In Norse mythology, Nidhogg ("tearer of corpses") was the monster that ate the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil and swore at the eagle living in the tree's branches. Nidhogg also ate corpses.
... name, Karafuto (樺太) or Karaftu, was restored to the island by the Japanese during their possession of its southern part (1905-1945). Sakhalin is separated ...