the swedish lake monster that a rune-master allegedly LOCKED in the lake with a spell

Saving this from a Nordic folklore forum because the binding-spell angle is way better than the usual "big neck in the water" content. Lake Storsjön, Jämtland, central Sweden. The Storsjöodjuret — cat-headed, black serpentine body. The bit everyone glosses over: per a 1635 manuscript, the serpent w……