> [[white-j]]. Video. "Thor and the Midgard Serpent (The Myths Origin)". > [YouTube](https://youtu.be/_DenLOVKDB0) > [mp4](white-j2021-thor.mp4) ## Description Thor and the Midgard Serpent, sometimes called the Jormungandr, is a classic viking story captured in the poem the hymiskvida . However all is not what it seems, and in this video we will trace its origins back to the Proto Indo Europeans, and its analogues (stories that are similar to it such as Indra and Vritra from the Rig Veda, or the story of Seth and Apophis / Apep from the Egyptian Book of the Dead). ## Timestamps [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=0s) Introduction [3:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=206s) The story of Thor and the Miðgarðr serpent [10:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=630s) Is the story authentic? [13:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=811s) Was the story well known, and how old was it? [14:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=898s) Was the story told elsewhere, the tales of Egypt and India? [15:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=947s) Hymn 18 from Mandela IV of the Rig Veda - Indra and Vritra [18:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=1096s) The Egyptian Book of the Dead, Seth and Apophis [19:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=1192s) Not all stories are dragon slaying myths [21:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=1302s) The Cattle Raiding Myth of the Proto Indo Europeans [22:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=1378s) Re-analysing the story of Thor and the Miðgarðr serpent [25:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=1508s) Comparing Mythology, Old Norse, Vedic, and PIE [26:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=1586s) But why a water serpent, and the rise of the Proto Indo Europeans? [28:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DenLOVKDB0&list=PLru2Z4KGjAVIOyMEKaYcgIUrdOBHhuoBe&index=12&t=1700s) Conclusion ## Primary Sources [[prose-edda]] [[poetic-edda]] [[rv4.18]] [[Egyptian Book of the Dead]] [[laroche1972]] ## Secondary Sources [[lincoln1981-priests]] [[lincoln1975-creation]] [[lincoln1976-cattle]]