Jörmungandr

Jǫrmungandr English Category:Jörmungandr right|thumb|Thor in Hymir's boat battling the Midgard Serpent (Der Kampf des Thor mit der Schlange des Midgard) by Henry Fuseli, 1788 Etymology Borrowed from en non Jǫrmungandr. Pronunciation en /ˈjɔɹmunˌɡɑndɹ̩/ /-mʊn-/ /-ˌɡænd-/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Jörmungandr.wav US Proper noun en Norse mythology The World Serpent or Midgard Serpent, an offspring of Loki, which is thrown into the ocean by Odin but grows to encircle the world, and is finally slain during Ragnarok by Thor, who then succumbs to its poisonous breath. en 2006 Stephen Krensky Dragons 28 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=AYuT_0uLxbYC&pg=PA28&dq=%22J%C3%B6rmungandr%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UPgrU4TWFYTdkAWGtYDICg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22J%C3%B6rmungandr%22&f=false The dragon Jörmungandr, for instance, was said to encircle the entire world of Midgard (where people live). To complete the circle, he bit his own tail. en 2006 Ruth Binney Nature's Ways: Lore, Legend, Fact and Fiction 234 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=hFUKMi_9UVYC&pg=PA234&dq=%22J%C3%B6rmungandr%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UPgrU4TWFYTdkAWGtYDICg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22J%C3%B6rmungandr%22&f=false The ultimate symbol of evil, the Midgard Serpent or Jörmungandr, was the offspring of the trickster Loki and the sorceress Angur-boda, who also gave birth to Hel (the queen of the dead) and the Fenris Wolf (see page 239). en 2010 Valerie Estelle Frankel From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine's Journey through Myth and Legend 70 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Cng0Z_i0GLQC&pg=PA70&dq=%22J%C3%B6rmungandr%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UPgrU4TWFYTdkAWGtYDICg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22J%C3%B6rmungandr%22&f=false Thus the Aegypto-Greek Ourobouros or Norse Jörmungandr (Midgard serpent) surrounds the cosmos, biting its own tail in a symbol of perpetuity and infinity, never ending, always regenerating. Synonyms mythological serpent en Miðgarðsormr, en Midgardsormr, en Midgard Serpent, en World Serpent Translations World Serpent Danish: da Midgårdsormen Greek: el Γιόρμουνγκαντ m, el Γιόρμουνγκαντερ m Persian: fa یورمونگاند jormungand Polish: pl Jormungand Russian: ru Ёрмунганд Swedish: sv Midgårdsormen c See also en amphisbaena en hoop snake en Kraken en Leviathan en ouroboros en Shesha en Theli en Mythological creatures