Ragnarok
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Ragnarok
- /ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɒk/ UK
- /ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɔk/ US
- /ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɑk/ US, cot caught merger
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Old Norse ragnarǫk (modern Icelandic ragnarök), from regin (“gods”) + rǫk (“fate, judgment”).
proper noun Ragnarök · ragnarök
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A series of future events culminating in a battle, fought between the Æsir and the einherjar on one side, and the forces of Surtr, Loki, and Loki's children on the other, in which all of creation is burned down and almost all life is extinguished.
Wilhelmina weeps, now and then, with her good Sonsfeld; hopes nevertheless there will be some dawn to this ragnarök, or general ‘twilight of the gods.’
Similar: apocalypse, armageddon, doomsday, Götterdämmerung, judgement day, Twilight of the Gods
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name the final battle in Norse mythology
| Español | ragnarok |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 라그나로크 Rageunarokeu, 신들의 황혼 sindeurui hwanghon |
| 日本語 | ラグナロク Ragunaroku, 神々の黄昏 kamigami no tasogare |
| 中文 | 諸神的黃昏 /诸神的黄昏 zhū shén de huánghūn |
| Português | Ragnarok |
| Français | Ragnarök |
| Deutsch | Ragnarök, Götterdämmerung |
| Русский | Рагнарёк Ragnarjók, Судьба богов Sudʹba bogov, Гибель богов Gibelʹ bogov |
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title = {Ragnarok},
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