Surt

[ surt, soort ]

nounScandinavian Mythology.

the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.

Origin of Surt

<Old Norse Surtr, perhaps akin to svartr black, with regularly changed vowel (see swart)

Surt from the south comes with flickering flame; shines from his sword the Val-gods' sun.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
Vigrid the plain is called where in fight shall meet Surt and the gentle Gods; a hundred rasts it is on every side.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
Which of the Æsir will rule o'er the gods' possession, when Surt's fire shall be quenched?
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
Vidar and Vali will the gods' holy fanes inhabit, when Surt's fire shall be quenched.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
Thereupon Surt flings fire over the earth and burns up all the world.
The Younger Edda | Snorre

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