fredag den 14. januar 2011

The Midgaard Serpent (Mythology)

Hello everyone, happy Friday! Today I’ll talk about a monster from mythology and this one is actually local to me since it’s from the Norse one. Here is the Midgaard Serpent!


The Midgaard Serpent is an enormous serpentine or dragon like monster from Norse mythology. It lies in the ocean and is so enormous that it actually encircles the whole of Midgaard (the world). He is the son of the half Jötunn / half god Loki which means that his siblings are Hel the ruler of the underworld and Fenrir the monstrous wolf, which I’ve already made an article about here on the blog. The Midgaard Serpent was in conflict with Thor the thundergod 2 times. At one point the powerful Thor was asked by the Jötunns to lift a cat, he couldn’t do that and was humiliated. It wasn’t a normal cat though, but the Midgaard serpent transformed by Jötunn magic. The second time Thor and the serpent met, was when Thor was out fishing with Hymir the Jötunn. He was about to kill the serpent with his hammer Mjölnir when Hymir disturbed him. Thor became so mad that he killed Hymir instead!

It is said that Thor and the Midgaard Serpent will meet once again during Ragnarok when they both will fight their final battle. The serpent will return to land and Thor will kill it, only to die himself from the serpent’s poisonous blood.

36 kommentarer:

  1. Interesting info :) <3 Thor and the whole mythology

    Scary animal too :)

    SvarSlet
  2. nice blog, just subbed to it.

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  3. why you don't put tags in posts, Monday: Movies, Tuesday: Reality etc

    SvarSlet
  4. Awww. Thor shouldn't be embarrassed he can't lift the cat. It was probably eating too much lasagna.

    SvarSlet
  5. This snake also appears in final fantasy 7 as Midgar Zolom!

    SvarSlet
  6. Hell yeah, i love norse mythology. More of these dude

    SvarSlet
  7. oh i love mythology, keep it up

    SvarSlet
  8. Someone beat me too it, I remember him from Final fantasy 7

    SvarSlet
  9. Mythology is some awesome stuff. Post more!

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    SvarSlet
  10. i'd like to see it battle against leviathan. that would be a fight to see.

    SvarSlet
  11. people shouldn't distrub Thor while he's fishing goddamnit.

    SvarSlet
  12. The Norse never did anything half-assed.

    SvarSlet
  13. ommmfG! ruuun with fire!

    mr bouchard yesir, rightio u are.!!!

    SvarSlet
  14. Thats one scary lookin fecker!

    SvarSlet
  15. Only in the land of vikings could lifting a serpent-kitty be a test of manhood

    SvarSlet
  16. how many teeth does that snake have? it scares me

    SvarSlet
  17. holy smokes thats a big snake!

    SvarSlet
  18. Sweet that thing's badass.
    It seems like all the stories of the Ragnarok are just about the gods dying..

    SvarSlet
  19. awesome myth man
    loved this one

    SvarSlet
  20. cool info bro....love Norse myths

    anyway here's my blog if anyone is interested:
    http://intemperate-folly.blogspot.com/

    SvarSlet
  21. Really interesting bro, awesome myth ;D

    SvarSlet
  22. Super awesome. Teeth going all the way down the throat, talk about a gruesome death...

    Definitely following this one!

    SvarSlet
  23. Why people today, doesn't create myth like that one :(

    SvarSlet
  24. If I'm not wrong they used this in Final Fantasy VII, anyways, norse mythology is one of the most interesting I've read

    SvarSlet
  25. I love the idea that he lies in the ocean and circles the whole world. Very good post .

    SvarSlet