God of War Ragnarok subverts our expectations of its Norse myths in fascinating ways.
Oh, and there isn’t usually an angry Greek god, either.
I couldn’t have been more wrong.
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This crucial change in characterization is also reflected in Fenrir.
In Norse mythology, the world serpent and thunder-god are arch-enemies, prophesied to kill each other come Ragnarok.
While this is happening, the present-day world serpent is hibernating beneath the ice in the Lake of Nine.
It’s very likely that the two clashed when the giant was still alive in its original body.
This reinterpretation of ancient mythology has always been a part of God of War’s DNA.
Baldur is described as being popular, and then he’s dead.
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