Jörmungandr – The Serpent on the Line | Norse Mythology Song

Thor came to the sea-giant Hymir disguised as a young traveller and asked to go fishing. When Hymir told him to find his own bait, Thor took the head of the giant's greatest black ox and rowed far past the usual fishing grounds, while Hymir, who had already hauled up two whales, begged him to turn back. Thor baited his line with the ox head and dropped it to the bottom of the ocean, where the World Serpent Jormungandr lies coiled around Midgard. The serpent took the bait. Thor pulled so hard that his feet broke through the boat and he stood on the sea floor, eye to eye with the serpent as it spat venom, and he raised his hammer. But Hymir, terrified, cut the line, and the serpent sank back into the deep. They will meet again at Ragnarok, where Thor kills the serpent, walks nine steps, and falls dead from its venom. A rolling sea ballad about the day the god of thunder caught the world on his line. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:11 Verse 1 0:28 Pre-Chorus 0:45 Chorus 1:05 Verse 2 1:21 Verse 3 1:38 Bridge 2:04 Final Chorus 2:38 Verse 4 3:00 Final Chorus 2 3:23 Outro LYRICS (Jormungandr) Thor came walking to the giant's hall Dressed as a lad in a traveller's grey Hymir, giant of the frozen shore Said, "We fish at the break of day" "Bring your own bait," the giant laughed So Thor took the head of the great black ox And they rowed out under a cold red dawn Past the skerries and the seal-grey rocks Jormungandr, Jormungandr Rising from the cold and deep Thor has the serpent on the line And the whole wide sea can't sleep (Jormungandr) Hymir hauled up two great whales And he begged him, "Turn for the shore" But Thor rowed on to the open sea Where no boat had gone before He dropped the ox head into the dark Down to the coils at the edge of the world The line pulled tight, the water roared And the waves like a mountain curled His feet broke through the bottom boards And he stood on the ocean floor The serpent rose with venom in its jaws And the hammer rose with a roar Then Hymir's knife flashed in the cold Jormungandr, Jormungandr Hymir cut the line in fear Down you fell to the cold and deep But the last great storm draws near (Jormungandr) When the wolf runs free and the long winter falls You will rise from the sea once more Thor will strike you down at last Then walk nine steps and fall on the shore Jormungandr, Jormungandr Rising from the cold and deep Nine steps, then the thunder falls And the god and the serpent sleep Jormungandr (Jormungandr) Story source: Hymiskvida (Poetic Edda) and Gylfaginning 48 (Prose Edda); the last battle is foretold in Voluspa 55-56 and Gylfaginning 51. Lyrics written for The Saga Bard. Made with AI: the music and singing voice were generated with Flow Music, the paintings with Nano Banana Pro and the moving scenes with Veo. #NorseMythology #MythologySong #FolkBallad