Ragnarok

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ragnarok \Rag"na*rok"\ (r[.a]"n[.a]*r[o^]k"), Ragnarok
  \Rag"na*r["o]k"\ (r[.a]"n[.a]*r[^u]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[aum]mmerung}), the final destruction of the world


     in the great conflict between the Aesir (gods) on the one
     hand, and on the other, the giants and the powers of Hel
     under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage).
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ragnarok
       n : myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle
           with evil [syn: {Gotterdammerung}, {Twilight of the Gods}]