Facts about Ragnarok Apocalyptic Norse Prophecy
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Tyr, the Norse god of war, is prophesied to slay the hound Garm at Ragnarok before dying from the creature's wounds.
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Heimdall, the watchman god, is prophesied to blow the Gjallarhorn to summon the gods to battle at Ragnarok, before killing and being killed by Loki.
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Loki, bound beneath the earth as punishment, is prophesied to break free during Ragnarok and sail the ship Naglfar, made from the nails of the dead, to battle the gods.
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The god Freyr is fated to die at Ragnarok fighting the fire giant Surtr, having given away his magical sword as a wedding gift.
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Following Ragnarok, Norse prophecy holds that the world will resurface from the sea, fertile and renewed, with surviving gods and humans repopulating the earth.
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In Norse mythology, Ragnarok describes a great battle in which Odin is killed by the wolf Fenrir and Thor dies after slaying the Midgard Serpent.