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  Ragnarok

  noun

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

  noun

  Norse myth the ultimate destruction of the gods in a cataclysmic battle with evil, out of which a new order will arise

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. )

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It collects the stories of gods, giants and monsters, as well as tales of Valkyrie romance, the end-times battle of Ragnarok and the feats of legendary warriors such as Sigurd the Dragon-Slayer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

In 2023, God of War Ragnarok was up for 14 awards - although it lost out on best game to independent game Vampire Survivors.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

Blanchett has had a long and varied film career, with credits including Carol, Nightmare Alley, Tar, Don't Look Up, Notes on a Scandal, Thor: Ragnarok and Ocean's 8.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024

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

Heimdall will blow the Gjallerhorn only once, at the end of all things, at Ragnarok.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Keeping with the PC side of things, Sony revealed that its port of 2022 smash God of War Ragnarök is coming out in September.

From BBC ● May 31, 2024

And SK likes a challenge - on his YouTube channel you can see him tackling God of War Ragnarök on the hardest difficulty, taking down "the two hardest optional bosses in the game".

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023

If any title released in 2023 has the weight to be a scene-stealer like Ragnarök or Elden Ring, it’s Tears of the Kingdom.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2022

This doesn’t mean you’ll never see God of War Ragnarök on PlayStation Plus, only that you’ll have to wait a little longer than Xbox fans have to with the new Fable or Elder Scrolls game.

From The Verge ● Mar. 29, 2022

There in his bonds Loki stayed until the coming of Ragnarök, the Twilight of the Gods.

From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Willy Pogany