Ragnarok
Twilight of gods
Ragnarok is the apocalyptic final battle in Norse mythology, where gods and giants clash in mutual destruction, ending the current world so a new one can emerge.
The word comes from Old Norse meaning "fate of the gods" or "twilight of the gods." In contemporary use, Ragnarok appears frequently in fantasy games, films, and literature as shorthand for an epic, world-ending conflict.
The heroes prepared for their own Ragnarok against the dark forces.
Vampire romance phenomenon
Bifrost · Valkyrie · Valhalla · Heimdall · Loki · Fimbulwinter · prophecy · Norns
Violent, large-scale disaster
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- end timesProphesied apocalyptic conclusion
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- world-endingCausing total global destruction
conflagration · devastation · collapse · ruin · final battle · oblivion · extinction · judgment
Medieval Nordic raider
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- runeAncient Germanic letter
Iceland · legend · ancient · warrior · longship · mead · honor · glory
Greek spirit of strength
- PlayStationSony's gaming hardware brand
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- FreyaNorse love goddess
- combatArmed hostile engagement
Leviathan · realms · quest · sequel · action · adventure · Santa Monica · ragequit
Twilight
Vampire romance phenomenon
Fenrir · Bifrost · Valkyrie · Valhalla · Heimdall · Loki · Fimbulwinter · prophecy · Norns · fate
cataclysm
Violent, large-scale disaster
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- end timesProphesied apocalyptic conclusion
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
world-ending · conflagration · devastation · collapse · ruin · final battle · oblivion · extinction · judgment · cosmic
Viking
Medieval Nordic raider
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
rune · Iceland · legend · ancient · warrior · longship · mead · honor · glory · fatalism
Kratos
Greek spirit of strength
- PlayStationSony's gaming hardware brand
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- FreyaNorse love goddess
combat · Leviathan · realms · quest · sequel · action · adventure · Santa Monica · ragequit · platinum
death metal
Extreme subgenre with growls
- black metalUncoated ferrous alloy
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- riffsRepeated melodic figures
growls · album · lyrics · headbanging · Tyr · heavy · brutal · anthem · Nordic · pagan
- Norse StudiesOld Norse, sagas, Icelandic sagas, kennings, Elder Futhark
- Mythological WordsAchilles heel, Adonis, aegis, ambrosia, Apollo
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- NordicNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- NorseOdin, Thor, Loki, Freya, Valhalla
- Norse MythOdin, Thor, Loki, Freya, Valhalla
Ragnarokgolden age
Period of peak prosperity
cosmic order · divine harmony · creation · paradise · stability
Ragnarokcosmogony
Study of universal origins
Genesis · creation myth · Ginnungagap · dawn of time · theogony