#ragnarök

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a little a Ragnarök, as a treat ☀️🐺

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Thor Went Forth Against Jörmungand

Illustration of Thor's final battle during Ragnarök by C.E. Brock.

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THEORY TIME: Ragno will bring forth Ragnarök. (Screenshot taken from @lilblueorchid ) & Nagatatsu is the Key To Ragnarök (get it?)

Please proceed with caution since I will be talking about leaks and previews alongside what we already got from the main show.

One thing that has got my attention is Ragnos name, it being based off of Ragnarök. Then I found this while scrolling through the DS tag and it clicked in my head. Ragnarök - it will entail a catastrophic series of natural disasters, including the burning of the world, and culminate in the submersion of the world underwater

All of the dragons represent a world ending disaster. Ondine McKraken: Water tama / Flood. Timotheus "Behemot" Bem: A tama that controls seismic waves that can also alter the terrain / Earthquake. Hilal Sarawi: He can create and control massive windstorms / Hurricane. Skadi Savarog: She has cryogenic powers and can create ice obstacles / Fimbulwinter.

Now that leaves Anansi, while she may not have an element tied to her, spiders are connected to the god Loki, the one responsible for starting Ragnarök in the first place.

In Ragnos introduction video he says "Each one a weapon and mine to command", in other words, they all have a part to play in helping Ragno/Ragnarök.

I always found it odd how Skadi's part in the intro was placed in-between Ragno and Casper two rivals to our main group of protagonist. However, Fimbulwinter is a great and terrible winter in Norse mythology that lasts for three continuous years without any summers, brings fierce snow from all directions, and signals the arrival of Ragnarök. it's a popular theory that Skadi will join the knights, what if her leaving the dragons is the event right before shit hits the fan.

In the poem detailing Ragnarök, it says this-

"Three roosters croon to warn for war in the world's."

Croon means to sing, hum, or speak in a low, soft, and gentle voice. And what are bards known for? Singing. And if that's the case we already have our three, Casper, Callista, and Odward. With each of them having interactions and connections to Key who I will get into later in the post. Odward ofc joining the Knights and bonding with Key, Casper who was burnt during the Bards game, and Callista who tried to kill him and Ssyelle in their fathers forge. Three singers.

"The world snake rises from the sea"

I don't have much to say on this one, the only time we've seen something even resembling a snake is when Ragno threw Sacha into the bleachers but even that is stretching it. I will admit this is one of the weaker points of the theory.

"The giant/lord of fire Surt and his world destroyers come from Muspelheim"

This could be referring to the mysterious Gorotama players in the intro, with the one in the middle being Agromar (At least that's who the fandom thinks he is) behind them, is a purple power that looks a lot like Ragnos tama.

Muspelheim the primordial realm of fire, extreme heat, and the home of the fire giants in Norse mythology. But that doesn't make sense, these guys are weaking moon based armor and the moon has nothing to do with fire. However, Muspelheim is another world in Norse mythos, and in episode 11 it's show that Agromar...

. . . No longer has to worry about headaches! It could mean that Agromar and others may return from the grave and have conflict with the Knights.

"And Surt has a sword that shines brighter than the sun."

Edina, her dragon tama basically becomes a living sun. She was once a respected and legendary player now reduced to a monster that almost destroyed the school. A burning catastrophe.

"The sky splits. Fenris (wolf), the snake, the giants, the fire giants and Loki gather to fight the Norse gods."

Freki for the wolf, the Goyans as the giants, and Anansi for loki since her whole thing is Spiders and spiders have ties to Loki.

"Heimdall blows the horn to signal for war"

This feels perfect for Goyen Sanga! He has eys everywhere as seen in episode 8 dragon fever. Heimdall is the all-seeing and all-hearing guardian god, he has eyes everywhere in the crypt, uses his crows to stalk the knights, uses them to teleport, and based off of a few leaks he seems to be able to use his powers to sneak up on others.

"Nagatatsu is the Key To Ragnarök"

Key and Ragno. Rivals. Enimies. Whatever you want to call them. These two clearly have an affect on one another and ever since episode 1 their fates have been intertwined.

If it wasn't for Ragno about to break Ssyelle, Key wouldn't have awoken his Dragon Tama. Key’s reaction was a completely involuntary in response and likely wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t such a dangerous threat directed at Ssyelle. If Ragno had just played the game as normal and not used dragon fury, Key’s tama wouldn’t have activated, he would’ve gone home after the game and continued his provincial farm boy life and never gone to Kal Asterock. Ragno wouldn't have such a threat to his title. This would also mean, the Knights banner wouldn't have been resurrected, and the leach or whatever evil is tied to it wouldn't be running wild.

It all traces back to this one game, it all traces back to Key & Ragno. Starting the domino effect that leads to season 1 and the events that unfold.

Ragno created his rival, and as seen from the trailers...it's going to cause a lot of conflict.

Now time to address the elephant in the room. Ragno doesn't have a Dragon Tama.

Tama: Telekinesis. He's a fake. If he had a real dragon tama, then it would say so like it does on Keys. This isn't a mistake. Ragno lives in an environment of burnout and extreme pressure. He busts his ass to maintain his position as captain of a team that everyone expects excellence from, only for it to all come crashing down out of nowhere, arriving a farm boy gaining the love and pride of a woman he's fought tooth and nail for despite the harsh pressure she puts on Ragno's shoulders to keep him and the team at its peak.

Not only that but this is the only time we've seen Ragno have wings, right after he saw Keys and his tama fumes from his head almost as if he's trying to think. He's mimicking Key's powers. Key is pushing this boy to his limits trying to hold onto his title and position as Dragon Striker.

