Surt

[ surt, soort ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

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

Origin of Surt¹

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

Surt from the south comes with flickering flame; shines from his sword the Val-gods' sun.

Vigrid the plain is called where in fight shall meet Surt and the gentle Gods; a hundred rasts it is on every side.

Which of the Æsir will rule o'er the gods' possession, when Surt's fire shall be quenched?

Vidar and Vali will the gods' holy fanes inhabit, when Surt's fire shall be quenched.

Thereupon Surt flings fire over the earth and burns up all the world.

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