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Lake Brosno — the Brosno dragon

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near Andreapol, Tver Oblast

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CRYPTIDLegends said to date back to the 13th century; rumours of the 18th and 19th centuriesLake in western RussiaUNVETTEDLEGEND

OVERVIEW

The Brosno Dragon, or Brosnya, is a supposed lake monster said in Russian folklore to inhabit Lake Brosno near Andreapol in western Russia. It is described as resembling a dragon and is the subject of regional legends, some said to date back to the thirteenth century.

HISTORY

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was rumoured that a giant creature rose to the surface in the evening and sank at once when people came near.

REPORTED ACTIVITY

It is said that during the Second World War the beast swallowed a German aeroplane. Many people treat the creature sceptically and suggest it may be a beaver or a giant pike. Filed UNVETTED: legend and rumour only.

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Lake Brosno is near the town of Andreapol.

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