While the serpent Dragon resides in the bottom of Yggdrasil a wise eagle lives on the top of the World Tree. There is also another interesting story about Nidhogg that can be found in the Poetic Edda. The prophecy says that when Ragnarok comes the serpent will be free again leading the Giants to attack the Norse Gods. There is also the idea that the roots of Yggdrasil keep the Dragon trapped until Ragnarok Era. If the mythical tree falls the Norse Cosmos will fall back into chaos. The Nidhogg's plan is to destroy the World Tree as he knows that the destruction of Yggdrasil will mark the end of Gods. Several other serpents as well as Nidhogg's sons dwelling in Hvergelmir as it is mentioned in the Prose Edda. The Serpent Dragon dwells in the center of Niflheim within the famous Hvergelmir, one of the three major springs at the roots of Yggdrasil. That's how Nidhogg found by the Vikings, seeing him to devour the most heinous criminals who end up in the Underworld, hence his name which means "malice striker" or "he who strikes with malice". It is also mentioned that Nidhogg chews the corpses of murderers and those who breaking the oaths in Nastrond. He is considered very powerful, malicious and evil, with a legendary physical strength and gigantic size. Nidhogg is a serpent dragon who gnaws one of the roots of Yggdrasil, the tree of life in Norse Mythology. Magnus Chase | Alex Fierro | Blitzen | Halfborn Gunderson | Hearthstone | Loki | Mallory Keen | Samirah al-Abbas | Sumarbrander | Thomas Jefferson Jr.An illustration of the Nidhogg Dragon presents his giant size and evil nature in the Hvergelmir springs The Sword of Summer | The Hammer of Thor | The Ship of the Dead It is said that after Ragnarok, Nidhogg will emerge carrying the corpse of a Jotunn.Nidhogg's name means Curse Striker or He Who Strikes with Malice.Many times, Nidhogg is depicted as a serpent.After getting the hang of it, Nidhogg gets hungry and asked her for dinner, but Keen had to get back to Hotel Valhalla. Then they test it out on each other, starting with Keen calling him an ugly snake. and So's your face!, Nidhogg at first pressed his ear to her mouth to listen carefully. Mallory Keen starts off with the four classic retorts: I know you are, but what am I?, I’m rubber, you’re glue-whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you., Takes one to know one. Nidhogg agrees to hear Keen's one-liners so he won't eat her, and they even shake hands. He was so impressed by her knives and even sharper tongue, he actually agrees that his brain is emptier of insults than Odin's left eye socket. Upon noticing the einherjar, Nidhogg was confused at first then prepared to attack, but he got hurt when Keen said that Thor's butt had louder roars. Nidhogg is busy thinking up a new insult for the eagle in Yggdrasil's treetops, Keen gets the idea of helping him with that in exchange for helping her climb the world tree. Magnus thinks that's crazy as they all live in the tree, including the squirrel, but Blitz says people have destructive impulses and some of us want to see the world in ruins just for the fun of it.Īfter she accidentally stumbles into Niflheim, Mallory Keen follows Thor to Hvergelmir and meets Nidhogg coiled around the base of Yggdrasil, he apparently gnaws on humans too due to the bones Keen stepped on. He says Nidhogg and the eagle are kept in a frenzy due to the insults, lies, rumours, and nasty gossip about each other from Ratatosk. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard The Sword of SummerĪlthough he does not physically appear, Blitzen mentions Nidhogg to Magnus Chase after they were chased out of Yggdrasil by Ratatosk. He sits coiled around the root of Yggdrasil that extends into Niflheim. He has glowing yellow eyes and two sets of razor-sharp fangs. Nidhogg is green and brown, with a roughly lizard-like shape and a long tail.
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