This screams villain arc lol. But there is one issue, How can Ragno cause real damage without a dragon tama? Ragnarök calls for fire, w ell this leads me to believe that one of two things will happen. A) The leach steals Keys Dragon, and with Ragno is able to cause Ragnarök.

The leach is clearly interested in both Ssyelles and keys tamas. We dont know what it does with the magic it steals. Maybe it hoards them?

Or B) (My personal favorite). Ragno somehow gains a real dragon tama.

This thing, the leach, has been around for a long time. If it can hold onto to tamas, what are the chances it has a dragon tama in store just in case... Ragno's mental health is declining, right after that little talk with Sugoi he becomes even more ruthless throwing Sacha into the god damn bleachers rendering them unable to play for the rest of the game and even stomps on Dio. Who's to say he won't join the leach? If key takes his title as dragon striker, then what will he have to lose? The Leach wouldn't have to force him. It would barely have to convince him. Because at that point he will gain everything and lose nothing.

But heeeeyy that's just a theory, A DRAGON STRIKER THEORY- anyway thank you Astro for looking into the Swedish version of the Ragnarök mythos for me it help a ton! This was my first time writing a post like this and posting it so thanks for reading until the end!

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Loki and Fenrir. A King in rags, a wanderer in finery.

I am walking toward you—before Ragnarök, before all is lost.

Out of the snow. Into the storm. Toward you.

我走向你——在诸神黄昏之前，在一切毁灭之前。

走出霜雪，走入风暴，走向你。

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Ouroboros Sisyphus

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RAGNARÖK: SONS OF ODINN

According to Norse mythology, not all gods perished during the cataclysmic events of Ragnarök. A new, fertile world emerged from the destruction, and several deities survived to inhabit it, along with two humans that would repopulate the earth.

Among Odin's many sons, the fates of Balder, Hödr, Viðar, and Vali are deeply intertwined with the cataclysmic events of Ragnarök.

Before the end times, the story of Balder and Hödr represents the great tragedy that signals the world's decline.

Balder and Hödr

Balder, the radiant and beloved "Shining God," was plagued by dreams of his own death. Though his mother Frigg attempted to protect him, the trickster Loki exploited his one vulnerability—mistletoe. Loki tricked Balder's blind twin brother, Hödr, into firing a mistletoe tipped arrow, killing Balder instantly. This act, the death of pure goodness, sent Balder to the underworld of Hel and began the unstoppable chain of events that led to Ragnarök.

The Death of Balder

Viðar and Vali

The sons, Vali and Viðar, were defined by paths of vengeance. Immediately following Balder's death, Odin fathered Vali with the giantess Rindr. Vali was born for the sole purpose of vengeance; he grew to adulthood in a single day and killed Hödr, avenging his half-brother before the final war began. Viðar, the "Silent God," had a different, crucial role. He waited patiently until the height of Ragnarök. After the great wolf Fenrir devoured Odin, Viðar stepped forward, using a special thick-soled shoe, he stomped on the wolf's lower jaw, seized its upper jaw, and tore the beast apart, thus avenging his father.

Balder and Hödr both existed in Hel, underworld realm of the dead, possibly learning runes, spells and wisdom from the goddess of death throughout the time of Ragnarök.

Hel and Helheimr

The aftermath of Ragnarök saw these four brothers' fates diverge and then converge.

While Vali and Viðar are two of the few gods prophesied to survive the destruction, Balder and Hödr were destined to return.

After the world was cleansed by fire and floods, Viðar and Vali would walk the new, green earth. They were soon joined by Balder and Hödr, resurrected from the underworld Hel, their past conflict resolved as they are re-united on the plains of Iðovöllr. Together, these sons of Odin inherited the new world and ruled over the surviving remnants of humanity.

Reconciliation of Balder and Hödr

Líf and Lífþrasir

Líf and Lífþrasir were two humans that survived sheltered within the World Tree, Yggdrasil that also survived Ragnarok. They populated the land after the catclysm of war.

From Völuspá:

The Aesir will meet

on Idavoll,

and they’ll talk about

the mighty world-serpent,

and they’ll remember there

the great events

and the ancient runes

of the god of victory [Odin].

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Then they’ll find

the wondrous

golden game pieces

in the grass,

the ones they had owned

in the ancient days.

What of beyond Ragnarök?

No tales survived of the lives of Viðar and Vali beyond their destinys of battle-worn vengeance. Perhaps stories can yet be found of how the warriors found peace.

Balder and Hödr after Ragnarok

No tales also survive of how Hödr and Balder or how they were changed by their initiations within Helheimr, and ways they shared those gifts to a reborn world following Ragnarök.

Indeed, the journeys of Hödr and Balder may yet be within us all.

Hödr and Balder can be perhaps commemorated by celebrating the light and dark halves of the year:

Time of Hödr (midsummer to midwinter) and Time of Balder (midwinter to midsummer).

Perhaps tales of The Sons of Odinn were just a beginning...

IMAGE REFERENCES

Image Sources for Hel, Helheimr, Viðar & Vali, Lif & Lífþrasir were inspired by originals shared by Gorm Helge Grønli Rudschinat [Flickr]

Image sources Viðar and Vali

Post was created resulting from original pictures found via Pinterest.

All other images were created with combined use of COPILOT, GEMINI & META AI platforms and assembled via a warped imagination.

Rune Circle design was by @gifts-of-heimdall-runes and also made for fun.