Jormungandr Serpent Viking Bracelet
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This bracelet is made from lead free pewter and has an internal diameter of 70mm. It is adjustable - just warm gently on a radiator prior to adjusting.
Product Description
In Norse mythology Jormungand (also known as the Midgard Serpent) is son of the god Loki and a giantess. It was believed that if Jormungand ever released his tail, then it would herald the beginning of Ragnarok, and it was in this final battle that Jormungand would slay his ancient enemy, Thor. In Norse mythology connection between Jormungand and endings are made, however, ending does not have an entirely evil tone, there is also a hint that something else will arise after the last battle and the gods in all their glory must pass away, something else comes next, and so in this Norse dragons also can be seen to take on an aspect of new beginnings, and of hope and change.
This bracelet is made from lead free pewter and has an internal diameter of 70mm. It is adjustable - just warm gently on a radiator prior to adjusting.
Product Description
In Norse mythology Jormungand (also known as the Midgard Serpent) is son of the god Loki and a giantess. It was believed that if Jormungand ever released his tail, then it would herald the beginning of Ragnarok, and it was in this final battle that Jormungand would slay his ancient enemy, Thor. In Norse mythology connection between Jormungand and endings are made, however, ending does not have an entirely evil tone, there is also a hint that something else will arise after the last battle and the gods in all their glory must pass away, something else comes next, and so in this Norse dragons also can be seen to take on an aspect of new beginnings, and of hope and change.
Jormungand the Midgard Serpent
Jormungand , the son of the god Loki and a giantess, Jormungand was cast by Odin into the ocean that surrounds Midgard (Earth), where he grew large enough to completely encircle the world and grasp his own tail in his mouth. While Jormungand is not specifically depicted as evil in the mythology, he is depicted as an enemy of the gods, a force of great power, and the slayer of Thor (though he will also die in the process). It was believed that if Jormungand ever released his tail, then it would herald the beginning of Ragnarok, and it was in this final battle that Jormungand would slay his ancient enemy, Thor (the two encounter one another in several myths). While he is not evil perse, the fact that Jormungand is cast as the enemy of the gods (of Thor, the hero of mankind, in particular), and his connection with the beginning of Ragnarok lend a decidedly wicked taint to the dragon.
It is from these two primary dragons that the connection between the draconic and endings can be made in Norse mythology. However, ending does not have an entirely evil tone, though Ragnarok is certainly a somber and bloody story. There is also a hint that something else will arise after the last battle of the gods, that while the gods in all their glory must pass away, something else comes next, and so in this Norse dragons also can be seen to take on an aspect of new beginnings, and of change.
It is from these two primary dragons that the connection between the draconic and endings can be made in Norse mythology. However, ending does not have an entirely evil tone, though Ragnarok is certainly a somber and bloody story. There is also a hint that something else will arise after the last battle of the gods, that while the gods in all their glory must pass away, something else comes next, and so in this Norse dragons also can be seen to take on an aspect of new beginnings, and of change.
