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title: Jörmungandr in the Edda Oblongata
author: Jungpionier
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13622/jormungandr-in-the-edda-oblongata/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Jörmungandr in the Edda Oblongata

_Authored by Jungpionier_

## Image File

[![Jörmungandr in the Edda Oblongata](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13622.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13622.jpg)

## Image Caption

Illustration of [Jörmungandr](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jormungandr/) (the World Serpent) from the *[Edda](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edda/) oblongata*, a 17th-century [illuminated manuscript](https://www.worldhistory.org/Illuminated_Manuscripts/) of the 13th-century CE *Prose Edda*, which is the basis for modern understanding of [Norse mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Norse_Mythology/). Made c. 1680.

Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Jungpionier. (2021, March 13). Jörmungandr in the Edda Oblongata. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13622/jormungandr-in-the-edda-oblongata/>
### Chicago
Jungpionier. "Jörmungandr in the Edda Oblongata." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 13, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13622/jormungandr-in-the-edda-oblongata/>.
### MLA
Jungpionier. "Jörmungandr in the Edda Oblongata." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13622/jormungandr-in-the-edda-oblongata/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jormungandr.jpg) by [**Jungpionier**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jormungandr.jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 13 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. 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.