In Norse mythology , Nidhogg ("tearer of corpses") was the monster (although sometimes a dragon ) that ate the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil and swore at the eagle living in the tree's branches. Nidhogg also ate corpses .
Graback , Grafvolluth , Goin , Moin .
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Nidhogg - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (108 words)
The Nidhogg was said to fight with Loki in Ragnarök and would be killed by Thor. Other serpents who ate Yggdrasil : Graback , Grafvolluth , Goin , Moin . Nidhogg appears as a mythological unit in the computer game Age of Mythology .
Reality's End - Nidhogg Bestiary Description (603 words)
The serpents Goin and Moin , sons of Grafvitnir, join Nidhogg in destroying Yggdrasil by gnawing smaller offshoots of the dark dragon's root. Graback , Grafvolluth , Ofnir, and Svafnir attack the twigs that grow on the tree. There are said to be more wyrms than can be told in Hvergelmir, each aiding in the mighty ash's fall.
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