Jörmungandr

Jörmungandr, also known as the World Serpent or Midgard Serpent, is an Isu later remembered in Germanic and Norse mythology as a giant serpentine sea dragon who encircled the Earth by grasping its own tail with its mouth.
==Mythology==
Born a bastard son of Loki and the jötunn giant Angrboða, Jörmungandr was the brother of both Fenrir, the legendary wolf prophesied to kill Odin during the final battle of Ragnarök, and the goddess Hel who ruled Helheim.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Fenrir
According to Snorri Sturluson's poem in the , violent seas would herald Ragnarök's start when Jörmungandr released its tail to thrash itself onto land. There, it would join Fenrir and the Muspels led by Surtr to fight the Æsir on the field . The snake was fated to fight Thor, and though Thor would kill it, he would only walk nine steps from the corpse before falling dead from Jörmungandr's highly potent venom.
==Biography==
Jörmungandr was born in a cave beneath a waterfall just south of the Heart of the Wood in Jötunheimr,Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Mistress of the Iron Wood an illegitimate child resulting from Loki's affair with his mistress Angrboða.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Animus Anomalies: Thornburg Henges
Later, Thor threw Jörmungandr violently towards the shores of Jötunheimr, which caused many ships to sink. Many jötnar drowned as a result,Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Aegir's Daughters and the serpent's sharp scales made deep scars in many trees.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Lost Cauldron
==Legacy==
As a result of the stories about Jörmungandr becoming intertwined in Norse culture, Vikings would often be tattooed with the serpent for strength in battle.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla 
**Dawn of Ragnarök 
**The Forgotten Saga 
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers 
*Discovery Tour: Viking Age 
*Echoes of History 
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths 
*The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One 
==References==
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Category:Mythical creatures
Category:Norse mythology
Category:Isu