In the Norse Apocalyptic myth, Ragnarok, meaning “fate of the gods” is the battle at the end of the world. Not only will the gods and giants pass away in this story, but almost everything else in the world will be torn to shreds as well. What is interesting about this is that the gods all know its going to happen and yet they still defy their future until the very end.

The proof to this story is that it is believable. The first thing is the Fimbulvetr (Terrible Winter) in which there will be three winters back to back. Because of their northern geography it is possible that winter could last longer than normal. The three winters would greatly affect them because their food would become scarce, leading to famine, young would be less likely to survive, and fighting conditions would be worsened. There will be wars and brothers will kill brothers as it says in the Sibyl’s Vision:

Brothers will fight
and kill each other,
siblings
do incest;
men will know misery,......

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Title: The End Of The World
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