[ it's true of the รฆsir of his realm, too, and it's all there in the myths and legends. balder would die, and rangarรถk would come; then, too, would odin die, and thor, and loki himself amongst others.
and yet somehow, the mortals always believed the gods to be immortal. that they would be reborn speaks of an unending circle of life, but hel still houses those gods that fell before ragnarรถk, and would house those who fell after.
(those that didn't go to valhalla, naturally.)
it's not something he has any interest in pointing out — the illusion of immortality is a pleasant one, after all. ]
That much is obvious.
[ a reliance on mortals for the continued survival of asgard hardly speaks of strength, after all. ]
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and yet somehow, the mortals always believed the gods to be immortal. that they would be reborn speaks of an unending circle of life, but hel still houses those gods that fell before ragnarรถk, and would house those who fell after.
(those that didn't go to valhalla, naturally.)
it's not something he has any interest in pointing out — the illusion of immortality is a pleasant one, after all. ]
That much is obvious.
[ a reliance on mortals for the continued survival of asgard hardly speaks of strength, after all. ]