Fenrir
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Fenrir or Fenrisúlfr, also referred to as Hróðvitnir and Vánagandr, is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology. In Old Norse texts, Fenrir plays a key role during the events of Ragnarök, where he is foret
Fenrir and Naglfar on the Tullstorp Runestone. The inscription mentions the name Ulfr ("wolf"), and the name Kleppir/Glippir. The last name is not fully understood, but may have represented Glæipiʀ which is similar to Gleipnir which was the rope with which the Fenrir wolf was bound. The two male names may have inspired the theme depicted on the runestone.
An illustration of an image on a bracteate found in Trollhättan, Västergötland, Sweden. The image is considered a depiction of Týr tricking Fenrir. Drawing by Gunnar Creutz.
Fenrir and Odin (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
An illustration of Víðarr stabbing Fenrir while holding his jaws apart (1908) by W. G. Collingwood, inspired by the Gosforth Cross
Jörmungandr
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In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr, also known as the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent, is an unfathomably large and monstrous sea serpent or worm who dwells in the world sea, encircling the Earth and bi
Fenrir
…foretold to assist in setting the world aflame, resulting in the collapse of humanity and society, and killing the god Odin. Fenrir, along with Hel and Jörmungandr, is a child of Loki and female jötunn Angrboða. He is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and…
Thor lifts Jörmungandr, disguised as a cat. (Lorenz Frølich)
Thor's fishing trip depicted on the Altuna Runestone, one of the few confirmed Viking Age depictions of Jörmungandr.
Thor fishing for the Midgard Serpent in an illustration from an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript
Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent (1790) by Henry Fuseli