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|name=Ragnarök|date=75,000 BCE (2306 [[Isu Era|IE]])|place=[[Asgard]] | |name=Ragnarök|date=75,000 BCE (2306 [[Isu Era|IE]])<ref name="ChtgFate">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' - [[Cheating Fate]]</ref>|place=[[Asgard]]<ref name="ChtgFate" /> | ||
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[[Muspels]]<br> | [[Muspels]]<ref name="Reckoning" /><br> | ||
[[ | [[Hel]]'s armies<ref name="Reckoning" /><ref name="ForgottenSaga">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - [[The Forgotten Saga]]''</ref> | ||
|commanders1=[[Odin]]† | |commanders1=[[Odin]]†<ref name="ChtgFate" /> | ||
|commanders2=Loki†<br>[[Hel]]† | |commanders2=Loki†<ref name="Reckoning" /><br>[[Hel]]†<ref name="ForgottenSaga" /> | ||
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'''Ragnarök''', also known as the '''Twilight of the Gods''',<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Ragnarök}}</ref><ref>''[[Echoes of History]]: Ragnarök'' – Episode 5: Ragnarök, Twilight of the Gods</ref> was a major battle between the [[Æsir]], the aligned forces of the [[Muspels]] and [[Jupiter]]'s army and the children of [[Loki]] that occurred in [[Asgard]] right as the [[Great Catastrophe]] strucked the [[Earth]] during the [[Isu Era]].<ref>'' | '''Ragnarök''', also known as the '''Twilight of the Gods''',<nowiki><ref name="Wiki"></nowiki>{{WP|Ragnarök}}<nowiki></ref></nowiki><ref>''[[Echoes of History]]: Ragnarök'' – Episode 5: Ragnarök, Twilight of the Gods</ref> was a major battle between the [[Æsir]], the aligned forces of the [[Muspels]] and [[Jupiter]]'s army and the children of [[Loki]] that occurred in [[Asgard]] right as the [[Great Catastrophe]] strucked the [[Earth]] during the [[Isu Era]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' - [[Cheating Fate]]</ref> The event was largely caused by the actions of the [[Isu]] [[Odin]], who stole the [[Mead|seventh method of salvation]] from ''[[jötnar]]'' custody<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' - [[A Feast to Remember]]</ref> and then killed the Muspel warlord [[Surtr]].<ref name="Reckoning">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' - ''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' - [[The Reckoning]]</ref> Followig the disaster, it was remembered by the [[Human|humans]] as a cataclysmic cycle that destroys the world so it can be started anew. For the [[Norse people|Norse]], Ragnarök represented an approaching ultimate battle that results in the death of many of [[Norse mythology|their gods]], including Odin and [[Thor]], as well as the rebirth of the world through submersion into water. | ||
== Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||
{{Quote|It's a common mythology around the world. First a cataclysmic event occurs. It could be a great flood. It could be fire. But it wipes the slate clean, and, afterward, the survivors are left with a purified new world. That's a part of Ragnarök people sometimes forget. The cycle starts over.|Sebastian Monroe's observations on Ragnarök, c. 2016|Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods}} | {{Quote|It's a common mythology around the world. First a cataclysmic event occurs. It could be a great flood. It could be fire. But it wipes the slate clean, and, afterward, the survivors are left with a purified new world. That's a part of Ragnarök people sometimes forget. The cycle starts over.|Sebastian Monroe's observations on Ragnarök, c. 2016|Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods}} | ||
In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events prophesied in the ''{{Wiki|Völuspá}}'' poem from the ''{{Wiki|Poetic Edda}}''. In it, a {{Wiki|Seeress (Germanic)|völva}} recites information to Odin, seeing a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major gods—[[Týr]], [[Freyr]], [[Heimdall]], and [[Loki]] among the casualties—the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water. Afterward, the world will resurface anew and fertile, the surviving and returning gods will meet, and the world will be repopulated by two human survivors, {{Wiki|Líf and Lífþrasir}}. Ragnarök is an important event in Norse mythology and has been the subject of scholarly discourse and theory throughout the history of Germanic studies.<ref name="Wiki" /> | In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events prophesied in the ''{{Wiki|Völuspá}}'' poem from the ''{{Wiki|Poetic Edda}}''. In it, a {{Wiki|Seeress (Germanic)|völva}} recites information to Odin, seeing a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major gods—[[Týr]], [[Freyr]], [[Heimdall]], and [[Loki]] among the casualties—the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water. Afterward, the world will resurface anew and fertile, the surviving and returning gods will meet, and the world will be repopulated by two human survivors, {{Wiki|Líf and Lífþrasir}}. Ragnarök is an important event in Norse mythology and has been the subject of scholarly discourse and theory throughout the history of Germanic studies.<ref name="Wiki" /> | ||
==History== | == History== | ||
Among the [[Isu]] who [[Calculations|predicted]] or were warned of that the [[Great Catastrophe]], a number of them saw it as the culmination of Ragnarök for their species. When [[Fenrir]]'s birth was seen as a key part of making the cataclysm a certainty, his father Loki smuggled the boy into the [[Æsir]] city of [[Asgard]], fearing the ''[[jötnar]]'' the boy was born into would kill him. However, the [[Nornir]] had warned the Æsir leader Odin of Fenrir's role in his own death at the onset of Ragnarök and, while he kept his blood bond with Loki not to harm the child, Loki's inability to trust him and their respective machinations helped ensure that the Great Disaster came to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – {{Cite|8 Apr 2022. Memories needed}}</ref> | Among the [[Isu]] who [[Calculations|predicted]] or were warned of that the [[Great Catastrophe]], a number of them saw it as the culmination of Ragnarök for their species. When [[Fenrir]]'s birth was seen as a key part of making the cataclysm a certainty, his father Loki smuggled the boy into the [[Æsir]] city of [[Asgard]], fearing the ''[[jötnar]]'' the boy was born into would kill him. However, the [[Nornir]] had warned the Æsir leader Odin of Fenrir's role in his own death at the onset of Ragnarök and, while he kept his blood bond with Loki not to harm the child, Loki's inability to trust him and their respective machinations helped ensure that the Great Disaster came to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – {{Cite|8 Apr 2022. Memories needed}}</ref> | ||
