Marmennill

In Scandinavian folklore, the Marmennill or Marbendill were merman with the ability to prophesy the future. Its female counterpart was the Margygur.

References

Lesser creatures in Norse myths
Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, By Sabine Baring-Gould, Rivingtons, 1873, page 504

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