Comment on Terrible liquid coils
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
“whirlpool on the coast of Norway […] appointed by the King of Denmark […] as smooth as any other part of the German ocean”
This sounds very badly hallucinated.
Comment on Terrible liquid coils
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
“whirlpool on the coast of Norway […] appointed by the King of Denmark […] as smooth as any other part of the German ocean”
This sounds very badly hallucinated.
_skj@lemmy.world 4 days ago
The names Norway and Denmark are old and predate 1847 by centuries. “German Ocean” is an old term for the North Sea.
Norway was independent from Denmark at that point in time. So it was off the coast of Norway in the German Ocean (North Sea). And the expedition was sent by the king of Denmark, a nearby seafaring nation.
StrongHorseWeakNeigh@piefed.social 4 days ago
Thanks for the additional context. It sounded utterly ridiculous at first. Like, of course they didn't find the Maelstrom in the German Sea.