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Jörmungandr

The world serpent who encircles the sea and rises at Ragnarök.

Legend File

Jörmungandr is so vast that the world itself becomes his boundary. Cast into the ocean in Norse myth, he grows until he surrounds Midgard and bites his own tail. His final battle with Thor at Ragnarök turns the map into destiny: when the serpent releases the circle, the age of gods begins to end.

Source Framing

Norse and broader Germanic mythology, preserved especially in Eddic traditions.

Archival-style illustration of Jormungandr as a world serpent coil around a faint compass ring.
Source reference Jörmungandr reference plate Norse and broader Germanic mythology, preserved especially in Eddic traditions. Codex art session / Myth Atlas