When [[Desmond Miles]] averted the [[Second Disaster]] in 2012,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> former [[Templars|Templar]] and [[Instruments of the First Will|Instrument of the First Will]] member [[Isaiah]] saw it as an attempt to circumvent the end of the next Ragnarök cycle. Affronted, he tried to use the [[Trident of Eden]] to bring about the world's destruction so he could position himself as ruler of what came after. His plot was undone with help from [[Minerva]] around 2016 during the [[Ascendance Event]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' – {{Cite|8 Apr 2022. Chapters, more detail needed}}</ref> | When [[Desmond Miles]] averted the [[Second Disaster]] in 2012,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> former [[Templars|Templar]] and [[Instruments of the First Will|Instrument of the First Will]] member [[Isaiah]] saw it as an attempt to circumvent the end of the next Ragnarök cycle. Affronted, he tried to use the [[Trident of Eden]] to bring about the world's destruction so he could position himself as ruler of what came after. His plot was undone with help from [[Minerva]] around 2016 during the [[Ascendance Event]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' – {{Cite|8 Apr 2022. Chapters, more detail needed}}</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | == Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' {{1stm}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' <small>(first appearence)</small> | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' <small>(first appearence)</small> | ||
**''[[The Way of the Berserker]]'' {{Imo}} | **''[[The Way of the Berserker]]'' {{Imo}} | ||
**''[[Wrath of the Druids]]'' {{Imo}} | **''[[Wrath of the Druids]]'' {{Imo}} | ||
**''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' | **''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' <small>(indirect mention only)</small> | ||
**''[[Mastery Challenge]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Mastery Challenge]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[The Forgotten Saga]]'' {{Imo}} | |||
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Io|painting}} | *''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Io|painting}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]'' {{Imo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]'' {{Imo}} | ||
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Ragnarök, also known as the Twilight of the Gods,<ref name="Wiki">
Ragnarök on Wikipedia</ref>[4] was a major battle between the Æsir, the aligned forces of the Muspels and Jupiter's army and the children of Loki that occurred in Asgard right as the Great Catastrophe strucked the Earth during the Isu Era.[5] The event was largely caused by the actions of the Isu Odin, who stole the seventh method of salvation from jötnar custody[6] and then killed the Muspel warlord Surtr.[2] Followig the disaster, it was remembered by the humans as a cataclysmic cycle that destroys the world so it can be started anew. For the Norse, Ragnarök represented an approaching ultimate battle that results in the death of many of their gods, including Odin and Thor, as well as the rebirth of the world through submersion into water.
Mythology
- "It's a common mythology around the world. First a cataclysmic event occurs. It could be a great flood. It could be fire. But it wipes the slate clean, and, afterward, the survivors are left with a purified new world. That's a part of Ragnarök people sometimes forget. The cycle starts over."
- ―Sebastian Monroe's observations on Ragnarök, c. 2016[src]
In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events prophesied in the Völuspá poem from the Poetic Edda. In it, a völva recites information to Odin, seeing a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major gods—Týr, Freyr, Heimdall, and Loki among the casualties—the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water. Afterward, the world will resurface anew and fertile, the surviving and returning gods will meet, and the world will be repopulated by two human survivors, Líf and Lífþrasir. Ragnarök is an important event in Norse mythology and has been the subject of scholarly discourse and theory throughout the history of Germanic studies.[7]
History
Among the Isu who predicted or were warned of that the Great Catastrophe, a number of them saw it as the culmination of Ragnarök for their species. When Fenrir's birth was seen as a key part of making the cataclysm a certainty, his father Loki smuggled the boy into the Æsir city of Asgard, fearing the jötnar the boy was born into would kill him. However, the Nornir had warned the Æsir leader Odin of Fenrir's role in his own death at the onset of Ragnarök and, while he kept his blood bond with Loki not to harm the child, Loki's inability to trust him and their respective machinations helped ensure that the Great Disaster came to pass.[8]
When Desmond Miles averted the Second Disaster in 2012,[9] former Templar and Instrument of the First Will member Isaiah saw it as an attempt to circumvent the end of the next Ragnarök cycle. Affronted, he tried to use the Trident of Eden to bring about the world's destruction so he could position himself as ruler of what came after. His plot was undone with help from Minerva around 2016 during the Ascendance Event.[10]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearence)
- The Way of the Berserker (indirect mention only)
- Wrath of the Druids (indirect mention only)
- Dawn of Ragnarök (indirect mention only)
- Mastery Challenge (mentioned only)
- The Forgotten Saga (indirect mention only)
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age (painting only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths (indirect mention only)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - Cheating Fate
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - Dawn of Ragnarök - The Reckoning
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - The Forgotten Saga
- ↑ Echoes of History: Ragnarök – Episode 5: Ragnarök, Twilight of the Gods
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - Cheating Fate
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - A Feast to Remember
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedWiki - ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [citation needed]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Modern day
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – [citation needed]
