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Jörmungandr

World Serpent in Norse mythology
Thing mythological_serpent Q181227
Jörmungandr
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
mythological serpent, Norse mythical animal, eschatological figure[5][6]
Sex or gender
male organism[4]
Father
тест[2]
Mother
Angrboða[3]
Sibling
Hel, Fenrir, Nari, Váli, Sleipnir[21][22][23][24][25]
Part of
Norse mythology[8]
Cause of death
combat[10]
Described by source
Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed., Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12][13]
Different from
Midgard Serpent, Níðhöggr[19][20]
Enemy
Thor[26]
Killed by
Thor[7]
Manifestation of
Midgard Serpent[17]
Manner of death
death in battle[11]
Native label
Jǫrmungandr[18]
P14470
Characters/Jormungandr[27]
Partially coincident with
Vritra[14]
Present in work
Prose Edda, Hymiskviða[15][16]
Said to be the same as
Vritra[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en World Serpent en Jörmungandr en Midgard-serpent en Midgard Serpent en Jörmungand en Jormungand ar جورمنكارد ar يورمونغاند cs Midgardsormr cs Midgardsorm da Jormundgand da Midgårdsormen de Midgardschlange de Miðgarðsormr de Jormundgand de Jörmungander de Jormungand de Mitgardschlange de Jörmungand de Jörmungandr
🔖 Identifiers · 18
GND ID
4558096-0
Comic Vine ID
4005-14471
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Jormungand
FactGrid item ID
Tehri Garhwal district
Freebase ID
/m/0m5z8
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3005-17904
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Midgardsormen
Lex ID
Midgårdsormen
Lille norske leksikon ID
Midgardsormen
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
M/midgards-serpent
NE.se ID
midgårdsormen
Namuwiki ID
요르문간드
Show all 18 identifiers +6
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
term/f6bad55c-a2bb-41d1-8fb1-5ccff41c8c84
Personality Database profile ID
50885
Trading Card Database name ID
202246
Vikidia article ID
fr:Jörmungand
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
jormungandas
World History Encyclopedia ID
Jormungandr

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🔗 Connections
Sibling 5
Fenrir, Hel, Sleipnir, Váli, Nari
Siblings 5
Fenrir, Hel, Sleipnir, Váli, Nari
Named after 2
471926 Jörmungandr, Jormungandr walhallaensis
Parent of 2
тест, Angrboða
← Depicts 2
Altuna Runestone, Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent
Cause of death 1
combat
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Enemy 1
Thor
Father 1
тест
Instance of 1
mythological serpent
Mother 1
Angrboða
Part of 1
Norse mythology
Present in work 1
Prose Edda
Said to be the same as 1
Vritra
Sex or gender 1
male organism
← Characters 1
Ragnarok: The Viking Apocalypse
← Enemy 1
Thor
← Said to be the same as 1
Vritra
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Summary

Jörmungandr is a mythological serpent[1].

Body

Influence

Things named for Jörmungandr include Jormungandr walhallaensis[28], a fossil taxon[29] and 471926 Jörmungandr[30], a near-Earth object[31].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Jörmungandr include Jormungandr walhallaensis[28], a fossil taxon[29] and 471926 Jörmungandr[30], a near-Earth object[31].

FAQs

Who were Jörmungandr's parents?

Jörmungandr's father was Loki[2]. Jörmungandr's mother was Angrboða[3].

Related Entities

Prose Edda

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Pocket Book of Dragons. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · ~2026-55880-86 · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Historical Museums of Sweden ID → term/f6bad55c-a2bb-41d1-8fb1-5ccff41c8c84
    Different from → Midgard Serpent, Níðhöggr
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'bar', 'bcl', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs
    Partially coincident with → Vritra
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National Historical Museums of Sweden ID: term/f6bad55c-a2bb-41d1-8fb1-5ccff41c8c84"
  2. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Characters/Jormungandr
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Characters/Jormungandr, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 19w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death → death in battle
    Killed by → Thor
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Enemy: Thor"
  4. 25w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Hel, Fenrir, Nari +2
    Enemy → Thor
    Part of → —
    Cause of death → combat
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Present in work: Hymiskviða"
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