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Níðhöggr

In Norse mythology, Níðhöggr (Malice Striker) is a dragon/serpent who gnaws at a root of the world tree, Yggdrasil.
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Níðhöggr

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
mythological serpent, Norse mythical animal, dragon[2][3]
Part of
Norse mythology[4]
Country of origin
Nordic countries[5]
Different from
Jörmungandr[13]
Has characteristic
harmfulness, serpentine shape, chthonic[10][11][12]
Interested in
destruction, doomsday, Ragnarök[14][15][16]
Nickname
Malice Striker[9]
P14470
Characters/Nidhoggr[17]
Participant in
Ragnarök[8]
Residence
Hvergelmir, Náströnd[6][7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nidhogg en Níðhöggr da Nidhug de Nidhöggur de Nidhögg de Nidhogg de Nidhöggr de Níðhöggr de Níðhǫggr es Nídhǫggr es Níðhoggr es Níðhǫggr es Nidhǫggr es Nidhogg es Nidhoggr es Nidhöggr es Niðhoggr es Niðhöggr es Niðhǫggr es Nídhoggr
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Nidhogg
Freebase ID
/m/0k0z8
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3005-19604
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Nidhogg
Lex ID
Nidhug
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
term/16d07d31-a782-4dc0-a55b-bcae90375b07

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 1
Norse mythology
Instance of 1
mythological serpent
Official residence 1
Náströnd
Part of 1
Norse mythology
Participant in 1
Ragnarök
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Summary

Níðhöggr is a mythological serpent[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Völuspá. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Völuspá. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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. 16d ago · ~2026-55880-86 · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Historical Museums of Sweden ID → term/16d07d31-a782-4dc0-a55b-bcae90375b07
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', '
    Sitelink count → 37
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National Historical Museums of Sweden ID: term/16d07d31-a782-4dc0-a55b-bcae90375b07"
  2. 11w ago · Jerimee · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Jörmungandr
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: Jörmungandr"
  3. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Characters/Nidhoggr
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Characters/Nidhoggr, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 24w ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → harmfulness, serpentine shape, chthonic
    Nickname → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Malice Striker'}
    Interested in → destruction, doomsday, Ragnarök
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Nickname: Malice Striker"
  5. 24w ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interested in → destruction, doomsday, Ragnarök
    Country of origin → Nordic countries
    Has characteristic → harmfulness, serpentine shape, chthonic
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Has characteristic: harmfulness"
  6. 24w ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → mythological serpent, Norse mythical animal, dragon
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: dragon"
  7. 25w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Norse mythology
    Local thumb → —
    Instance of → mythological serpent, Norse mythical animal, dragon
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Residence: Hvergelmir"
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