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 Midgard Serpent / Jormungand
Jormungand (which means "wolf-serpent") was also known as the Midgard Serpent, or the World Serpent, because its body coiled around the whole Earth underneath the oceans, and the Earth was called Midgard in Norse cosmology.
Jormungand was one of three monstrous offspring of the giantess Angerbotha and the trickster fire god Loki.
Jormungand's brother was the giant wolf Fenrir, whom the gods had to leash, and its sister was the goddess Hel, queen of the underworld.
www.nastrond.net /midgardserpent.html   (1004 words)

  
 Jormungand - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In Norse mythology, the sea serpent Jormungand was a child of Loki and the giantess Angerboda.
Jormungand grew so big that he was able to surround the earth and grasp his own tail (see Ouroboros).
Jormungand is also sometimes referred to as the Midgard Serpent (Midgardsormur).
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Jormungand   (106 words)

  
 Jormungand
In Norse mythology, Jormungand is one of the three children of the god Loki and his wife, the giantess Angrboda.
It lies deep in the ocean where it bites itself in its tail, and all mankind is caught within his coils.
At the destruction of the universe, Jormungand and Thor will kill each other.
www.pantheon.org /articles/j/jormungand.html   (141 words)

  
 Zerg Brood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lead by the cunning Cerebrate Zasz, the Garm Brood is part of the Zerg Swarm's main attack wing, along with numerically far superior Jormungand and Surtur broods.
The Jormungand Brood is The Swarm's main support force, and one of the most numerous.
The millions-strong Surtur brood, under the control of Cerebrate Kagg, is sent forth by the Overmind when the Jormungand is unable to break enemy ranks alone.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zerg_Brood   (472 words)

  
 Orvis prologue
Jormungand was making for the village at full steam (why she did not burrow, I cannot say).
Apparently the Jormungand's pilot realized this at the last second, for the mechanical beast attempted to dodge out of the path of the hurtling line-streamed missile.
Jormungand, seemingly enraged that this tiny nuisance had struck such a mighty blow, gave pursuit, her weapons apparently nonfunctional.
home1.gte.net /revk/orvis_prologue.htm   (1214 words)

  
 Draconomicon :: The Book of Dragons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jormungand (Norse) Jormungand is the serpent son of the God Loki and the Giantess Angrboda.
Odin, after recieving a warning from the Norns, grabbed Jormungand, spun him around his head until he lost his grip and Jormungand flew from his grasp into the ocean.
Jormungand was once hooked like a fish by Thor, God of Thunder, when he was out fishing with Hymir, a giant.
www.draconomicon.com /index.php?module=Encyclopedia&func=lettersearch&letterget=J&vid=1   (306 words)

  
 Jormungand - Norse Mythology - Ancinet-Mythology.com
The son of the fire god Loki and the frost giantess Angrboda, Jormungand is a large serpent.
Odin threw Jormungand into the ocean and it grew so long it enciircled the earth, becoming known as the Midgard Serpent.
At Ragnarok, Jormungand was slain by Thor, but first bit the god.
www.ancient-mythology.com /norse/jourmungand.php   (50 words)

  
 VN Boards - New Wyrm HNM: Jormungand
Jormungand, or the Midgard Serpant, was the son of the trickster god Loki with the giantess Angerboda.
Jormungand, along with his brother Fenrir, and sister Hel were greatly feared by the Northern Gods.
Hel was banished to the land of the dead which became her kingdom; Fenrir was bond by magical chains on an island, and Jormungand was cast into the sea.
vnboards.ign.com /FFXI_General_Board/b22412/76741902?14   (1671 words)

  
 Jormungand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jormungand or Jormungandr, the Midgard or World Serpent, is one of Loki's offspring.
Whilst they were young Odin had the three brought to him by the gods when it was realised the havoc they would cause in later times.
Thor and Jormungand meet at Ragnarok, where Thor kills the serpent, but then succumbs to the venom, which it has spat at him.
www.thorshof.org /zjormungand.htm   (243 words)

