Thor sticks Jörmungandr on a stamp.





Swedish postage stamp depicting Thor catching Jörmungandr while jötunn Hymir fears for his own safety and cuts the line. We wonder if there's a gravity and physical laws metaphor at work in this Eddic story. The plesiosaur-styled world serpent's a neat saurian NorsePlay.





[1981 issue.]






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Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.


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