Nidhugg
Serpent from Norse mythology
Níðhöggr (Old Norse: Níðhǫggr, [ˈniːðˌhɔɡːʀ]), often anglicized Nidhogg, is a Germanic dragon in Norse mythology who is said to gnaw at the roots of the world tree, Yggdrasil, and is likewise associated with the dead in Hel and Niflheim. Etymology. While the suffix of the name, -höggr, literally "hewer", clearly means "biter, striker", etc, the prefix is not as clear. In particular, the length of the first vowel is not determined in the original sources. It could be niðr ("down, downwards"), thus "Biter Below (the roots)", or níð (see below). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%AD%C3%B0h%C3%B6ggr
Níðhöggr (Old Norse: Níðhǫggr, [ˈniːðˌhɔɡːʀ]), often anglicized Nidhogg, is a Germanic dragon in Norse mythology who is said to gnaw at the roots of the world tree, Yggdrasil, and is likewise associated with the dead in Hel and Niflheim. Etymology. While the suffix of the name, -höggr, literally "hewer", clearly means "biter, striker", etc, the prefix is not as clear. In particular, the length of the first vowel is not determined in the original sources. It could be niðr ("down, downwards"), thus "Biter Below (the roots)", or níð (see below).
