Editing Norse Mythology (section)

====The End Times====
A beautiful red rooster named “Fjalar” (meaning “All-knower”; sometimes translated as "Hider/deceiver") will warn all the giants that the Ragnarok has begun. Two other such roosters, one sooty red (unnamed) and one golden (named “Gullinkambi"; "Golden Comb"), will warn the dishonourable dead in Hel and all the Gods in Asgard. Garmr, Norse myth's equivalent to Cerberus, breaks loose from his bindings before the entrance to Hel and runs free as the mortal beings of the world begin to wage war on one another. 

Around the same time, Jormungandr begins thrashing about violently in the ocean; this causes massive waves that, in turn, cause Naglfar (a ship built from the nails of the dead) to break its moorings, carrying an army of the dishonourable dead and numerous Jotun, led by the Frost Giant king Hrym. Loki, having somehow escaped his bindings underground, takes up the helm of Naglfar and promptly sets course for Midgard. The fire Jotnar of Muspelheim also decide they want in on the fun and promptly begin their own march to Midgard, led by their king, Surtr. Somewhere during all this, a pair of wolves born from Fenrir eat the Sun and the Moon.

Recognising that shit is now officially going down in Midgard, Heimdall blows his horn as loud as he can, while Odin chats with Mimir's severed head to try and gain any last minute advice. Warned by the blast of Heimdall's horn, all the Einherjar (warriors who died honourably) in Valhalla realise that the war has started. This will be the battle to end all battles, and all the Einherjar from Valhalla and Folkvangr (Einherjar, but overseen by Freya rather than Odin) pick up their swords and armor to fight side by side with the Aesir against the Giants.

The gates of Valhalla swing open, and it's Ragnarok-o-Clock.

Odin rides forth on his eight-legged horse Sleipnir, with his eagle helmet equipped and his spear Gungnir in his hand, leading the enormous army of Asgard with all the Gods and Einherjar to the battleground in the fields of Vigridr. Naglfar arrives on scene, bringing with it Loki, Hrym's Frost Giants, and all the dead once contained within the realm of Hel. The sky itself splits in two, allowing the fire Jotnar to ride forth across the Bifrost (breaking it in the process); Surtr leads them, wielding a sword brighter than the sun as he blasts fire in all directions. Yggdrasil itself shakes violently, and everything, everywhere fears.

Things open on a high note as Odin gets swallowed whole by the great wolf Fenrir, only to be be avenged shortly after by his son Vidar, who jams Fenrir's jaws open with an immense shoe and then either stabs it in the heart, or [[Rip and Tear|full-on tears its head in half]]. Thor and Jormungandr beat each other senseless, with the God of Thunder ultimately killing the Midgard Serpent - his victory, however, is short-lived, as Jormungandr's poison proves fatal to him after Thor takes nine steps away from the snake's corpse. Garmr and Tyr kill one another in battle; Loki and Heimdall join in on the mutually-assured destruction party shortly after by also killing each other. Freyr battles Surtur and loses (due to lacking his sword, which he gave away as part of his courtship of a Giantess), and the battle ends with Surtr setting fire to all the Nine Realms, with everything being incinerated or submerged into a boiling sea.

Finally, the great dragon Nidhogg arrives, scavenging corpses from across the battlefield before departing - whether to chew upon the corpses at its home in Hel, or to bear them to Gimle (the post-Ragnarok Norse heaven) like some kind of macabre [[Phoenix]] depends on the translation. 

[[Grimdark|There is nothing the Gods can do to prevent Ragnarok.]]