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In Norse mythology, what is the name of the final battle that destroys the world?
Answer
Ragnarok
Ragnarok (also Götterdämmerung in German) is the Norse apocalypse where gods and giants fight, the world sinks into the sea, and is subsequently reborn. The event is preceded by Fimbulwinter, three years of harsh winter without summer, causing moral and social collapse. Despite the destruction, the Norse envisioned renewal and rebirth, demonstrating cyclical rather than linear worldviews. Ragnarok represents both an ending and a new beginning in Norse cosmology.
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The world's rebirth after Ragnarok suggests Norse pessimism about this cycle was tempered by hope for renewal.
Other options people guess
- Valhalla
- Götterdämmerung
- Fimbulwinter
Topics
- Norse mythology
- apocalypse
- eschatology
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