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Jenny Hanivers have been created to look like devils, angels and dragons. Some writers have suggested the [[sea monk]] may have been a Jenny Haniver. |
Jenny Hanivers have been created to look like devils, angels and dragons. Some writers have suggested the [[sea monk]] may have been a Jenny Haniver. |
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The earliest known picture of a Jenny Haniver appeared in Konrad Gesner's ''Historia Animalium vol. IV'' in 1558. Gesner warned that these were merely disfigured rays, and should not be believed to be miniature dragons or monsters, which was a popular misconception at the time. It is possible that Jenny Hanivers were the source of some tales of dragons during the Middle Ages, and they affirmed people's belief in dragons. Jenny Hanivers may also have started the legends of [[Mermaids]]. |
The earliest known picture of a Jenny Haniver appeared in Konrad Gesner's ''Historia Animalium vol. IV'' in 1558. Gesner warned that these were merely disfigured rays, and should not be believed to be miniature dragons or monsters, which was a popular misconception at the time. It is possible that Jenny Hanivers were the source of some tales of dragons during the Middle [[Image:Example.jpg]]Ages, and they affirmed people's belief in dragons. Jenny Hanivers may also have started the legends of [[Mermaids]]. |
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A more recent reference to the Jenny Haniver tale is brought to life in ''The Bermuda Depths'', [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bermuda_Depths]] a 1978 fantasy film originally broadcast as a made-for-TV movie written by Arthur Rankin Jr. of Rankin/Bass fame. It is a touching film about a troubled young man who is befriended by Jenny, a mysterious young woman who was once his only childhood friend. This movie was initially shown as an ABC "Movie of the Week", a few years before the cable and video rental era. Thus, it was a one time broadcast - and a whole generation of young children watched the film and remembered it from that one showing! There is an active on-line petition imploring Anchor Bay Entertainment of Troy, MI to rerelase the film [[http://www.petitiononline.com/bermuda1/petition.html]]. |
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Revision as of 02:31, 11 January 2008
- The Jenny Haniver was the name of an airship in the Hungry City Chronicles novels by Philip Reeve.
A Jenny Haniver is the carcass of a ray or a skate which has been modified and subsequently dried, resulting in a grotesque preserved specimen.
One suggestion for the term was "jeune de Antwerp" (the French call Antwerp, Anvers), that is "young girl of Antwerp." British sailors "cockneyed" this description into the personal name "Jenny Hanvers."
For centuries, sailors sat on the Antwerp docks and carved these "mermaids" out of dried cuttlefish. They then preserved them further with a coat of varnish. They supported themselves by selling their artistic creations to working sailors as well as to tourists visiting the docks.
Jenny Hanivers have been created to look like devils, angels and dragons. Some writers have suggested the sea monk may have been a Jenny Haniver.
The earliest known picture of a Jenny Haniver appeared in Konrad Gesner's Historia Animalium vol. IV in 1558. Gesner warned that these were merely disfigured rays, and should not be believed to be miniature dragons or monsters, which was a popular misconception at the time. It is possible that Jenny Hanivers were the source of some tales of dragons during the Middle 
Ages, and they affirmed people's belief in dragons. Jenny Hanivers may also have started the legends of Mermaids.
A more recent reference to the Jenny Haniver tale is brought to life in The Bermuda Depths, [[1]] a 1978 fantasy film originally broadcast as a made-for-TV movie written by Arthur Rankin Jr. of Rankin/Bass fame. It is a touching film about a troubled young man who is befriended by Jenny, a mysterious young woman who was once his only childhood friend. This movie was initially shown as an ABC "Movie of the Week", a few years before the cable and video rental era. Thus, it was a one time broadcast - and a whole generation of young children watched the film and remembered it from that one showing! There is an active on-line petition imploring Anchor Bay Entertainment of Troy, MI to rerelase the film [[2]].
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