Thor goes fishing with the giant Hymir. When Hymir refuses to provide Thor with bait, Thor strikes the head off Hymir's largest ox to use as his bait. Thor then prepares a strong line and a large hook and baits it with the ox head. Jormungandr about to sw
Thor goes fishing with the giant Hymir. When Hymir refuses to provide Thor with bait, Thor strikes the head off Hymir's largest ox to use as his bait. Thor then prepares a strong line and a large hook and baits it with the ox head. Jormungandr about to swallow the ox's head (as illustrated in an Icelandic manuscript dating from 1680). Thor pulls the serpent from the water, and the two face one another, Jormungandr dribbling poison and blood. Hymir goes pale with fear, and as Thor grabs his hammer to kill the serpent, the giant cuts the line, leaving the serpent to sink beneath the waves. In Norse mythology, Jormungandr is a sea serpent, the middle child of the giantess Angrbooa and the god Loki. 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. His arch-enemy is the god Thor. The serpent, or snake, is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols. The word is derived from Latin serpens, a crawling animal or snake. Snakes have been associated with some of the oldest rituals known to humankind.
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