Margyge

Are you ready for something spooky? Along the Norwegian coast, old legends tell of strange and eerie creatures — and Margyge is one of the most feared. She is said to be a woman of the sea, beautiful from a distance, but deadly if she gets hold of you. With long dark hair, scaly skin, and a chilling stare, she waits for unsuspecting sailors. Margyge often sat on rocks, skerries, or cliffs, singing or weeping to lure seafarers closer. As they approached, she would overturn their boats and drag them down into the deep. Some believed she was a cursed woman, others said she was a spirit — half human, half sea. Margyge is often linked with storms, shipwrecks, and tragedy. She could even be seen as a warning: if you spotted her, you were meant to turn back. Like the havmann or the draug, Margyge was a way to explain the unexplainable, especially when young sailors vanished without a trace. And now you might want to think twice… What would you do if you saw a young woman, alone and weeping, sitting on a rock in the sea?