  
 Orkneyjar - Assipattle and the Mester Stoor Worm
One of Loki's brood, this Jormungand was cast into the sea by Odin after he was warned by the Norns that Loki's brood would cause him trouble.
Jormungand grew larger and larger until he encircled the earth and could take his own tail into his mouth.
Orkney's version of Jormungand was the Mester Stoor Worm - the largest and most powerful of all the Stoor Worms said to inhabit the seas.
www.orkneyjar.com /folklore/stoor.htm   (1304 words)

  
 Jupiterkitty ~ The Norse Pantheon
She is the mate of Loki and together they had three monster children -- Fenrir, Jormungand and Hel.
Jormungand, who was growing rapidly, easily spanned the entire world -- which is why he is given the name Midgard Serpent.
Jormungand resides deep in the ocean where he bites his own tail.
www.jupiterkitty.com /Mythology/norse2.html   (3006 words)

  
 Jormungand v3.01
Jormungand no solo sobrevivió, sino que creció hasta adoptar una talla enorme, tan enorme que su cuerpo rodeaba todo el perímetro de la Tierra, fue entonces cuando Jormungand adoptó el sobrenombre de la Serpiente de Midgard.
Jormungand mordió en anzuelo prendido al hilo, y Thor tiró del hilo hasta llevar a la Serpiente de Midgar hasta la superficie, en ese momento, un aterrizado Hymir cortó el hilo, liberando así a la Serpiente, e impidiendo la victoria de Thor.
Jormungand puede crear ilusiones para ocultar su verdadera apariencia, como cuando adquirió la forma del gato de Utgard Loki, o cuando adoptó la forma del dragón Fin Fang Foom.
eumreborn.supereva.it /Vengadores/Thor/Jormungand.html   (1211 words)

  
 The Super Happy Nameless Bahamut Lagoon Page
A creature of Norse mythology, Jormungand, along with Fenrir and Hel, were the children of the god Loki and his wife Angrboda.
As children, Jormungand caused so much trouble that Odin, Ruler of the Norse gods, recognized that he would not only be a threat to mankind, but to the gods themselves.
Because of these similarities, it’s more than likely Jormungand is also the base for the Midgar Zolom of Final Fantasy 7 as well.
www.dragon-tear.net /bl/Jormungand.html   (141 words)

  
 Loki's Children
Fenrir took the form of a wolf while his younger brother Jormungand took the form of a serpent and his younger sister Hel was half alive and half dead.
Jormungand was the second eldest child between Loki the Trickster and the giantess Angrboda.
Thor then grabbed his hammer Mjollnir and threw it at the head of Jormungand, but Hymir cut the line because he was afraid of the World Serpent, and Jormungand sank back into the water before the hammer hit, leaving a very angry Thor.
www.vikingage.com /vac/lokis-kids.html   (1321 words)

  
 Angerbotha --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Hel was one of three monstrous creatures the trickster fire god Loki gave birth to after eating the heart of a witch, the giantess Angerbotha.
Hel's siblings were the gigantic wolf Fenrir and Jormungand, the evil serpent that coiled around the world.
His sister was the goddess Hel and his brother the evil serpent Jormungand.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9309856?tocId=9309856   (460 words)

  
 The Circle of the Dragon: Dragons of Fame: Norse, Scandinavia, and Germanic
Then, Jormungand and all the other gods and monsters battled all the humans and creatures and Jormungand finally got a chance to battle Thor.
While Jormungand died, he breathed his poison into the air, and Thor would only be able to take nine steps before he, too, dies along side of Jormungand.
Obviously, Jormungand is a glut, consuming so much that he could wrap around the world and bit his own tail.
www.blackdrago.com /famous_norse.htm   (969 words)

  
 as.hadesffxi.com :: View topic - Jormungand Event Movie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jormungand was the second child of Loki and Angrboda.
The second time that Thor and Jormungand met was when Thor and Tyr traveled to the hall of the giant Hymirl to borrow a large cauldron to brew ale for the gods.
The last time Thor and Jormungand will meet is at the time of Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods.
as.hadesffxi.com /viewtopic.php?t=171   (728 words)

