MemoriesOfLight Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 I thought id put this in the forums for anyone who plays ragnarok who doesn't atcually know the story behind it =3 I doubt there many people who don't know, but its still fun to read it. The many ages of man... they have now progressed through the iron age, but a new age is ushered in -the wolf age. This is the beginning of the end. A winter known as Fimbulvetr will begin the chain of events known as Ragnarok. But this winter is unlike any other, for it will last for three long years. During this time, mankind will suffer. Fathers will go to war, sisters will sleep with their brothers, and friends will fight each other. At the end of this horrendous winter, a rooster's crow can be heard all through Midgard. This crow will be echoed by roosters in Niflheim and Asgard. Upon hearing the crow of the rooster, Yggdrasill, the eternal tree, will shudder. All fetters will break, all ropes shall be shattered. Loki and Fenrir run free once more. They will depart for Niflheim, to organize the legions of the dead. At once, the divine sentry Heimdall will dash to Mimir's spring, and raise the great horn Gjall to his lips. Such a blast will be echoed all through Asgard, from Valhalla to Alfheim. The gods will meet in council, and Odin will join Heimdall at Mimir's spring to take advice from Mimir himself. In the meantime, the armies of evil will have united. They will be led by Loki, his two sons Fenrir and Jormungand, and the fire giant Surt, son of Muspell. They will advance, wreaking havoc upon Midgard. Fenrir, anticipating the carnage to come, has his slavering jaws wide open, encompassing Midgard. With every breath, Fenrir's brother Jormungand will spew poison upon the world of men. This terrifying army will halt at Vigrid, the plain that stretches 120 leagues in every direction. However, not Loki nor Surt nor Fenrir nor Jormungand sees two humans secretly take refuge in Yggdrasill. The Aesir, however, will not be idle. They will arm themselves, putting on their coats of chain and plate mail, donning their shields and helmets, and grasping their swords. Odin's mighty army of slain warriors, the Einherjar, will do likewise. Eight hundred men will march out of each of Valhalla's 540 doors. This powerful host will make its way to Vigrid, with Odin, Thor, and Freyr riding at the head. Odin, mounted on Sleipnir, will be wielding his spear Gungnir. Thor will have his mystical hammer Mjolnir. Freyr, having given his sword to his faithful servant Skirnir, will be armed only with his magic and his wits. At Vigrid, Odin, the Allfather, will ride straight for the wolf Fenrir. However, Thor will be unable to assist his father, for Jormungand will attack him. So begins the last battle. The vicious hound Garm of Gnipahellir will leap for the throat of one-handed Tyr, and they will kill each other. Loki will engage his archenemy Heimdall, and each will die by the other's hand. Freyr will fight the fire giant Surt. And when Surt brandishes his flaming blade, Freyr will rue the day he gave up his own sword. Despite this, the God of the World and the son of Muspell will engage in a long struggle. In the end, Freyr will be smitten down by Surt's blade and he shall perish as well. Thor and Jormungand have met twice before, and theirs is a battle of equals. Though the Lord of the Storm will eventually prevail, he will step back only nine paces before falling dead, lethally poisoned by the serpent's venom. Odin and Fenrir were the first to come to grips, and their fight will be the most fearsome. However, Fenrir will eventually take the Allfather between his jaws and swallow him. So shall be the death of Odin. Immediately, though, Odin's son Vidar will rush forward, and planting his iron foot upon Fenrir's bottom jaw to paralyze the wolf, Vidar will tear Fenrir in two, so avenging his father. By then, Surt will have flung fire in every direction. Asgard, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Midgard, Johtunheim, Muspell, Svartalfheim, Niflheim, and Hel will become little more than raging furnaces of flame and ash. The gods and the giants and the dwarves will die. The humans and the Einherjar and the elves will die right beside them. The entire world, save Yggdrasill itself, shall sink into the sea. But the world shall rise again, as beautiful and pure as it was before the terrible winter. Vidar and Vali, Odin's sons, will survive the fires and floods and make it back to Vigrid. Also surviving the fires of Surt will be Thor's sons Magni and Modi, and they will inherit their father's legendary hammer Mjolnir. Balder and Hod will be alive once more, and they will be joined by Honir. These are the gods that will make up the new pantheon. The two humans who sought refuge in Yggdrasill will finally emerge, and their names shall be Lif and Lifthrasir. Their food shall be the morning dew, and together they will have children. Their children will have children, as will the children after them. This is how the world will be repopulated and reborn. For that was the end, but the end was also the beginning. :) There you have it. I have a better version in a book. But im not gonna type all of that psh!
Thi@go Posted July 25, 2008 Report Posted July 25, 2008 http://forum.forsaken-ro.net/index.php?showtopic=5528
Terroryst Posted July 26, 2008 Report Posted July 26, 2008 <a href="http://forum.forsaken-ro.net/index.php?showtopic=5528" target="_blank">http://forum.forsaken-ro.net/index.php?showtopic=5528</a> Two totally different things. RO = Ragnarok Online. Ragnarok is a Norse myth of how the world will end or how it began. Forgot which one it was. // Nice story btw.
Terminus Posted July 26, 2008 Report Posted July 26, 2008 If you didn't read the post/have no interest in the topic; DO NOT post. [Spam deleted] Read it and comment or don't post. I have read it, and I commented about how long it was and suggestions on how to improve it to make it more appealing to others. It wasn't spam, it was criticism and improvement.
MemoriesOfLight Posted July 26, 2008 Author Report Posted July 26, 2008 sorry i didn't get to see that comment about it D:
MemoriesOfLight Posted July 26, 2008 Author Report Posted July 26, 2008 and uhm the myth is not so different to the game ^_^; , there is some differences but not total.
Terroryst Posted July 28, 2008 Report Posted July 28, 2008 I said RO because Thiago posted a link to something about RO. And sure there's some stuff derived from the myth, but it's totally different since they're 2 different cultures.
Domremy! Posted July 29, 2008 Report Posted July 29, 2008 Ragnarok is a conpiricy about how the world was going to end. It's actually Roman mythology. Or maybe it was Greek, i'm not too sure. It's in kind of a lot of RPGs, like La Pucelle Tactics. and, the story behind RO is at the official website, and I'm not sure if it's the same one she posted it or not. but if you're curious, it's: "After the long and gruesome war between God, Humans, and Demons... Scarred during the dangerous moments in battle, and avoiding total destruction altogether, the Humans, God and Demons entered a long truce The 1000 years of fragile and forged peace... In the land of Midgard, the existence of peace eventually led the humans to erase their memories of the scars and hardships of the wars in the past. Not remembering the faults of the past, culture was spreading throughout the land along with selfishness, corruption, and arrogance. Then one day, strange occurrences started happening, breaking the balance that once existed in Midgard. There came a strange howl from the boundaries that divided the humans, God, and demons; creatures began attacking; increasing earthquakes and hail - and... The mysterious legend of demons... As the fragile peace began to fall apart, stories about the parts of Ymir, protecting the peace, began to spread among the adventurers. Forgetting the true nature of it, people set out to seek each of the pieces for their own selfishness, and the wealth that would come with it..." So there's the one that's official, by the iRO Website. :D
MemoriesOfLight Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Posted July 29, 2008 ive always loved reading that norse myth, but then i suppose i like reading lots of greek and other cultural myths </3 im sorry this topic caused this =x i just wanted people to enjoy the story like i do :)
MemoriesOfLight Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Posted July 29, 2008 Ragnarok is a Norse myth of how the world will end or how it began. Forgot which one it was. Its about both, the world ending then being reborn =3
