: The Midgard Serpent, whose name literally translates to the "immense monster".
: A sacred pillar or "great pillar" that served as an axis mundi for the Saxons. Jörmungrund
In Old Norse poetry, specifically in the (part of the Poetic Edda), Jörmungrund is used to denote the world in its entirety. In the poem, it appears in a stanza describing the world-tree Yggdrasil, where the roots of the tree extend toward different realms, including the "vast ground" inhabited by humans. : The Midgard Serpent, whose name literally translates