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   "content" : "# «Henover vandet svömmed der noget som havde utseende som en uhyre slange»\n\nDet var neppe noen overraskelse for professor i zoologi Robert Collett da han i 1900 mottok enda et brev om en norsk observasjon av sjøorm – og i tillegg ble spurt om råd om hvordan man kunne fange den. Sjøormen var nemlig en gang i tiden like virkelig som torsk og ål.ap\\-feature\\-arrow\n\nFascinasjonen rundt mysteriet om sjøormens eksistens kan spores tilbake til antikken og har fulgt oss helt inn i moderne tid. Et av de tidligste vitnesbyrdene kommer fra Plinius den eldre for over 2000 år siden. Han skriver at den romerske hæren fanget en sjøorm som skal ha vært omtrent 36 meter lang, under de puniske krigene. Det viste seg å være en bragd, for siden den gang har ingen klart å fange den.\n\nI boken*«Monsters of the Sea»* fra 1887 skriver John Gibson: «Det eneste som mangler for å være helt sikker på at den store sjøormen finnes, er at noen faktisk fanger den.»",
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Sjøormen var nemlig en gang i tiden like virkelig som torsk og ål.<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"svg-symbol hyperion-css-w5bkfw\" height=\"32\" role=\"img\" theme=\"default\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"32\"><title>ap-feature-arrow</title><use xlink:href=\"#ap-feature-arrow\"></use></svg></p><figure class=\"image fullWidthDesktop top stretch-image-asset-on-mobile landscape hyperion-css-1jg1x1o\" data-test-tag=\"image\"><img alt=\"Tresnitt fra Olaus Magnus’ «Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus», som viser en sjøorm som angriper et skip og sluker medlemmer av mannskapet i 1555. \" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-1tipfty\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(min-width: 380px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/150e1d57-24ef-3ef8-8b8b-305d113a422f?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1276&amp;w=2048&amp;s=052090ebb96a8e1f3f2fc2d16ee98838efbd2937\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/150e1d57-24ef-3ef8-8b8b-305d113a422f?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1276&amp;w=2048&amp;s=052090ebb96a8e1f3f2fc2d16ee98838efbd2937 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/150e1d57-24ef-3ef8-8b8b-305d113a422f?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=897&amp;w=1440&amp;s=9afbd8fdac8e3a60f0bacfc7401bc4c5bccbe881 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/150e1d57-24ef-3ef8-8b8b-305d113a422f?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=638&amp;w=1024&amp;s=c21bf7b317e095652a5c684e546169cff64fd151 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/150e1d57-24ef-3ef8-8b8b-305d113a422f?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=610&amp;w=980&amp;s=2ffc2f2144c58ae100c8f8080e11795ba7382041 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/150e1d57-24ef-3ef8-8b8b-305d113a422f?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=486&amp;w=780&amp;s=6ecd75bdadd3dd9d29b643d9552eb21e7a2da1a1 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/150e1d57-24ef-3ef8-8b8b-305d113a422f?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=361&amp;w=580&amp;s=a4ac318d0d67584db2a1d33c70be8c396b9c9ea2 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/150e1d57-24ef-3ef8-8b8b-305d113a422f?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=237&amp;w=380&amp;s=27f2a8c9b3c100ed28c5a8bed91ab54f5d72f236 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/150e1d57-24ef-3ef8-8b8b-305d113a422f?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=125&amp;w=200&amp;s=bbb46ad11fa27a4ef9fc134eae36ea82bb168393 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/150e1d57-24ef-3ef8-8b8b-305d113a422f?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=62&amp;w=100&amp;s=995a8e14f645b364b3c1ef03000bff2c4715def6 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1276\"><figcaption class=\"image-figcaption hyperion-css-8f46rz\" data-test-tag=\"image:caption\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"image-caption\">Tresnitt fra Olaus Magnus’ «Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus», som viser en sjøorm som angriper et skip og sluker medlemmer av mannskapet i 1555.