Gjallarhorn
Ragnarök signal instrument
Gjallarhorn is the horn blown by the Norse god Heimdall to signal the beginning of Ragnarök—the apocalyptic final battle of the gods.
The name means "resounding horn" or "yelling horn." In contemporary use, it appears in fantasy games, heavy metal music, and references to dramatic announcements: When the CEO resigned, it felt like someone had blown the Gjallarhorn.
Norse mythological celestial pathway
- AsgardNorse divine realm
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- OdinChief Norse deity
- ValhallaHall for fallen warriors
watchman · apocalypse · twilight · gods · Midgard · prophecy · doom · sounding
Alert about danger
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- portentSign of future calamity
- omenProphetic indicator
clarion call · alarm · announcement · vigilance · impending · prophetic · fateful · summoning
Bifrost
Norse mythological celestial pathway
Valhalla · watchman · apocalypse · twilight · gods · Midgard · prophecy · doom · sounding · guardianship
warning
Alert about danger
omen · clarion call · alarm · announcement · vigilance · impending · prophetic · fateful · summoning · rallying cry
blast
Sudden forceful burst
- soundingDepth measurement technique
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- callContact by phone
signal · alert · warning · summons · blow · loud · booming · echo · herald · announcement
World of Warcraft
Massively multiplayer fantasy RPG
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- DestinyPersonal name option
- weaponInstrument for inflicting harm
rocket launcher · legendary · loot · drop · raid · buff · DPS · fireteam · Bungie · quest
- RagnarokFenrir, Loki, Odin, Thor, final battle
- magical artifactsamulet, talisman, wand, grimoire, spellbook
- Norse mythologyThor, Odin, Loki, Valhalla, Asgard
- Norse SymbolsMjolnir, Thor's hammer, rune, Elder Futhark, runic alphabet
- Norse deathValhalla, Helheim, valkyries, slain, fallen warrior