Ragnarok as told by Han

Right, Myth Guy wanted me to talk about Ragnarok, so here I go....

First of all, if any of you fools think I'm talking about the online game, go somewhere else.... we hate Ragnarok Online :P

Anyway, the first sign of Ragnarok's coming is when there's a 3 year long winter known as 'Fimbulwinter' During that period all of mankind will be fighting each other. Brother slaying brother, father slaying son, son slaying grandfather etc etc.

During all of this Loki will be freed from his imprisonment and he will gather all the giants for a final battle with the Gods of Asgard. At this point his daughter, Hel, will gather all her dead minions (those who died not in battle and went down to Hel) and they will ride on a boat made solely out of human nails. At this point the huge sea-serpent Jormungand (one of Loki's sons) will emerge from the ocean to join the battle. They will all gather at Vigrid Plains for the final face-off with the gods.

What about the gods? Heimdall, the keeper of Bifrost bridge will see the great enemy approaching and will blow his horn, warning all of the approaching foe. Odin will then gather all the gods and Eihenjar (I don't know exactly how it's spelled). Einhenjar are warriors who died gloriously in battle.

Soon the battle begins. Fenrir, who was previously bound by chains will break free of his chains. He will devour Odin. Thor will die in a duel between Jormungand (Jormungand will die as well) Tyr will be killed by one of Hel's wolves I think (he's always had trouble with wolves, if you've read about him and Fenrir...). Many god will die. Nidhogg will succeed in chewing the root of Yggdrasil, and both the Sun and Moon will be devoured by the wolves who were chasing them. Finally, after the battle, two humans will survive and they will repopulate the earth. There will be other gods who survived the battle as well. Both Hoder and Balder will reincarnate (yay!). I found this really interesting article.

Go to http://www.ragnarok.no/ for a much deeper explanation on Ragnarok...