Ragnarök – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Ragnarok
n.
(Norse mythology) ultimate destruction of gods following a battle against the forces of evil
Ragnarök
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 figures (including the
gods Odin,
Thor,
Týr,
Freyr,
Heimdallr, and
Loki), 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. Ragnarök is an important event in the Norse canon, and has been the subject of scholarly discourse and theory.
Ragnarök (Gwar album)
Ragnarök is the fifth
album, released in 1995 on
Metal Blade Records, by the
rock/
heavy metal/
punk band
Gwar. This album contains the most varied vocal stylings of any Gwar album, as the majority of the band lends their lungs to the tracklist (only
We Kill Everything features as many different vocalists), as well as guest villain Cardinal Syn.
Ragnarok
Noun
1. myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil
(synonym) Gotterdammerung, Twilight of the Gods
(hypernym) myth
Ragnarök
nm.
(Norse mythology) Ragnarok, ultimate destruction of gods following a battle against the forces of evil
Ragnarok
[Norse] Ragnarok ("Doom of the Gods"), also called Gotterdammerung, means the end of the cosmos in Norse mythology. It will be preceded by Fimbulvetr, the winter of winters. Three such winters will follow each other with no summers in between. Conflicts and feuds will break out, even between families, and all morality will disappear. This is the beginning of the end. The wolf Skoll will finally devour the sun, and his brother Hati will eat the moon, plunging the earth [into] darkness. The stars will vanish from the sky. The cock Fjalar will crow to the giants and the golden cock Gullinkambi will crow to the gods. A third cock will raise the dead. The earth will shudder with earthquakes, and every bond and fetter will burst, freeing the terrible wolf Fenrir. The sea will rear up because Jormungand, the Midgard Serpent, is twisting and writhing in fury as he makes his way toward the land. With every breath, Jormungand will stain the soil and the sky with his poison. The waves cause...
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