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[[Piracy|Pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] encountered a white sperm whale fighting a [[giant squid]] near the [[Antocha wreck|wreck of the ''Antocha'']]. Edward also encountered several other white sperm whales, which he [[hunting|hunted]] for their rare skin.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | [[Piracy|Pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] encountered a white sperm whale fighting a [[giant squid]] near the [[Antocha wreck|wreck of the ''Antocha'']]. Edward also encountered several other white sperm whales, which he [[hunting|hunted]] for their rare skin.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | ||
In the 9th century, sperm whales were pretty common in the seas of [[Norway]], being a regular target for whaling. [[Vikings|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] sometimes encountered these creatures in the fjords while on her travels aboard [[Eivor's longship|her]] [[longship]].<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> | In the 9th century, sperm whales were pretty common in the seas of [[Norway]], being a regular target for whaling. [[Vikings|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] sometimes encountered these creatures in the fjords while on her travels aboard [[Eivor's longship|her]] [[longship]]. Several whaling stations also existed in [[England]], including [[Port Walton]].<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | ||
ACOD_sperm_whale.jpg|A submerged sperm whale during the night in the Aegean Sea | ACOD_sperm_whale.jpg|A submerged sperm whale during the night in the Aegean Sea | ||
ACV Sperm whale.png|Sperm whale corpses in Port Walton, [[Essex]], in 9th century England | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 25 April 2021
The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is a species of toothed whale and an aquatic mammal.
Sperm whales could be found worldwide in most seas, migrating seasonally.
History
During the Peloponnesian War Spartan misthios Kassandra sometimes encountered sperm whales whilst aboard the Adrestia on the Aegean Sea.[1]
Pirate Edward Kenway encountered a white sperm whale fighting a giant squid near the wreck of the Antocha. Edward also encountered several other white sperm whales, which he hunted for their rare skin.[2]
In the 9th century, sperm whales were pretty common in the seas of Norway, being a regular target for whaling. Viking shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir sometimes encountered these creatures in the fjords while on her travels aboard her longship. Several whaling stations also existed in England, including Port Walton.[3]
Gallery
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A submerged sperm whale during the night in the Aegean Sea -
Sperm whale corpses in Port Walton, Essex, in 9th century England
