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The Blogging From A to Z April Challenge: R is for Ragnarök

Friday, 20 April 2012

My posts in the The Blogging From A to Z April Challenge are all about interesting words. Words that are weird, intriguing, poetic or just plain cool.




R is for Ragnarök

The twilight of the gods in Scandinavian mythology, when Odin, Thor, Freyr, Loki and Týr meet their final end.

I think there's something rather glorious and terrible about a world-view in which just about everyone is doomed to die in one final cataclysmic battle. Although, after the battle, you'll be pleased to know, there are a few survivors and a peaceful new world dawns. So that's nice.

The word is derived from ragna, the gods or the ruling powers and rök, meaning fate or an ending.





Archaeopteryx Blunderbuss Chthonic Dreadnought Entropy Fulgurite Gargantua Humbucking Ichthyic Juggernaut Kappa Labyrinthine Megrim Numinous Ophidian Pandemonium Quark Ragnarök

Posted by Simon Kewin at 08:00

12 comments:

  1. M.J. Fifield20 April 2012 at 14:05

    There always is a bright side, I guess.

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  2. Simon Kewin20 April 2012 at 15:14

    M. J. - Absolutely!

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  3. kate n20 April 2012 at 15:52

    I have been watching the almighty johnsons and the characters are Norse gods and that has piqued my interest in Norse Mythology, so suffice to say and barely succintly, nice post!

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  4. Simon Kewin20 April 2012 at 15:58

    Kate - thanks! It's a fascinating mythology.

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  5. Golden Eagle20 April 2012 at 19:53

    So . . . not everyone dies? Huh. I can live with that. LOL.

    Norse mythology seems to be on the rise these days.


    The Golden Eagle
    The Eagle's Aerial Perspective

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  6. Simon Kewin20 April 2012 at 20:25

    Golden Eagle - It does. I think you see echoes of it in lots of places.

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  7. Anonymous20 April 2012 at 21:41

    WWTD -- What Would Thor Do?

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  8. Simon Kewin20 April 2012 at 22:29

    Milo - Not sure. But I'm afraid he's doomed too...

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  9. Christine Rains21 April 2012 at 01:51

    Norse mythology is a lot of fun. Great R post! :)

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  10. Simon Kewin21 April 2012 at 09:35

    Thanks, Christine!

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  11. Hilary Melton-Butcher21 April 2012 at 11:44

    Hi Simon .. I'm delighted to hear there's a new and peaceful dawn .. I'm not good on Norse mythology .. Ragnarok is a new one on me .. cheers Hilary

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  12. Nicole23 April 2012 at 01:15

    Yup - this is another great one!

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I'd love to know what you think.