Jormungandr

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Norse mythological figure World Serpent giant monster mythological serpent

Jormungandr is the colossal World Serpent of Norse mythology, destined to encircle Midgard and battle Thor during Ragnarök.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Jörmungandr	6
Midgard Serpent	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Norse mythological figure ⓘ World Serpent ⓘ giant monster ⓘ mythological serpent ⓘ
alignment	forces of destruction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Jormungandr ⓘ surface form: Jörmungandr Jormungandr ⓘ surface form: Midgard Serpent World Serpent ⓘ
appearsInStory	Thor’s fishing trip with Hymir ⓘ
associatedEvent	Ragnarok ⓘ surface form: Ragnarök
associatedWith	Midgard ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ Thor ⓘ
breathEffect	poison that kills Thor after their battle ⓘ
capturedBy	Thor ⓘ
category	Norse legendary creature ⓘ mythological dragon ⓘ
culture	Norse mythology ⓘ
destiny	to battle Thor at Ragnarök ⓘ
enemy	Thor ⓘ
etymology	Old Norse for “great serpent” or “huge monster” ⓘ
genre	myth ⓘ
guardedBy	none ⓘ
habitat	ocean surrounding Midgard ⓘ
killedBy	Thor ⓘ
kills	Thor ⓘ
languageOfName	Norse ⓘ surface form: Old Norse
mentionedIn	Poetic Edda NERFINISHED ⓘ Prose Edda NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythicFunction	marks the edge of the known world ⓘ participant in the end of the world ⓘ
narrativeRole	archenemy of Thor ⓘ
parent	Angrboða ⓘ Loki ⓘ
physicalCharacteristic	able to grasp its own tail ⓘ so large it encircles the world ⓘ
prophecy	will kill and be killed by Thor at Ragnarök ⓘ
relatedConcept	Ouroboros ⓘ world-encircling serpent motif ⓘ
religion	pre-Christian Norse religion ⓘ
roleInMythology	encircles Midgard ⓘ
sibling	Fenrir ⓘ Hel ⓘ
symbolizes	chaos ⓘ cosmic danger ⓘ the boundary of the human world ⓘ
thrownInto	the sea by Odin ⓘ
timeOfFinalBattle	Ragnarok ⓘ surface form: Ragnarök