![]() When Mimir asks him about the statue, Jörmungandr responds that he thinks it may still be in his stomach, and reluctantly allows them to enter his mouth to look for it. Kratos, Atreus, and Mimir later realize that the statue of Thor may have contained Mimir's second eye, which they need to reach Jötunheim. The identity of the mysterious caller still remains unknown. When Kratos brings a sick Atreus to Freya's house with Mimir, they hear the horn on the bridge sounding in the distance, noting that someone has called the Serpent. After learning of their intentions, he agrees to help them reach Jötunheim and realigns the bridge to make sure they're heading in the right direction. He becomes visibly angry when Mimir mistakenly identifies the two as friends of Odin but calms down when Mimir hurriedly corrects himself. He then spots Kratos and Atreus on the realm travel bridge, recognizing Mimir when he introduces himself. He destroys the statue, tearing off the upper half and swallowing it. The first thing Jörmungandr sees upon waking up happens to be a large statue of Thor, whom he despises with a passion. He speaks to the pair briefly (though they cannot understand him) before returning to his slumber.Īfter Kratos and Atreus acquire the head of Mimir (the only person "alive" that knows his language), they summon the serpent to learn how to get to Jötunheim. Jörmungandr first encounters Kratos and Atreus in the Lake of Nine, rising out of it and causing the water level to drop. In the fight, Thor will hit Jörmungandr so hard that it splinters Yggdrasil and sends him back in time to a period well before his birth (explaining his sudden appearance at the Lake). According to Mimir, the prophecy of Ragnarök foretells that the serpent and Thor will fight again. He passes the time by sleeping and protecting Tyr's Temple. When the Jötnar were hunted down by Thor and the other Aesir, the remaining Jötnar fled to their homeland, making Jörmungandr and " the Guardian" the last Giants in Midgard. He has remained in the lake ever since, growing so large he's able to encircle all of Midgard. At one point, he had fought against Thor in a battle that was felt across all the Nine Realms, ending in a stalemate. Mimir speculates that the Giant who became Jörmungandr harbored a grudge towards Thor before locking his soul away.Īccording to Freya, the Serpent mysteriously appeared one day in the Lake of Nine. Jörmungandr will be slain by Thor, who will then take nine steps away before succumbing to the serpent's Eitr poison that it had been spewing in the air during the battle.Ġ8 March 2010 God of War Universe Before God of War (2018)Īt some unknown point, Jörmungandr was originally a Giant who locked his soul alongside his kin in magical marbles inscribed with their names, accomplished through the magic used by Angrboda's father before his death until the Champion took the final task of finding them and then freeing the souls of the locked up giants to revive them. Jörmungandr's arch-enemy is the thunder-god, Thor, with the two being prophesied to kill each other come Ragnarök. When it releases its tail, Ragnarök will begin. The serpent grew so large that it was able to surround the earth and grasp its own tail. As a result, it received the name of the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent. According to the Prose Edda, Odin took Loki's three children by Angrboða-the wolf Fenrir, Hel, and Jörmungandr-and tossed Jörmungandr into the great ocean that encircles Midgard. In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr, meaning "huge monster"), also known as the World Serpent (Old Norse: Miðgarðsormr), is a sea serpent, the middle child of the giantess Angrboða and Loki.
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