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Ragnarok
RAG-nuh-rok
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In Norse mythology, the prophesied final battle in which the gods and their enemies destroy one another and the world is consumed and reborn.
"The saga describes Ragnarok as the twilight of the gods."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe Norse myth of the world-ending battle between the gods and their enemies — often used today to mean any catastrophic, world-ending event.
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Etymology
From Old Norse ragnarǫk, combining regin ("gods") and rǫk ("fate" or "judgment").