 The commotion caused by the stoor worm 's writhing agonies draws a crowd to the beach , and Assipattle lands safely among them . The ferocity of the fire burning in the creature 's liver increases , causing smoke clouds to be expelled from its mouth and nostrils , turning the skies black . The islanders , believing that the world is about to end , clamber up a hillside to watch the final death throes of the creature at a safe distance from the resulting tidal waves and earthquakes . As it dies , the creature 's teeth fall out to become the islands of Orkney , Shetland and the Faroes . The Baltic Sea is created where its tongue falls out , and when the creature finally curls up into a tight knot and dies , its body becomes Iceland . True to his word , once the skies clear and the earth settles , the king relinquishes his kingdom to Assipattle , who marries Princess Gem @-@ de @-@ lovely . As promised , the king also gives Odin 's magic sword to Assipattle . 
