Adult Kraken as seen in "Chapter 7: The Beast of Cauldron Island".
Kraken are gigantic, octopus-like creatures that live in oceans and other deep waters like fjords.
Appearance[]
Kraken have a rock-like shell that covers the entire upper-half of their body. They have a large mouth and multiple eyes (the adult kraken seen on the episode has at least 30 eyes) all over their lower half. They have six tentacles.
Young Kraken mainly live on wood. It is unknown if this is also true for adult kraken.
Adult Kraken can spend decades or even centuries sleeping, during which natural deposits of sand, rock and vegetation can turn their huge shells into islands that house plants and other creatures can inhabit, like the Lindworm. In "Chapter 7: The Beast of Cauldron Island"/"Hilda and the Ghost Ship", Cauldron Island is revealed to be a Kraken.
Behaviours[]
Kraken form a great risk to ships due to their immense size. A mother kraken will attack any ship that gets nearby to feed the wood to her children.
Role in the series[]
Krakens only appear at the end of "Chapter 6: The Old Bells of Trolberg" and in "Chapter 7: The Beast of Cauldron Island", where they are the main antagonists. The events of these episodes are also incorporated into the book "Hilda and the Ghost Ship".