</span><span class=\"image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i\"> Foto: Getty Images</span></figcaption></figure><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1ej05iu\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-qwp0ac\" data-test-tag=\"byline\" data-testid=\"byline\"><ul class=\"hyperion-css-1772xtw\" data-test-tag=\"byline:authors\" data-testid=\"byline:authors\"><li class=\"hyperion-css-b8p8ys\">Sara Østlund Nilsson</li></ul></div></div><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-okzep\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><div><time aria-label=\"Publisert: 26.04.2026 08:45\" datetime=\"2026-04-26T19:23:59Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">Publisert: 26.04.2026 08:45</time></div></div><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">Fascinasjonen rundt mysteriet om sjøormens eksistens kan spores tilbake til antikken og har fulgt oss helt inn i moderne tid. Et av de tidligste vitnesbyrdene kommer fra Plinius den eldre for over 2000 år siden. Han skriver at den romerske hæren fanget en sjøorm som skal ha vært omtrent 36 meter lang, under de puniske krigene. Det viste seg å være en bragd, for siden den gang har ingen klart å fange den.</p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">I boken<em> «Monsters of the Sea»</em> fra 1887 skriver John Gibson: «Det eneste som mangler for å være helt sikker på at den store sjøormen finnes, er at noen faktisk fanger den.» </p><div class=\"hyperion-css-1ykv2lv\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-l9jsj3\"><p class=\"hyperion-css-1qm9e9t\">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class=\"hyperion-css-oa9uwa\" type=\"button\">Allerede abonnent? 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980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/be2023ad-46cd-47b8-8778-debd912121df?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=ad4b83c2204ef64cf5251f105b3163f99687702d 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/be2023ad-46cd-47b8-8778-debd912121df?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=f76a1cae2a94319043e23b32085f10343ff200a0 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/be2023ad-46cd-47b8-8778-debd912121df?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=d8d2e77fbf39522c137ddbf057f434e394ad74e1 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/be2023ad-46cd-47b8-8778-debd912121df?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=08eec75cdff2ab9205beb3363ea42e59e05ffd98 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/be2023ad-46cd-47b8-8778-debd912121df?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=b69969563660ce07db8cb1410f7e02027f7ed891 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">A-MAGASINET<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-11-14T08:37:49Z\" datetime=\"2025-11-14T08:37:49Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">14. november 2025</time></div></div></div><div class=\"historie hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">Han var allerede i bilen på vei hjem til huset deres da hun ringte ham: «Har det skjedd?»</h2></div></div></a></li><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"Kom rett fra spionoppdrag i utlandet til foreldremøte på skolen: – Jeg tenkte: «Hva er det vi driver med i dette landet?»\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium magazine-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/amagasinet/i/OkyQw1/ola-kaldager-eks-spion-om-spionasje\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset 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980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/cd5b0458-df2b-3e52-b1d7-b4ca87fcda82?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=74e9a131907d282ddcfe9800ee83c159e404bbec 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/cd5b0458-df2b-3e52-b1d7-b4ca87fcda82?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=449417e6ee1008f90a7c717457891376e34a8f44 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/cd5b0458-df2b-3e52-b1d7-b4ca87fcda82?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=c54120749c2a6d3b57e9010b64085752363ab6de 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/cd5b0458-df2b-3e52-b1d7-b4ca87fcda82?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=b2cbb9ade19008fedeace9691306e2a40903af95 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/cd5b0458-df2b-3e52-b1d7-b4ca87fcda82?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=8b1076666fde4ca53613b47ba6ba1f07aa19dc12 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">A-MAGASINET<div 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   "summary" : "Sjøormen har fascinert mennesker i over 2000 år og dukker stadig opp i norsk historie, folketro og vitenskap.  Hvorfor trodde så mange at sjøormen var virkelig, og hvilke dyr kan ha ligget bak myten?",
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   "title" : "Sjøormene som nekter å dø",
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