The Dragon Stone

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Location:
Scandinavia, Europe

Description:
Nidhoggr is a serpent from Norse mythology. It lives at the foot of the cosmic ash tree, Yggdrasil (or Igrasil). Yggrasil has three roots. The second root ends in Niflheim, the land of mist. It is near here that Nidhoggr lives, gnawing at the root. He also eats corpses.

The squirrel, Ratatosk, scurries between Nidhoggr and the eagle in the branches of the tree, trying to stir up discord between them.

Other serpents also lived under Yggdrasil. The names of these serpents are Góin, Grábak, Grafvitnir, Grafvölud, Móin, Ofnir and Sváfnir.

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