Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Post 9

The full story of Ragnarok.
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This sad tale begins with the binding of Fenrir. Whom is the wolf son of Loki. Fenrir was tricked to being bound by us gods and thus triggered the end of the universe. Then came three seasons of winter with no summer in between; this was called the Fimbulwinter. The world tree, Yggdrasil which held the nine realms, began to tremble and its roots shook. Loki, Jormungand, Fenrir, and Surt amongst many other giants from the Jodunheim. Heimdall, our gate keeper, saw the colossal army riding the Naglfar (The ship of the dead); he warned us of the incoming army with Gjallahorn, his resounding horn, and we prepared for battle. Fenrir's massive jaws devoured the heavens, the sun, the ground beneath our feet. Nothing escaped. We fell one by one to the army as they wreaked havoc across our beautiful home of Asgard. I fell to Fenrir, the wolf-son of Loki. As the war torn land fell, it sunk into the sea; the opposite of the creation process. Silence and nothingness reigned again, known as the Ginnungagap. The earth was raised from its watery grave and Baldur returned from the underworld and made the world more lush and green than it was previously before. A new pair of humans named Lif and Lifthrasir woke up and us gods presided to have celebrations.

3 comments:

  1. Was Ragnarok a one-time event or is it due to happen again and again? Was it supposed to refresh the world that was starting to get old and worn down?

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  2. Yes, it is in somewhat of a cycle. It destroys the old and makes the new.

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  3. Yes, it is in somewhat of a cycle. It destroys the old and makes the new.

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