Níðhöggr

Níðhöggr (Old Norse: Níðhǫggr, [ˈniːðˌhɔɡːz̠], lit. 'Níð-Hewer', "Malice Biter/Striker"?), often anglicized Nidhogg, is a Germanic dragon in Norse mythology who is said to gnaw at the roots of the world tree, Yggdrasil, and is likewise associated with the dead in Hel and Niflheim.

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