Twilight of the Gods in English

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Etymology: From German Götterdämmerung (“twilight of the gods”); by erroneously translating Old Norse ragnarǫk (“fate of the gods”), misconstrued as ragnarøkkr (“twilight of the gods”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Götterdämmerung||twilight of the gods}} German Götterdämmerung (“twilight of the gods”), {{cog|non|ragnarǫk||fate of the gods}} Old Norse ragnarǫk (“fate of the gods”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Twilight of the Gods}} Twilight of the Gods

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"Twilight of the Gods" meaning in English

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