Origin legend
Havelok and Grim
A light shone from his mouth.
Stand where it happened
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- Town seal and Grim statues
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- Grimsby
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Origin legend · Grimsby
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A light shone from his mouth.
Stand where it happened
Town centre; the seal is shown on the library wall (LFTP). Check before you go.
The fisherman who founded a town.
Grim the fisherman was told to drown the boy Havelok, true heir of Denmark. Instead he sailed with him to England and founded Grimsby. Havelok grew huge and strong, married Goldborough and ruled Denmark and England. The old town seal shows Grim, Havelok and Goldborough.