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In one, Thor fishes for Jormungand , and fails to pull him up only when the giant Hymir, terrified that this will bring about Ragnarok , severs the line, sending the snake back down to the depths. When Ragnarok does arrive, however, Thor and the Midgard Serpent are fated to slay each other.

Jormungand likely already featured in the religion of the original Germanic tribes, as evidenced by his existence in the later pre-Christian religions of different branches of the Germanic peoples. For example, continental Germans attributed earthquakes to his movements well into the Middle Ages. Thor in Hymir's boat battling the Midgard Serpent. When Hymir refuses to provide Thor with bait, Thor strikes the head off Hymir's largest ox to use as his bait. Thor then prepares a strong line and a large hook and baits it with the ox head.

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