Brosno Dragon
Also known as: Brosnya, Lake Brosno Monster
Russia's lake monster reportedly swallowed a Mongol war party's horses whole and has been spotted by modern fishermen with sonar equipment.
13th century
Lake Brosno, Tver Oblast, Russia
15-30 feet long (modern estimates)
Aggressive in folklore, elusive in modern accounts
Occasional sightings and sonar anomalies
The Lore
Lake Brosno in Russia's Tver Oblast is home to reports of a large aquatic creature stretching back centuries. According to legend, the creature swallowed horses belonging to a Mongol army attempting to cross the lake. In the 13th century, a chronicler described a 'dragon' rising from the water to devour livestock. Modern reports describe a serpentine creature 15-30 feet long. A 2002 expedition detected a large mass near the lake bottom using echolocation equipment, though no visual confirmation followed.
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