Jørmungandr-kærlighed –
Cosmic, Mythical Love (Danish)
Standard Definition:
Jørmungandr-kærlighed is a love so immense that it feels as though it encircles the entire world, much like the great serpent Jörmungandr from Norse mythology. It is a love that is eternal, inescapable, and all-encompassing.
Poetic Meaning:
A love that stretches beyond the horizon, wrapping around the soul like the sea embracing the shore. A love that has no beginning and no end.
Storytelling Etymology:
From Jørmungandr (the world-encircling serpent of Norse myth) and kærlighed (love), this phrase represents a love so vast that it touches everything, yet remains elusive—both a gift and a curse, an unbreakable destiny.
Cultural Context & Symbolism:
In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr was fated to encircle the earth, locked in an endless loop. This love is seen as cosmic—something that returns again and again through lifetimes, as vast as the ocean and as powerful as the gods themselves.
Poem:
An endless tide, a fate unseen,
A love that coils in silver sheen.
Not bound by time, nor locked in space,
It finds you in each life and place.
Reflection:
Jørmungandr-kærlighed reminds us that love is cyclical, inevitable, and often beyond our control. Some connections are destined to return, no matter how many lifetimes pass.
