03-26-2022, 06:49 PM
Here it is called
"die Weltenschlange", "Worldsnake" literally.
Nidhöggr is the so called "human strangler" in Norse and Germanic history. It is said to possess the power of setting air and water on fire. Much like a dragon. Such a light / fire bubble coming from the water going up in the air might have been explained by water and air on fire. It's said to torture the dead and this is where I could not help thinking about worms.
Worms look like snakes and every bit of topsoil has been through plenty of worm stomach over and over again, also the dead are attracting worms when they are buried. So in a sense, worms also torture the dead.
"die Weltenschlange", "Worldsnake" literally.
Nidhöggr is the so called "human strangler" in Norse and Germanic history. It is said to possess the power of setting air and water on fire. Much like a dragon. Such a light / fire bubble coming from the water going up in the air might have been explained by water and air on fire. It's said to torture the dead and this is where I could not help thinking about worms.
Worms look like snakes and every bit of topsoil has been through plenty of worm stomach over and over again, also the dead are attracting worms when they are buried. So in a sense, worms also torture the dead.