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It originates in the norse myth of Ragnarok, but the actual legend I outlined is from tolkienism. I'll do my best to go into detail, but I don't have any of my materials with me at the moment so I can't quote directly.
It is said at the end of time, that the Black Terror will trick the moon into venturing outside the circles of the world. The moon's light will not be strong enough to guide him through the void and he will lose his way. At the time he leaves the world the Black Terror will sneak back through the Gates of Night and re-enter the world. He will once again raise his fortress in the north and unleash his terrors on the race of men. Then he will attack the sun and cast her into the depths of the Shadowy Seas that lie between this world and the uttermost West. At this, the Gods of the West will return to the world and bring with them the three houses of immortal children and the heroes of old to once again do battle with the North.
It is said that those of mortal men who remember the old days will take up their swords once more under the banner of the west, while the rest will be lured to the black banner. In the ensuing battle, the hero Turin Turambar will take up his sword, Mormegil, and slay the Black Terror, avenging the curse that was placed on his family in ages past. This last and greatest battle will break the world and leave it unfit for habitation by living creatures.
In the aftermath, the Gods of the West will gather all who yet live and return to the uttermost West. From there, men will be sent on the Ship of Night to fulfill their unknown destinies, while the Gods and the immortal children will return to the halls of the Lord of All, to resume their rightfull places in his presence.
That's pretty much all of it. There are some more specifics about the battle and what happens during it, but without my sources I know I'd screw up those details.
"Balance comes to all things in time. Some make it their duty to tear it apart. It is my duty to balance it out once more."
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