Whale (generic)

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Depiction of a whale by Conrad Gesner, 1604: Historiae animalium, p. 725.

Whales and harpoon, in: Hans Egede, 1741. Det gamle Grønlands nye perlustration. Kjøbehavn, Trykt hos Johan Cristoph Groth, boende paa Ulfelds-platz. https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/8hkcc4

English

Whale (pronunciation); Hwael (arch.)

Portuguese

Baleia (pronunciation); Balea; Balia (arch.); Baleya; Balena (arch.)

Norwegian

Hval (bm); pronunciation); Kval (nn); pronunciation); Hvalr (Old Norse)

North Sámi

Fális

Icelandic

Hvalur

Dutch

Walvis (pronunciation); Walfisk (arch.), also spelled as waluisc, walvisc or walvisch; Balein (arch.); Wal (arch.)

Frisian

Walfisk

German

Wal (pronunciation)

French

Baleine (pronunciation)

Spanish

Ballena (pronunciation); Vallena (arch.)?

Catalan

Balena

Italian

Balena (pronunciation)

Greek

Φάλαινα

Creole

Baleia (CV); Balha (STP); Balya (STP)

Activities related to whales

• Armação (Portugal)
• Baleações (Portugal)
• Flensing
• Whaling

Whales in mythology

• Leviathan
• Sjøhorv (Norway)

Whales in toponomy

Norway

• Kvalvik
• Kvalvær
• Kvalvåg

Portugal

• Atouguia da Baleia
• Baleal
• Baleeira
• Baleia
• Ilhéu da Baleia
• Osso da Baleia
• Pedra da Baleia
• Pico da Baleia
• Praia da Baleia

Historical sources

• Alonso de Santa Cruz y su Obra Cosmographica

References

• Brito, C. (2019). The Voice of Skogula in ‘Beasts Royal’ and a Story of the Tagus Estuary (Lisbon, Portugal) as Seen through a Whale’s-Eye View, Humanities, 8(1): 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/h8010047. Video-abstract
• Brito, C. (2018). Beauties and Beasts: Whales in Portugal, from Early-Modern Monsters to Today’s Flagship Species. Environment & Society Portal, Arcadia no. 21. Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. ISSN 2199-3408. http://www.environmentandsociety.org/arcadia/beauties-and-beasts-whales-portugal-early-modern-monsters-todays-flagship-species