Ragnarök
Gods' final battle
Ragnarök is the apocalyptic final battle in Norse mythology—a cataclysmic confrontation between gods and giants resulting in the destruction and rebirth of the world.
The term appears in modern fantasy, gaming, and popular culture as shorthand for any world-ending catastrophe: It felt like Ragnarök had come to the office when layoffs were announced.
Norse divine realm
Thor · Heimdall · Valkyries · Bifrost · Freyja · Balder · Gjallarhorn · Norns
Total civilizational collapse
- doomsdayProphesied world's end
- end timesProphesied apocalyptic conclusion
- ArmageddonProphesied ultimate conflict
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
extinction · devastation · obliteration · collapse · destruction · ruination · judgment day · finality
Announcing future events
- omenProphetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- seerOne who envisions futures
fate · destiny · premonition · vision · oracle · divination · augury · revelation
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- new worldRecently discovered realm
- survivorsThose still alive after
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- resurrectionRevival from death
cycle · aftermath · genesis · restoration · resurgence · dawn · hope · continuity
Armed hostile engagement
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- final standUltimate defensive effort
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
slaughter · conflict · melee · carnage · struggle · siege · hostilities · fallen warriors
Asgard
Norse divine realm
Odin · Thor · Heimdall · Valkyries · Bifrost · Freyja · Balder · Gjallarhorn · Norns · Mjolnir
apocalypse
Total civilizational collapse
- doomsdayProphesied world's end
- end timesProphesied apocalyptic conclusion
- ArmageddonProphesied ultimate conflict
annihilation · extinction · devastation · obliteration · collapse · destruction · ruination · judgment day · finality · world-ending
foretelling
Announcing future events
seer · fate · destiny · premonition · vision · oracle · divination · augury · revelation · forewarning
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- new worldRecently discovered realm
- survivorsThose still alive after
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
resurrection · cycle · aftermath · genesis · restoration · resurgence · dawn · hope · continuity
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- final standUltimate defensive effort
onslaught · slaughter · conflict · melee · carnage · struggle · siege · hostilities · fallen warriors
Ragnarökcreation
Making something exist
genesis · cosmogony · Ginnungagap · Big Bang · divine creation
Ragnarökcosmic order
Universe's fundamental organizing principle
divine harmony · paradise · Garden of Eden · eternal peace · heaven