• In Norse mythology, Níðhöggr (Malice Striker, in Old Norse traditionally also spelled Níðhǫggr [ˈniːðˌhɔɡːz̠], often anglicized Nidhogg) is a dragon who...
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    In Norse mythology, Nástrǫnd ("Corpse Shore") is a place in Hel where Níðhöggr lives and chews on corpses. It is the afterlife for those guilty of murder...
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    well Mímisbrunnr. Creatures live within Yggdrasil, including the dragon Níðhöggr, an unnamed eagle, and the stags Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór....
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    carry messages between the eagles perched atop Yggdrasil, and the serpent Níðhöggr, who dwells beneath one of the three roots of the tree. Ratatoskr is attested...
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  • the root is gnawed on by the dragon Níðhöggr. Additionally, High says that Hvergelmir contains not only Níðhöggr but also so many snakes that "no tongue...
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    dragon Horned Serpent Lernaean Hydra Leviathan Makara (Hindu mythology) Níðhöggr Ophiotaurus Ouroboros Python (mythology) Sea monster Shesha Typhon Snorri...
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    stanza 66, the völva ends her account with a description of the dragon Níðhöggr, corpses in his jaws, flying through the air. The völva then "sinks down...
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    is a ten-minute-long spoken word track, overlaid with guitar plucking. "Níðhöggr" finds Vikernes whispering over field recordings, a bass drum and a "distant...
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    romances. It has thus been proposed that the description in Völuspá of Níðhöggr with feathers and flying after Ragnarök is a late addition and potentially...
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    the night as it rose: Æsir Aurgelmir Ginnungagap Gjöll Hel Hvergelmir Níðhöggr Niflhel Rime-Giants List of Germanic deities "Oxford English Dictionary:...
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    Kulshedra in Albanian Mythology; Unhcegila in Lakota mythology; Jörmungandr, Níðhöggr, and Fafnir in Norse mythology; the dragon from Beowulf; and aži and az...
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  • Gullinbursti Gultopp Hati Hugin and Munin Jörmungandr Ljósálfar Móinn Níðhöggr The Norns Ratatoskr Skoll Sleipnir Surtr Svadilfari Svartálfar Tanngrisnir...
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  • in the garden of the Hesperides protecting the golden apples. Similarly Níðhöggr (Nidhogg Nagar), the dragon of Norse mythology, eats from the roots of...
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    the squirrel Ratatoskr carries messages between the unnamed eagle and Nidhöggr, the worm that resides below the world tree. Scholars have proposed theories...
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  • Hakurel; a dragon Thor slew during one of his earliest adventures, and Níðhöggr; who feeds on the roots of Yggdrasil. Eagles are giant sapient versions...
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    messages between the unnamed eagle at the top of Yggdrasill and the wyrm Níðhöggr beneath its roots. The red squirrel used to be widely hunted for its pelt...
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    well Mímisbrunnr. Creatures live within Yggdrasil, including the dragon Níðhöggr, an unnamed eagle, and the stags Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór....
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    carrying malicious gossip and insults back and forth between the dragon Níðhöggr, who sits at the bottom of the tree gnawing on its roots, and the hawk...
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    erfiði meira enn menn viti: hiörtr bitr ofan, en á hliðo fúnar, skerðer Níðhöggr neðan. Thorpe's translation Yggdrasil's ash hardship suffers greater than...
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  • Nordic mythology. Jörmungandr, a sea serpent or dragon in Nordic mythology. Níðhöggr from Nordic mythology. Lagarfljótsormurinn, a lake monster or dragon living...
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  • in the northern underworld. Niðafjöll is the site from which the dragon Níðhöggr comes. According to Snorri Sturluson, the good and virtuous people will...
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  • located in Niðafjöll, the mountains from which the corpse-sucking dragon Níðhöggr comes according to Völuspá. Some argue that Snorri's view of Sindri as...
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    – Large reptile, possibly a dragon Nisse (Scandinavian) – House spirit Níðhöggr (Norse) – Dragon Nivatakavachas (Hindu) – Ocean demon Nix (Germanic) –...
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    dragon as noted in the Oxford English Dictionary dates to the 17th century. Níðhöggr (the 'Dread Biter') and Midgard's Worm were two of the most famous "Worms"...
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  • Lindworm Madame White Snake Meretseger Mongolian Death Worm Naga (Worldwide) Níðhöggr Orm Ouroboros Python Rainbow serpent Sea serpent Tarasque Tsuchinoko Typhon...
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    in the 12th century. In this context, the animal may be interpreted as Níðhöggr eating the roots of Yggdrasil. "The intertwined snakes and dragons represent...
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    eagle, the squirrel Ratatoskr, four stags, many snakes and the dragon Níðhöggr. Snorri also wrote that Hvergelmir was located under Yggdrasill (Gylfaginning...
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    and Mímisbrunnr. Creatures live within Yggdrasil, including the dragon Níðhöggr, the squirrel Ratatoskr, an unnamed eagle, and the stags Dáinn, Dvalinn...
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  • Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas – Mandrake Fyodor Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold – Níðhöggr Fáfnir Saiunkoku Monogatari – Rou Ensei Seven Knights Revolution: Hero...
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  • Veðrfölnir 4:21 7. "Skuld" Skuld 4:02 8. "Níðhöggur" (featuring Baldvin Kristinn Baldvinsson) Níðhöggr 5:03 9. "Ullur" Ullr 10:59 Total length: 46:08...
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