Ragnarok
noun
the destruction of the gods and of all things in a final battle with the evil powers.
Ragnarok
American
[rahg-nuh-rok]
/ ˈrɑg nəˌrɒk /
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Ragnarök
noun
Scandinavian Mythology.
Ragnarök
British
/ ˈrɑːɡnəˌrɒk /
noun
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
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
He played Odin, the father of the titular character, and also appeared in 2013's Thor: The Dark World and 2017's Thor: Ragnarok.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
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
As a sign of its upstart success, Stray is competing against big-budget blockbusters like Bandai Namco’s Elden Ring and Sony’s God of War Ragnarök for Thursday’s prestigious “Game of the Year” award.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 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
Frey did not speak, but he thought the day of Ragnarök was far off.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Willy Pogany
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