Created for Round 3 of the MocOlympics currently taking place on MOCpages.com, in which me and my opponent were tasked with building something that fit the quote "I am your father!"

And after some frustrating days trying to come up with something funny for this category I ended up turning to mythology, and clearly the one mythological person with the most interesting children is Loki, father of Fenrir the wolf, Hel queen of the realm of the same name (the viking version of Hell), and the humongous Midgard serpent who could curl around the entire world and bite his own tail. So I decided to build the Midgard serpent, or Jörmungandr as he's also called.

The bottom of his jaw is a bit of homage to TLG's model of the same creature, the serpent head from 7018 .

The full set of photos on Flickr.

And some closing words, this became one of those "anticlimax MOCs", I'm sure you've all had them, you start out with something you feel is a great idea, and it's looking pretty good for most of the time, until it all falls flat in the end and you're really unhappy when it's finally posted. If this hadn't been a contest entry I don't think I would have posted it in its current state. And in case anyone's wondering, I didn't make it to Round 4, as Etzel put it: "beaten by bible-fanatic child abuser"

And in case anyone's wondering, I didn't make it to Round 4, as Etzel put it: "beaten by bible-fanatic child abuser"

It was an outrageous decision by the judges!

I will begin with praising the crown, I'm sure a lot of trial and error went before the final outcome

I think you chose a great theme for your MOC, Nordic mythology is the coolest!

But something I've wondered since I first saw this MOC is how does Loki look up close?

But something I've wondered since I first saw this MOC is how does Loki look up close?

I'll see if I have some pictures of him too once I get home tonight. Or I'll take a couple of new shots of him.

It was an outrageous decision by the judges!

I gotta say I do agree with that . Your contestant had some pretty looking builds that clearly hypnotized the judges, but his ideas were really no good. I really liked your serpent, and I think you could have won it with just a few improvements on the environment around it (especially the water could have used some more work ). And your idea of using Norse mythology was awesome .

Better luck next year , unless I decide to enter next year and you become my opponent .

I gotta say I do agree with that . Your contestant had some pretty looking builds that clearly hypnotized the judges, but his ideas were really no good. I really liked your serpent, and I think you could have won it with just a few improvements on the environment around it (especially the water could have used some more work ). And your idea of using Norse mythology was awesome .

Absolutely, the water and the cliff were way too simplistic and poorly designed. That's the main part of the anticlimax I experienced when finished with this MOC actually.

Better luck next year , unless I decide to enter next year and you become my opponent .

In that case I'll just bribe your husband to make sure you don't have time to build, or failing that, make sure that your builds have unforeseen "accidents"

Great job! It is a very interesting creation! Keep up the good work

Edited October 22, 201113 yr by Hiawatha

That is a really scary sea monster you got there! I love the use of the flag as a tounge! Great job!!!

That is a really scary sea monster you got there! I love the use of the flag as a tounge! Great job!!!

I could not agree more

We don't see nearly enough Viking MOCs, let along ones this amazing.

Jörmungandr is great, very clever use of parts. The cliffside looks really nice, too.

Great work.

He looks very good

and also a bit: "Wut? You're my father?"

I think you should be proud of thie MOC, glad you decided to show it!

Just amazing!

Im trying to make an monster too, but its very tricky to make the head! your is perfect!