of given rise to legends of the Sea-Serpent: though like most monsters of the deep there are still a few who believe Sea-Serpents are very much real and not simply mistaken identities. Sea-Serpents are one of the world's most recurring legends and have appeared in almost every culture imaginable - they can vary from being relatively harmless wonders of the ocean, guardians of hidden treasure or malevolent demons that send men to their watery graves.
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