The origin of Thor and the Midgard Serpent - An Indo European Warrior Myth

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). Thor and the Miðgarðr Serpent (Jörmungandr) Books Prose Edda, Everyman library, Anthony Faulkes, 1987 Poetic Edda, Oxford World's Classics, Carolyne Larrington, 2014 Priests, Warriors, and Cattle, Bruce Lincoln, 1992 Rig Veda, Mandala IV, Hymn 18, Penguid Classics, 2005 Egyptian Book of the Dead, Penguin Classics, 2008 Mythical Texts of the Hittites, Emanel Laroche, 1972 Papers: The Indo-Europeans Myth of Creation, Bruce Lincoln, History of Religions , Nov., 1975, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Nov., 1975), pp. 121-145 Published The Indo-European Cattle-Raiding Myth, Bruce Lincoln, History of Religions , Aug., 1976, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Aug., 1976), pp. 42-65 Published Manuscripts: AM 748 I 4to Codex Regus Chapters ------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Introduction 3:26 The story of Thor and the Miðgarðr serpent 10:30 Is the story authentic? 13:31 Was the story well known, and how old was it? 14:58 Was the story told elsewhere, the tales of Egypt and India? 15:47 Hymn 18 from Mandela IV of the Rig Veda - Indra and Vritra 18:16 The Egyptian Book of the Dead, Seth and Apophis 19:52 Not all stories are dragon slaying myths 21:42 The Cattle Raiding Myth of the Proto Indo Europeans 22:58 Re-analysing the story of Thor and the Miðgarðr serpent 25:08 Comparing Mythology, Old Norse, Vedic, and PIE 26:26 But why a water serpent, and the rise of the Proto Indo Europeans? 28:20 Conclusion