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| | Midgard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02) |
 | | Midgard, literally "middle enclosure," the defensive fortress which the gods build about the middle portion of the earth allotted to men in order to protect mankind from the giants. |
 | | Midgard was surrounded by an ocean, in whose deeps dwelled Jormungand, the evil serpent who was so large that he encircled the world, biting his tail with his mouth. |
 | | Midgard, like Asgard and Jotunheim, was created by the first gods, the brothers Odin, Vili, and Ve, out of the body of the first frost giant, Ymir, whom they had killed. |
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