‘Ragnarok’, from the Old Norse Ragnarök, meaning ‘Fate of the Gods’ or ‘Twilight of the Gods’, is the event the destroys the world, cosmos and everything contained, including the gods themselves. A series of events occur, starting with a great winter known as Fimbulvetr (Anglicised as ‘Fimbulwinter’) in which there is a bitter battle for survival, and ending with a great battle on the battlefield Vígríðr (Vigrid) in which a number of prominent figures in Norse Mythology are killed (including Odin, Thor, Týr, Freyr, Heimdallr and Loki).

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