Midgard serpent

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

1. a serpent, the child of Loki and Angerboda, who lies wrapped around the world, tail in mouth, and is destined to kill and to be killed by Thor at Ragnarok; Jormungand.

Example Sentences

Folk would call Jormungundr the Midgard serpent.

From Literature

“And you are no wise woman. You are she who was in life Angrboda, Loki’s lover, mother to Hel, to Jormungundr, the Midgard serpent, and to Fenris Wolf,” said Odin.

From Literature

Thor will see that Odin is heading for the great wolf, and Thor will smile, and whip his goats to greater speed, and he will head straight for the Midgard serpent, his hammer in his iron gauntlet.

From Literature

Jormungundr, the Midgard serpent, huge and dangerous, will writhe in its fury, closer and closer to the land.

From Literature

There will be no more life in the oceans, where the Midgard serpent writhes.

From Literature