  
 Ragnarok
The sea will rear up because Jormungand, the Midgard Serpent, is twisting and writhing in fury as he makes his way toward the land.
With every breath, Jormungand will stain the soil and the sky with his poison.
The waves caused by the serpent's emerging will set free the ship Naglfar, and with the giant Hymir as their commander, the giants will sail towards the battlefield.
www.pantheon.org /articles/r/ragnarok.html   (534 words)

  
 midgard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jormungand (the Midgard Serpent) comes from Norse mythology.
My Jormungand is from a Viking carved stone, but he is set within the page of a 9th century Christian illuminated manuscript, such as the Lindisfarne Gospels or the Book of Kells.
Jormungand is in the 2nd Annual Fiberarts Competition
www.amandasartquilts.homestead.com /midgard.html   (136 words)

  
 Allakhazam.com: Final Fantasy XI
Vrtra Jormungand and Tiamat are all the same levels, but they sure as hell arent lv80.
Jormungand is the World Serpent in Norse Mythology.
Jormungand is supposed to be wrapped around the world, sleeping.
ffxi.allakhazam.com /db/bestiary.html?fmob=3088   (1123 words)

  
 Thor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Thor’s of “Saint Seiya” Cloth is represented by Jormungand, or the Midgard Snake, another child of Loki.
Jormungand was believed to lay undersea, and was so big that it begirded all the Earth.
It was so amiable to see both Thor and Jormungand cooperating in “Saint Seiya”, because in Ragnarokk Thor and Jormungand will kill each other.
asgard.saintseiya.biz /Main/thor.html   (287 words)

  
 Jormungand - Demons, Demonology, and Evil in Europe
The serpent, Jormungand was the middle child of Loki and the giantess, Angrboda.
Once captured, Odin threw Jormungand into the ocean surrounding Midgard, where he lived from then on.
He will then fight Thor, Son of Earth, who will kill the serpent at Vigrid, not before he is poisoned by Jormungand's venom.
www.deliriumsrealm.com /delirium/mythology/jormungand.asp   (175 words)

  
 Jormungand - Collective of Galaxies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Nikashera NightDragon and Jormungand Phelegethos stood on the bridge that connected the two cruisers.
In reply, Jormungand looked at Nikashera nonchalantly, "Phelegethos and Stigia will neutralize all things." Jormungand was a Soldier's soldier, sometimes compared to the Bel Riose of history.
Jormungand gave a slight nod and walked to his own.
nikashera.fairies-unlimited.net /archives/101-Jormungand.html   (464 words)

  
 Scandinavian mythology 2
The World Serpent Jormungand caught a lure, but Thor's assistant giant Humir, who was freighted by the monster, cut rope and Jormungand escaped of destruction.
This plot belongs to wide spread type battle between the thunder god and dragon (for instance: Indra and Vritra - Indian mythology; the Storm God and Illuyanka - Hittite mythology; Zeus and Tiphon - Greek mythology).
The evil creatures (on the left): the World Serpent Jormungand, the World Wolf Fenrir (like cloud), the Ship of the corpses, the giants are fighting against the gods (on the right): Thor (with axe), Heimdall (with a horn), Odin (on horse with eight feet).
fantalov.tripod.com /Scandinavian2.htm   (249 words)

  
 Zerg Broods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Jormungand Brood (All other Paintball Players that don't wont to play role play but only want to shoot) is one of the most heavy-handed of the Zerg attack forces.
Jormungand relies on strength of numbers and brute force to overcome any force and excels at ground-based combat and direct unit-to-unit warfare.
Should the Jormungand Brood fail to achieve total victory over an enemy force, The Surtur (The best, most well-trained and well-equipped paintball Scenario Game Players) is released into combat zone.
www.xtreme.no /zerg.htm   (569 words)

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