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Jörmungandr
In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (, pronounced , meaning "huge monster"〔(Rudolf Simek, ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology'' (1993) )〕), often written as Jormungand, or Jörmungand and also known as the Midgard Serpent (), or World Serpent, is a sea serpent, the middle child of the giantess Angrboða and Loki. According to the ''Prose Edda'', Odin took Loki's three children by Angrboða, the wolf Fenrir, Hel, and Jörmungandr, and tossed Jörmungandr into the great ocean that encircles Midgard.〔Sturluson, ''Gylfaginning'' ch. xxxiv, 2008:37.〕 The serpent grew so large that he was able to surround the earth and grasp his own tail.〔 As a result, he received the name of the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent. When he lets go, the world will end. Jörmungandr's arch-enemy is the god Thor. It is an example of an ouroboros.
==Sources==
The major sources for myths about Jörmungandr are the ''Prose Edda'', the skaldic poem ''Húsdrápa'', and the Eddic poems ''Hymiskviða'' and ''Völuspá''. Less important sources include kennings in other skaldic poems. For example in ''Þórsdrápa'', ''faðir lögseims'', "father of the sea-thread", is used as a kenning for Loki. There are also image stones from ancient times depicting the story of Thor fishing for Jörmungandr.
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