maelstrom]]A maelstrom (or malström) is a very powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. The word was introduced from the Nordic form by Edgar Allan Poe in his story "A Descent into the Maelstrom" (1841). Actually, the Nordic word is borrowed from the Dutch maalstroomSee e.g. [LINK: http://runeberg.org/svetym/0540.html] [1] Svensk etymologisk ordbok (in Swedish) which means grinding stream.The original Maelstrom (described by Poe and others) is the Moskstraumen, a powerful tidal current in the Lofoten Islands off the Norwegian coast.Encyclopedia Britannica, 1958 edition. Maelstrom in popular culture · Walt Disney Pictures' 2007 film At World's End, features a scene in which the Black Pearl and The Flying Dutchman engage in battle in the middle of an enormous maelstrom formed after the release of Cal

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