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Ragnarok

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Ragnarok (räg`nərŏk'), in Norse mythology, the doom of the gods. According to prophecy the end of the world would follow a severe ice age, in which human civilization would be destroyed. Then the gods of Asgard, led by Odin, would clash with the devastating forces of evil and chaos, led by Loki and the giants. After a fierce battle the universe itself would be destroyed by fire and a new golden age would appear, ruled by the surviving gods, including Balder. See Germanic religion Germanic religion, pre-Christian religious practices among the tribes of Western Europe, Germany, and Scandinavia. The main sources for our knowledge are the Germania of Tacitus and the Elder Edda and the Younger Edda.
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Ragnarok
destruction of gods and all things in final battle with evil. [Norse Myth.: NCE, 1762]
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According to Tom Shippey, "For Tolkien's taste there were too few dragons in ancient literature, indeed by his count only three--the Midgardsorm or 'Worm of Middle-earth' which was to destroy the god Thor at Ragnarok, the Norse Doomsday; the dragon which Beowulf fights and kills at the cost of his own life; and Fafnir, who is killed by the Norse hero Sigurd" (36).
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