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| + | [[Image:Tundra Crawler.jpg|thumb|A jormungar in the [[Borean Tundra]].]] |
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| + | '''Jormungar''' are creatures that can be encountered in [[Northrend]] in ''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]''. They have muscular, flattened bodies with rows of crystalline spines along either flank. |
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| + | :''The fiercely aggressive jormungar are a marvel of evolution, possessing rows of chisel-like teeth capable of boring through solid rock, as well as muscular, flattened bodies well adapted to rapid underground navigation.'' |
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| + | :''Legends tell of the [[nerubian]]s' using the jormungar as creatures of labor, forcing them to carve massive tunnels through Northrend's subterranean ice and lay the groundwork for the nerubians' ancient civilization. With the fall of the nerubian empire, swarms of rogue jormungar ran amok, drilling through the region's permafrost, attacking surface dwellers, and devouring everything in their path.'' |
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| + | ==Notable jormungar== |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|Jormungar}} {{mob|Acidmaw}} |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|Jormungar}} {{mob|Dreadscale}} |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|Jormungar}} {{mob|Jormuttar}} |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|Jormungar}} {{mob|Rattlebore}} |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|Jormungar}} {{mob|Yggdras}} |
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| + | ==Myth== |
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| + | The name is a reference to or inspired by the World Serpent of Nordic mythology, {{wplink|Jörmungandr}}, which was said to be so large that its tail had to be stuffed into its mouth to prevent it growing larger than the world. {{wplink|Jörmungandr}} was one of the three children of Loki, the mischievous Aesir God of Nordic mythology. In the quest [[Quest:The Slithering Darkness]], the quest giver says that the jormungar are the children of [[Loken]], whose name is inspired by Loki. |
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Revision as of 23:57, 31 December 2010
A jormungar in the Borean Tundra.
Jormungar concept art.
Jormungar by Red Knuckle, colored version of the above art.
Jormungar are creatures that can be encountered in Northrend in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. They have muscular, flattened bodies with rows of crystalline spines along either flank.
From the official 
World of Warcraft Community Site Wrath of the Lich King — Bestiary:
World of Warcraft Community Site Wrath of the Lich King — Bestiary:- The fiercely aggressive jormungar are a marvel of evolution, possessing rows of chisel-like teeth capable of boring through solid rock, as well as muscular, flattened bodies well adapted to rapid underground navigation.
- Legends tell of the nerubians' using the jormungar as creatures of labor, forcing them to carve massive tunnels through Northrend's subterranean ice and lay the groundwork for the nerubians' ancient civilization. With the fall of the nerubian empire, swarms of rogue jormungar ran amok, drilling through the region's permafrost, attacking surface dwellers, and devouring everything in their path.
Notable jormungar
Myth
The name is a reference to or inspired by the World Serpent of Nordic mythology, Jörmungandr, which was said to be so large that its tail had to be stuffed into its mouth to prevent it growing larger than the world. Jörmungandr was one of the three children of Loki, the mischievous Aesir God of Nordic mythology. In the quest Quest:The Slithering Darkness, the quest giver says that the jormungar are the children of Loken, whose name is inspired by Loki.