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Ragnarok - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Ragnarok : \Rag"na*rok"\, Ragnarok \Rag"na*r["o]k"\, n. [Icel.,
fr. regin, r["o]gn, gods _ r["o]k reason, origin, history;
confused with ragna-r["o]kr the twilight of the gods.] (Norse
Myth.)
The so-called ``Twilight of the Gods'' (called in German
G["o]tterd["a]mmerung), the final destruction of the world
in the great conflict between the [AE]sir (gods) on the one
hand, and on the other, the gaints and the powers of Hel
under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage).
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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