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Midgard serpent

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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.


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We learn the origin of those three great enemies of the gods, the Midgard serpent, Hel, the grotesque queen of the dead, and the gigantic wolf Fenrir.

From Washington Post Feb. 13, 2017

Thor will finally kill the Midgard serpent, as he has wanted to do for so long.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

It is impossible to lift the Midgard serpent, and yet you did, and you even loosened a coil of it when you lifted its paw from the ground.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Jormungundr, the Midgard serpent, had bitten down on the huge ox head, and the hook had dug deep into the roof of its mouth.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Fenrir will be with them, and the Midgard serpent.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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