From:	"Q (not from Star Trek)" <Scott.E.Meyer@*******.EDU>
Subject:	Re: (GM) Big D Clue
Date:	Fri, 13 Dec 1996 13:37:02 -0600

On Fri, 13 Dec 1996, Gurth wrote:

[snip stuff about Dunkelzahn]

> > Somebody refresh my memory?
> > Has Project Ragnarok been used in SR before?
>
> As has been said already, the Winternight chapter in Threats makes
> references to Ragnarok.
>
> > It sounds VERY familiar to me, but I can't trace its origin.
> > Also, isn't Ragnarok the final battle in Norse mythology wherein Thor
> > slays Jormungand (sic?) the Midgard Serpent?
> > Midgard Serpent sure sounds like it could be Dunkelzhan . . .
>
> I thought it was when Fenrir the wolf ate the sun? (Note that most of my
> knowledge in this area comes from watching Erik the Viking several times
> over the past few years, so it might be slightly distorted from the truth :)

In Norse mythology, Ragnarok is basically Armageddon. A lot of things
happen, including the slaying of the Midgard Serpent (after it lays waste
to the world, it's a long story), the sun and moon are both eaten,
Valhalla is pretty much trashed, the Ice Giants are released upon the
world, Yggdrasil (the world tree) is felled, etc., but I don't
think any of them stand out particularly as the deciding factor, it's just
a standard end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it scenario, the whole deal comes
crashing down. Mind you, I've never technically _studied_ mythology, but
I was greatly interested in it for quite a while and read all I could get
my hands on. I don't think I could describe Ragnarok in much greater
detail without going extensively into the mythology.

-Q

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