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[[File:ConradiGesnerimIVGess-439 Seamonk.jpg|thumb|right|frame| A mermonk (Conrad Gesner, 1604: ''Historiae animalium'', p. 439).]]Nordic creature that is mentioned by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner in his chapter on merpeople<ref>Conrad Gesner, 1604: ''Historiae animalium'', p. 439.</ref>. Apparently, a mermonk was captured by herring fishers in the Baltic Sea near Copenhagen. Gesner also mentions a [[Merbishop|merbishop]] that was captured near Poland in 1531. | [[File:ConradiGesnerimIVGess-439 Seamonk.jpg|thumb|right|frame| A mermonk (Conrad Gesner, 1604: ''Historiae animalium'', p. 439).]]Nordic creature that is mentioned by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner in his chapter on merpeople<ref>Conrad Gesner, 1604: ''Historiae animalium'', p. 439.</ref>. Apparently, a mermonk was captured by herring fishers in the Baltic Sea near Copenhagen. Gesner also mentions a [[Merbishop|merbishop]] that was captured near Poland in 1531. | ||
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Nordic creature that is mentioned by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner in his chapter on merpeople[1]. Apparently, a mermonk was captured by herring fishers in the Baltic Sea near Copenhagen. Gesner also mentions a merbishop that was captured near Poland in 1531.
- English
- Mermonk
- Portuguese
- Monge marinho
- Norwegian
- Havmunk (literal translation; not known in Norwegian mythology)
- Dutch
- Zeemonnik (literal translation; not known in Dutch mythology)
- German
- Seemönch
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
- Greek
- Creole
References
- ↑ Conrad Gesner, 1604: Historiae animalium, p. 439.
