Jormungandr: The World Serpent of Norse Myth

Jormungandr, the great Midgard Serpent, coils through the heart of Norse mythology as both destroyer and symbol of eternal cycles. Cast into the ocean by Odin, the child of Loki and Angrboda grew so vast he encircled the world, biting his own tail. His presence embodies the ouroboros—creation and destruction intertwined, beginnings and endings without end. Feared for the venom dripping from his fangs and destined to face Thor in the last battle of Ragnarök, Jormungandr is more than a monster. He is chaos, transformation, and inevitability. His myth reminds us that even in the terror of endings, renewal awaits, and from destruction, new worlds rise.