In Norse mythology, Ragnarök
is a series of future events, including a great battle, foretold to
ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures (including
the gods Odin, Thor, Týr, Freyr, Heimdallr, and Loki),
the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent
submersion of the world in water. Afterward, the world will resurface
anew and fertile, the surviving and returning gods will meet, and the
world will be repopulated by two human survivors.
Ragnarök is an important event in Norse mythology, and has been the
subject of scholarly discourse and theory throughout the history of Germanic studies.