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A maelstrom (or malström) is a powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. The word is a compound of the Nordic words mala (to grind) and ström (stream). The word originates from the mythological story of Grottasöngr. The original Maelstrom is the Moskstraumen, a powerful tidal current in the Lofoten Islands off the Norwegian coast.[1]
Maelstrom may also refer to:
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[edit] Television
- Maelstrom, a musical project by former synth pop group Alphaville member Frank Mertens
- "Maelstrom", a 1986 single by blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer Steve Miller
- Maelstrom, an album by Scandinavian rock band JR Ewing
- Maelstrom, an impressionist piece of music by Julian Cochran
- Maelstrom Chaos, a 2001 album by the Swedish black metal band Mörk Gryning
- "Maelstrom Mephisto", a song by black metal band Dimmu Borgir
- "Mental Maelstrom", a song by dark ambient Norwegian artist Mortiis
- "Churning the Maelstrom", a song by death metal band Nile (band).
- "You've got Maelstrom", a song by trip-hop group Blockhead (music)
- "Maelstrom 2010", a song by Death Metal Band Kataklysm
- "Maelstrom", an instrumental surf song by the band The TomorrowMen
- "Maelstrom", a piece for concert band composed by Robert W. Smith
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- Maelstrom (live role playing game), a LRP game created by Profound Decisions LRP Company.
- Maelstrom (role playing game), a role playing game by Alexander Scott published in 1984
- Maelstrom (computer game), an early nineties computer game by Ambrosia Software
- Maelstrom (real-time strategy), a 2007 real-time strategy computer game by KD Labs and Codemasters
- VOR: The Maelstrom, a science-fiction tactical-table game.
- Maelstrom Alliance, an EVE Online alliance [1]
- Maelstrom, an area of space in Star Trek: Bridge Commander
- The Maelstrom, a battleship class ship of Minmatar design in the MMORPG EVE Online
- The Maelstrom, a weapon in the MMOFPS Planetside
- The Mazzaroth Maelstrom and Mondara Maelstrom, two spatial shears in the MMORPG Earth & Beyond
- Maelstrom, a tournament map in the real-time strategy game Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
- Maelstrom, a sector in the space simulation game X3 Reunion
- Maelstrom, a Realm (server) in the game World of Warcraft
- The Maelstrom, an unending storm in the ocean between The Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor in Warcraft Lore
- The "Maelstrom Card", an item in World Of Warcraft
- Maelstrom Mission, the most advanced mission in 3D Pinball Space Cadet
- Maelstrom, Lu Bu's level 11 weapon in the game Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends
- The "Maelstrom", a weapon in the game Defense of the Ancients
- Maelstrom, a spell cast by a Dark Archon in the science fiction real-time strategy game StarCraft
- Maelstrom, a spell in the RPG series Tales which can be cast by Grune (Tales of Legendia) and Anise (Tales of the Abyss)
- Maelstrom, a spell cast by sorceress Ultimecia in Final Fantasy VIII
- Maelstrom, a water attribute spell in the CORPG Guild Wars
- Maelstrom's Bolt, a quickening spell used by Ashe in Final Fantasy XII
- Maelstrom, an Overdrive attack useable only once by Seymour in Final Fantasy X
[edit] References
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica, 1958 edition.
