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The end-of-days destruction in the Ring plot, used as a symbol of desire's curse and renewal.
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Ragnarok
The end-of-days destruction in the Ring plot, used as a symbol of desire's curse and renewal.
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Glossary
The final Norse cosmic battle and end of everything; Jiang contrasts this with Christian adaptations that reconstitute the world afterward.
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The Ring plot is interpreted as desire causing contracts, transgression, treachery, sacrifice, destruction, and possible renewal.
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In Jiang's contrast, the Christianized version of Ragnarok softens the Norse ending by letting humans reconstitute the world, while the Norse ending leaves everything dead.
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For the Vikings, an absolute end of the world is not merely pessimistic; it is an imperative to cherish every day and live with honor, glory, and courage.
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"...that the gods will see their end, the end of days, Ragnarok, every day, okay? So the gods are haunted. And so the gods..."
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"is she sacrifices herself in the flames and throws the ring back to the river maidens, okay? And then what happens, and this is..."
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"That's his great idea. So he gives birth to twins, Siglinde and Sigmund. They're separated at birth, they're twins, and then they run into..."
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"sees the love between Siglinde and Sigmund, and she wants to save Sigmund and defy Wotan's orders. Wotan hears about this and punishes Bohendi..."
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"...and the end is what I call what's what they call Ragnarok. Ragnarok. And Ragnarok Ragnarok is the end of everything. It is a..."
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"Okay? That's the Christian tradition. In the Norse tradition in the Norse tradition everything ends. And you may think to yourself oh well this..."
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"...loyalty. All right. So in the Norse world there'll be a Ragnarok. And there's a wolf Fenris who will foreshadow the arrival of Ragnarok...."
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The Vikings do not look important because they left fewer books.
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