Lagarfljót worm — and the actual 2012 video that made the news

Iceland one. The Lagarfljótsormur, the worm-serpent of lake Lagarfljót near Egilsstaðir in the east. This isn't fringe-only, it's in the medieval Icelandic annals, first mention 1345. Legend is a girl put a gold ring under a small "lyngormur" (heath worm) to make the gold grow, the worm grew monstro……