Jormungandr
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Jormungandr is the colossal World Serpent of Norse mythology, destined to encircle Midgard and battle Thor during Ragnarök.
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
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jörmungandr
this entity surface form:
Midgard Serpent
this entity surface form:
Jörmungandr