Maelstrom

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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]

Contents 1 Fiction 2 Film 3 Television 4 Music 5 Software 6 Games 6.1 Rides 7 References

Maelstrom may also refer to:

[edit] Fiction

• "A Descent into the Maelstrom", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• "Maelstrom II", a short story by Arthur C. Clarke, featured in his book The Wind from the Sun
• Maelstrom (comics), a supervillain from Marvel Comics
• Maelstrom, the enemies' ship in the television series The Pirates of Dark Water
• Naruto, from Naruto, whose name means "maelstrom".

[edit] Film

• Maelström (film), a 2000 film by writer and director Denis Villeneuve

[edit] Television

• Maelstrom (TV series), a BBC TV drama broadcast in 1985
• "Maelstrom" (Battlestar Galactica), an episode of Battlestar Galactica
• Maelstrom, a test of manhood in season 14, episode 265 of The Red Green Show

[edit] Music

• 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

[edit] Software

• The Malström Graintable Synthesizer, a component in the digital audio workstation application Reason

[edit] Games

• 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] Rides

• Maelstrom (ride), a ride in Epcot's Norway Pavilion at Walt Disney World
• Maelstrom, a recently added ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park

[edit] References

1. ^ Encyclopedia Britannica, 1958 edition.