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title: Thor Fighting Jörmungandr
author: Rannveig
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1198/thor-fighting-jormungandr/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Thor Fighting Jörmungandr

_Authored by Rannveig_

## Image File

[![Thor Fighting Jörmungandr](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1198.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1198.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Thor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thor/) fighting the mighty [giant](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/) serpent [Jörmungandr](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jormungandr/) during a fishing trip with Hymir the giant. Painting by Henry Fuseli, 1788.

Royal Academy of Arts, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Rannveig. (2013, May 08). Thor Fighting Jörmungandr. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1198/thor-fighting-jormungandr/>
### Chicago
Rannveig. "Thor Fighting Jörmungandr." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 08, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1198/thor-fighting-jormungandr/>.
### MLA
Rannveig. "Thor Fighting Jörmungandr." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 May 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1198/thor-fighting-jormungandr/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Johann_Heinrich_F%C3%BCssli_011.jpg) by **Rannveig**. Submitted by [Cristian Violatti](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/violatti/ "User Page: Cristian Violatti"), published on 08 May 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.