Surtr — Jötunn

Surtr

Jötunn

The Jötnar

Lord of the fire giants from Muspelheim — will set the world ablaze and burn everything at Ragnarök.

Names & Heiti

Surtr
Surtr (Old Norse: Surtr, "the black one") is the leader of the fire giants from Muspelheim. He is described as a vast, dark figure wielding a flaming sword brighter than the sun. Surtr is one of the most primordial beings in Norse cosmology — he existed from the very beginning of the world. At Ragnarök, Surtr leads his fire giants across the Bifrost, which collapses under their weight. He slays Freyr in combat. Finally, Surtr hurls fire across the entire world, causing it to sink into the sea — only to rise again, green and renewed, in the new age.
  • Ragnarök

    The doom of the gods — the great battle between divine and dark forces that cleanses the world for a new beginning.


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