Key Info

- Malicious dragon who gnaws at the roots of the world tree

Brief Bio

Nidhogg (or Níðhöggr) is a malicious dragon in Norse mythology that gnaws at the roots of the world tree, Yggdrasil, and is associated with the dead and the underworld, Náströnd. The name translates to "malice striker" and represents a symbol of evil and a harbinger of Ragnarök, the end of the world. Nidhogg is a key figure in the cyclical destruction and renewal of the cosmos, often depicted as a serpent-like or dragon-like creature at the bottom of the world tree, in conflict with an eagle and the squirrel Ratatoskr.