Nidhogg
In Norse mythology, Nidhogg ("tearer of corpses") was the monster (although sometimes a dragon) that ate the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil and swore at the eagle living in the tree's branches. Nidhogg also ate corpses.
Other serpents who ate Yggdrasil: Graback, Grafvolluth, Goin, Moin.
External link
- http://www.pantheon.org/articles/n/nidhogg.html Encyclopedia Mythica
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