Name
Jormungandr
Norse
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Dragon Myth Entry
Norse
Jormungandr
North Atlantic & Scandinavia
In Norse myth, the world-serpent does not merely haunt the ocean - it measures it. Jormungandr coils through the northern sea as a sign of cosmic scale, bound to storm, doom, and the final breaking of the world.
Associated With
Sea, fate, encirclement, storms, Ragnarok
Atmosphere
In the northern waters, the serpent circles the edge of fate itself.
Region
North Atlantic & Scandinavia
Old Norse myth recorded in medieval Iceland
Atlas Context
This entry is part of Where Dragons Dwell, an interactive atlas of dragon myths and sacred serpent traditions across world cultures.