I saw a post recently that I wasn't able to reply to because my wifi was down, but I wanted to come back to it because it really interested me. The post centered on the chains Loki had on in the beginning of TDW.
The op wanted to know if the chains were representing Jormungand, Loki's son in myth. If you look close enough you can see the pattern on the chains, which is:
To me, it looked like a snake with two heads, immediately bringing me to think of this:
That's not the best picture, but it's Loki's symbol (two snakes wrapped around eachother in and "S" shape). I figured that if the chains held this symbol, they would hold more power over Loki, constricting his magic and making him a true prisoner.
I also took into account the fact that only the chains around Loki's hands have this design, which I think furthers my theory. If you look at the gif, you can see in the left corner one of the guards holding a chain that connects to the ones binding Loki. The chains he's holding is normal. Why? Because it's not touching Loki at all. It holds no magically properties like the other ones do.
However, I want to go back to the Jormungand theory. It could very well represent Jormungand. In the Avengers (2012), Loki's outfits have hints towards his sons in myth.
Once again, not the best picture, but on that harness thing (Sorry, I don't know what it's called) Jormungand is pictured. Fenrir is also on his shoulder plate.
Jormungand being in Loki's chains could hold as much power over Loki as his symbol could, given Jormungand is his son. Nonetheless, I think it's not as probable. Marvel isn't exactly one to follow Norse myth in their movies. For one example, Fenrir and Sleipnir weren't shown as Loki's sons, which could mean Jormungand would hold no power over Loki because in the MCU he may not be his son.
Anyway, if anyone knows which post I'm talking about, please tag the other blogs involved, and if you could, add a link to the post. I want to give all blogs involved the credit they deserve. I just wanted to add my two cents because it was bugging me that I couldn't before.
