Ragnarok

American  

[rahg-nuh-rok] / ˈrɑg nəˌrɒk /

Also Ragnarök

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the destruction of the gods and of all things in a final battle with the evil powers.

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Ragnarök British  

/ ˈrɑːɡnəˌrɒk /

noun

1. German equivalent: Götterdämmerung.  Norse myth the ultimate destruction of the gods in a cataclysmic battle with evil, out of which a new order will arise

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Etymology

Origin of Ragnarok

1760–70; from Old Norse Ragnarǫk, equivalent to ragna, genitive of regin “gods” + rǫk “fate,” misread by some as Ragnarökkr literally, “twilight of the gods”; cf. Götterdämmerung ( def. )

Example Sentences

In 2023, Vampire Survivors, a game made by a tiny British team, beat Sony's big-budget blockbuster God of War: Ragnarok to bag the best game prize.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

Matsson, if he believed in those old Norse myths, may have viewed Logan on par with Fenrir, the wolf who kills Odin in Ragnarok.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

But Ragnarok won six awards, and it seemed inevitable that would win the big one.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2023

God of War: Ragnarok is the follow-up to the Bafta-winning God of War, and has become the most-nominated game since these awards began in 2004.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023

Each day the gods hold their council here, and it is here they will gather in the last days of the world, before they set out for the final battle of Ragnarok.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman