Midgard serpent

American  

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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Example Sentences

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

That was Jormungundr, the Midgard serpent, the snake who goes around the center of the world.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

“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 "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

“These waters are dangerous. This is where Jormungundr, the Midgard serpent, is to be found.”

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman