What is the meaning of the word "RAGNAROK"?

Answer 1

Read Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged-one of the great characters is is named Ragnarok.

And here's the wikipedia meaning:
In Norse mythology, Ragnarök (fate of the gods[1]) is the battle at the end of the world. It would supposedly be waged between the gods (the Æsir, led by Odin) and their aggressors (the fire giants, the Jotuns and various monsters, led by Loki). Not only will some of the gods, giants, and monsters perish in this apocalyptic conflagration, but almost everything in the universe will be torn asunder.

In Viking warrior societies, dying in battle is admirable. This is carried over into the worship of a pantheon in which the gods themselves will one day be overthrown at Ragnarök. Exactly what will happen, who will fight whom, and the fates of the participants in this battle are well known to the Norse peoples from their own sagas and skaldic poetry. The Völuspá — prophecy of the völva (sybil), the first lay of the Poetic Edda, dating from about 1000 AD — spans the history of the gods, from the beginning of time to Ragnarök, in 65 stanzas. The Prose Edda, written two centuries later by Snorri Sturluson, describes in detail what would take place before, during, and even after the battle.

What is unique about Ragnarök as an eschatological myth is its emphasis on the idea that the gods already know through prophecy what is going to happen: when the event will occur, who will be slain by whom, and so forth. They even realize that they are powerless to prevent Ragnarök. But they will still bravely and defiantly face their bleak destiny. This is thought by many scholars to represent the ordered world (the Æsir) eventually succumbing the unavoidable forces of chaos and entropy (the Giants). This is similar to the representation of the monstrous children of Uranus in Greek mythology as the primordial forces of chaos.

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Answer 2

In Norse mythology, Ragnarok ("fate of the gods"1) is the battle at the end of the world. It supposedly would be waged between the gods (the Aesir, led by Odin) and the evils (the fire giants, the Jotuns and various monsters, led by Loki). Not only will the gods, giants, and monsters perish in this apocalyptic conflagration, but almost everything in the universe will be torn asunder.

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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In Norse mythology, Ragnarök (fate of the gods[1]) is the battle at the end of the world. It would supposedly be waged between the gods (the Æsir, led by Odin) and their aggressors (the fire giants, the Jotuns and various monsters, led by Loki). Not only will some of the gods, giants, and monsters perish in this apocalyptic conflagration, but almost everything in the universe will be torn asunder.

It is also used as a euphamism for "the end of the world".
Christianity calls it "Armageddon"

Answer 5

Ragnarok is the battle between the gods of Norse mythology. It is the battle that the gods prepared for from the beginning of time. It is the fulfilment of a prophecy made during creation in Norse myths.

Answer 6

Definitions of ragnarok on the Web:

(Icelandic) [from ragna plural of regin ruler + rok sentence, judgment, reason, ground, origin] In Norse mythology, the time when the ruling powers (gods) return to their ground, are reabsorbed in their divine origin. The judgment is their evaluation of the life that has just been completed. Ragnarok has commonly been called the twilight of the gods, probably because of confusion with rokkr (twilight). ...
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the ultimate battle between good and evil from which a new order will come.
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Gotterdammerung: myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil
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In Norse mythology, Ragnarok ("fate of the gods"1) is the battle at the end of the world. It supposedly would be waged between the gods (the Aesir, led by Odin) and the evils (the fire giants, the Jotuns and various monsters, led by Loki). Not only will the gods, giants, and monsters perish in this apocalyptic conflagration, but almost everything in the universe will be torn asunder.
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RagNaRok is the fifth album, released in 1995 on Metal Blade Records, by the noveltyrock/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.
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Ragnarok is a manhwa (Korean comic book) created by the South-Korean Lee Myung-Jin. There are currently 10 volumes in circulation, published in English in North America by TOKYOPOP from May 21, 2002 to April 6, 2004. The manhwa is also published in English in Singapore by Chuang Yi. Currently the manwha is at halt as the creator is working with Gravity Corporation to help in the production of future expansions of Ragnarok Online.
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Ragnarok is the airship used in Final Fantasy VIII discovered by lead characters, Squall Leonhart and Rinoa Heartilly. The ship type was originally used by the nation of Esthar to send the Sorceress Adel into space to seal her away. There are known to be at least three separate craft of the Ragnarok's design, though only one appears ingame, with the other two being shown in a short cinematic sequence. ...
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A powerful sword in several of the Final Fantasy video games, specifically Final Fantasy VI, VII, IX, and X. It has few specific characteristics that carry from game to game. For the most part, the sword is simply a strong, near-end of game weapon used by the main sword-weilding character.
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Answer 7

In Norse mythology, Ragnarök (fate of the gods) is the battle at the end of the world. It would supposedly be waged between the gods (the Æsir, led by Odin) and their aggressors (the fire giants, the Jotuns and various monsters, led by Loki).

Not only will some of the gods, giants, and monsters perish in this apocalyptic conflagration, but almost everything in the universe will be torn asunder.

Answer 8

As others have pointed out it's the Norse equivalent of the Apocalypse or the End of Everything. It's got all the classic struggles of one, good versus evil, nefarious son versus father and brother, both sides dying in epic battles.

The real interesting part is that both sides know exactly how the battle will proceed, whom battles whom, who will be slain and who will survive, and they've known for a long time. It's a pretty interesting commentary on fate, as those who are prophesied to die accept their fate and face their death without hesitation.

Answer 9

\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).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

ragnarok

n : myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil [syn:

Answer 10

well youve got:

Ragnarok ("Doom of the Gods"), also called Gotterdammerung, means the end of the cosmos in Norse mythology. this could also be a wagner thing if you want it to be.

or maybe it's:

a Norwegian black metal band

i had to look up that second one b/c i hadn't the foggiest.