The story of Ketil Trout is about growing up and learning to be your own person. It’s a coming-of-age tale with giant fights, dragon slaying, and outlaw who know way to many trout facts.
The creature, Nure-onna, is that woman down by the beach who is not-so-secretly also a quarter-mile-long snake.
Links!
Doorstop buddy: https://myths.link/doorstopbuddy
Butter in the Middle Ages, because I knew you wanted to know:
https://academic.oup.com/book/2756/chapter-abstract/143245170?redirectedFrom=fulltext