Ragnarok

Chapters

1. 01

   Fimbulwinter

   Long winter and human violence open the doom sequence.

   FimbulwinterRagnarok
2. 02

   Sun and Moon Swallowed

   Skoll swallows Sol, Hati seizes Mani, and the stars vanish.

   SkollSolHatiManiRagnarok
3. 03

   Fetters and Sea Break

   Fenrir gets free, Jormungandr drives the sea over land, and Naglfar is loosed.

   FenrirJormungandrNaglfarHrymRagnarok
4. 04

   Muspell to Vigrid

   Surtr, Muspell's sons, Loki and other hosts move to Vigrid, and Bifrost breaks.

   SurtrMuspellBifrostLokiLoki's PunishmentVigridRagnarok
5. 05

   Gjallarhorn and Counsel

   Heimdall blows Gjallarhorn, the gods assemble, Odin rides to Mimir's Well, and Yggdrasil trembles.

   HeimdallGjallarhornYggdrasilOdinWell of MimirRagnarok
6. 06

   Odin, Fenrir and Vidar

   Odin fights Fenrir and is swallowed; Vidar then avenges his father.

   OdinFenrirVidarVidar Avenges OdinVigrid
7. 07

   Thor and Jormungandr

   Thor kills Jormungandr but is driven to death by the serpent’s venom.

   ThorJormungandrVigrid
8. 08

   Freyr, Tyr and Heimdall in the Last Battle

   Freyr falls to Surtr, Tyr and Garm kill each other, and Loki and Heimdall die together.

   FreyrSurtrTyrGarmLokiHeimdallVigrid
9. 09

   Surtr's Fire

   After the final combats, Surtr casts fire over the earth and the world burns.

   SurtrRagnarokRenewal after Ragnarok
10. 10

    Gods on the Renewed Earth

    The earth rises again; Vidar and Vali remain, Baldr and Hodr return from Hel, and Thor’s sons receive Mjolnir.

    Renewal after RagnarokRagnarokVidarValiBaldrHodrMjolnir
11. 11

    Lif and Lifthrasir People the World Again

    Lif and Lifthrasir hide in Hoddmimir’s Wood, live on morning dew, and people the world again after the fire.

    Renewal after RagnarokRagnarokLif and Lifthrasir

Ancient sources

MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.

• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Chapter 51, Fimbulwinter, three winters in succession, war and kin harming kin
• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Chapter 51, sun and moon swallowed, stars vanish, earth shakes, fetters break, Fenrir is freed and Jormungandr comes ashore
• Anonymous, Poetic Edda, Voluspo, Bellows stanzas 40-58, wolves, Garm, Gjallarhorn, Yggdrasil, Hrym, Naglfar, Loki, Surtr, Odin and Fenrir, Vidar, Thor and Jormungandr
• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Chapter 51, Naglfar, Hrym, Loki, Surtr, Muspell’s sons, Bifrost breaking and Vigrid
• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Chapter 51, Heimdall blows Gjallarhorn, the gods assemble, Odin rides to Mimir’s Well and Yggdrasil trembles
• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Chapter 51, Odin and Fenrir, Vidar’s vengeance, Thor and Jormungandr, Freyr and Surtr, Tyr and Garm, Loki and Heimdall
• Anonymous, Poetic Edda, Vafthruthnismol, Bellows stanzas 44-53, Lif and Lifthrasir, the sun’s daughter, Vidar and Vali, Modi and Magni, Odin’s doom and Vidar’s vengeance
• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Chapter 51, Surtr casts fire over the earth and burns the world
• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Chapter 53, earth rises again, gods return, Baldr and Hodr come back, Mjolnir remains, Lif and Lifthrasir survive
• Anonymous, Poetic Edda, Voluspo, Bellows stanzas 59-66, earth rises again, gods return, Baldr and Hodr, Gimle and Nidhogg