Jörmungandr

The Midgard Serpent (World Serpent ) ( Old Norse Midgardsormr, also Jormungand, Old Norse: Jörmungandr ) is in Germanic mythology, a sea serpent 's worldwide. As Hel and Fenris was too fathered by Loki and is one of the three Germanic world enemies. Thor met her three times and occurs twice to destroy them.

Thus counting "Song of Hymir " ( Hymiskviða ) the myth of " Thor's fishing," described, in which he also rowed with the reluctant giant Hymir to catch fish because his unbridled appetite has the pantry Hymir emptied early in the Edda. Previously rips Thor one of the bulls Hymir the head from the body in order to bind him as bait to the line of his Angel. Finally, the Midgard snake bites, and it succeeds Thor to pull them out of the water where he wants them killed with one blow of his hammer Mjolnir magic. Hymir but is frightened at the sight of the Midgard serpent so that it cuts off the leash and the Beast to aid escape. Thor hurls her still by his hammer, but the outcome of the debate remains open. The Edda come after Thor and Hymir both from the haul back, according to another version of Thor slays the rage Hymir and returns back alone on land.

During his stay in Utgard Thor meets the Midgard Serpent for a second time, although in the form of a cat. To God is the task to lift those cat, what if it 's tremendous weight but not succeed.

The third and last time meets Thor at the time of Ragnarök on the snake. He shall slay them with Mjolnir, his hammer, but can yield only nine steps before dying at her poison.

Literature on myth

• Jan de Vries: Old Germanic religious history. Volume 2: The Gods - ideas about the cosmos - The downfall of paganism. De Gruyter Berlin / New York 2011 ISBN 978-3-11-002807-2

• Germanic legendary figure
• Mythical snake
• Sea Monster