Her jaw strength is enough to cause Kratos visible effort in preventing her from closing them. Immense Strength: As a huge draconic being, Níðhögg possesses incredible strength, being able to go against Kratos’ might as well as Freya and snatch them away effortlessly. She can also suck a matter in surrendering to herself before spitting her out enchanted by Bifröst energy.Įnhanced Senses: Being the protector of Yggdrasil roots, Níðhögg can sense when they are in danger or disturbed no matter where, as she could sensing Freya’s disturbing of roots binding her curse in Vanaheim despite being directly below the world tree. This can be used offensively as well by making her attacks go through those rifts to hit her enemies while remaining out of her range. Inter-Dimensional Rift Creation: Níðhögg can temporarily tear the fabric between realms to form rifts which allows to travel anywhere she wants. Ratatoskr noted that despite being caring towards her offsprings she was also strict with them and must keep them in check to prevent them causing havoc in realms.Īs a primordial and matriarch of Lindwyrms, Níðhögg was a mythical dragon-like being of incredible power and also one of the oldest and most powerful beings in the Nine Realms. In addition, it also knew when it was better to retreat. On the other hand, Níðhögg was still smart enough to use its abilities creatively, opening portals to send its attacks through. Unfortunately, its lack of intelligence means that it is incapable of grasping the complexities of certain situations, leading to Odin exploiting it by binding Freya's curse to Yggdrasil's roots. In the end, he also amusedly stated that the baby Lindwyrms are starting to recognize him as their new surrogate father, rather than as a potential snack.Ī seemingly nonsentient creature, Níðhögg cared only about protecting her territory, in this case, Yggdrasil's roots, and was shown to be willing to fight two gods to this end. Ratatoskr, saddened but understanding of the reason why she was killed, tasks Kratos with retrieving the young Lindwyrms so that the squirrel can raise and take over their mother's responsibilities himself, giving the babies a father-figure and giving Ratatoskr some company he desires. With Níðhögg dead, her six orphaned babies escape into various realms and cause trouble. To her anger, Freya realized that Níðhögg's duty as the caretaker and defender of Yggdrasil's roots meant that Odin knew the creature would attack anyone who tried to free Freya of her curse, making the beast an unwitting pawn- as much a victim of the All-Father's schemes as Freya herself. As she tries to escape after being outmatched, Níðhögg tries opening a hole between realms, but Kratos holds her in place long enough for Freya to close the portal, cutting off Níðhögg's head. When Freya, along with Kratos tries to untie the roots binding her to Midgard, Níðhögg immediately appears to stop them, and engages Kratos in battle until Freya lifts the curse, allowing her to aid in defeating the Lindwyrm. Her purpose is to gnaw on the roots of Yggdrasil and prevent overgrowth at the World Tree's base whilst also defending any roots that were under attack. Níðhögg is the caretaker of the roots of the World Tree and while her origins are unknown, it was noted by Ratatoskr that she had been there long before him. The same source also says that the squirrel called Ratatoskr runs up and down the length of the Ash, bearing envious words between the eagle and Nídhǫggr ".Īt Ragnarök, Níðhǫggr breaks free and becomes the new scion of evil in the world after its reconstruction. This root is placed over Niflheimr and Níðhǫggr gnaws it from beneath. It is sometimes believed that the roots are trapping the beast from the world. In Norse_mythology, Níðhögg (Malice Striker, in Old Norse traditionally also spelled Níðhǫggr, often anglicized Nidhogg) is a dragon who gnaws at a root of the world tree, Yggdrasil.Īccording to the Gylfaginning part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, Níðhǫggr is a being which gnaws one of the three roots of Yggdrasill.
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