Renewal after Ragnarok
After fire and sinking, the earth rises again, some gods return, and a new line of life begins.
Overview
Renewal after Ragnarok prevents the doom story from being only destruction. Chapter 53 says the earth rises again from the sea, green and fair, some gods return, and Baldr and Hodr come back among them. Voluspo likewise closes with a rising earth and returning gods.
Relationships
- Ragnarokleads to renewal
After the world burns and sinks, the earth rises again.
- Lif and Lifthrasircontinues humankind
Lif and Lifthrasir survive Surtr’s fire, and humankind continues from them afterward.
- Baldrreturns after doom
Baldr returns among the gods in the renewed world after the fire, with Hodr also present.
- Vidarremains after the fire
Vidar survives sea and Surtr’s fire, dwelling on Ida-Plain where Asgard once stood.
- Valiremains after the fire
Chapter 53 names Vali in the renewal after Ragnarok.
Story appearances
- RagnarokNew world after fire
After Surtr’s fire, the earth rises again and divine and human continuation appear.
- Oaths, Treasures and Giant AftershocksRenewal after fire
Renewal after the fire makes Vali belong not only to death’s aftershock but also to continuity.
Ancient sources
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