Ragnarök
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Ragnarök, also known as the Twilight of the Gods,[1] is a major event that foresees the ultimate battle that results in the death of many Norse gods, including Odin and Thor, as well as the "rebirth" of the world through submersion into water.
Mythology
In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events, including a great battle, foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major gods—Týr, Freyr, Heimdall, and Loki also 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, Lif and Lifthrasir. Ragnarök is an important event in Norse mythology and has been the subject of scholarly discourse and theory throughout the history of Germanic studies.[1]
In the Völuspá from the Poetic Edda, references to Ragnarök begin from stanza 40 until 58, with the rest of the poem describing the aftermath. In the poem, a völva recites information to Odin.[1]
The völva then describes three roosters crowing: In stanza 42, the jötunn herdsman Eggþér sits on a mound and cheerfully plays his harp while the crimson rooster Fjalar crows in the forest Gálgviðr. The golden rooster Gullinkambi crows to the Æsir in Valhalla, and the third, unnamed soot-red rooster crows in the halls of the underworld location of Helheim in stanza 43.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
- Wrath of the Druids (indirect mention only)
- Dawn of Ragnarök (first appearance)
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age (painting only)
