Thor and the Midgard Serpent, sometimes called the Jormungandr, is a classic viking story captured in the poem the hymiskvida . However all is not what it seems, and in this video we will trace its origins back to the Proto Indo Europeans, and its analogues (stories that are similar to it such as Indra and Vritra from the Rig Veda, or the story of Seth and Apophis / Apep from the Egyptian Book of the Dead).
Thor and the Miðgarðr Serpent (Jörmungandr)
Books
Prose Edda, Everyman library, Anthony Faulkes, 1987
Poetic Edda, Oxford World's Classics, Carolyne Larrington, 2014
Priests, Warriors, and Cattle, Bruce Lincoln, 1992
Rig Veda, Mandala IV, Hymn 18, Penguid Classics, 2005
Egyptian Book of the Dead, Penguin Classics, 2008
Mythical Texts of the Hittites, Emanel Laroche, 1972
Papers:
The Indo-Europeans Myth of Creation, Bruce Lincoln, History of Religions , Nov., 1975, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Nov., 1975), pp. 121-145 Published
The Indo-European Cattle-Raiding Myth, Bruce Lincoln, History of Religions , Aug., 1976, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Aug., 1976), pp. 42-65 Published
Manuscripts:
AM 748 I 4to
Codex Regus
Chapters
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0:00 Introduction
3:26 The story of Thor and the Miðgarðr serpent
10:30 Is the story authentic?
13:31 Was the story well known, and how old was it?
14:58 Was the story told elsewhere, the tales of Egypt and India?
15:47 Hymn 18 from Mandela IV of the Rig Veda - Indra and Vritra
18:16 The Egyptian Book of the Dead, Seth and Apophis
19:52 Not all stories are dragon slaying myths
21:42 The Cattle Raiding Myth of the Proto Indo Europeans
22:58 Re-analysing the story of Thor and the Miðgarðr serpent
25:08 Comparing Mythology, Old Norse, Vedic, and PIE
26:26 But why a water serpent, and the rise of the Proto Indo Europeans?
28:20 Conclusion