Jörmungandr
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Jörmungandr (sometimes called the Midgard serpent or snake) is a giant beast in Norse Mythology.
Jörmungandr is the middle child of Loki and the giantess Angrboða.
It is said Jörmungandr will kill Thor at Ragnarök.
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[edit] Lifting the cat
In one adventure, Thor encounters Jörmungandr in the form of a colossal cat, disguised by the giant king Útgarða-Loki's illusionary magic. As one of the challenges set by Útgarða-Loki, Thor must lift the cat, and though he is unable to lift such a monstrous creature as the Midgard snake, he manages to lift it far enough that it lets go of the ground with one of its four feet. When Útgarða-Loki later reveals he decived him it seemed like an incredible heroic feat.
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