Ragnarok: Crash Course World Mythology #24
Ragnarok! It's the end of the world, Norse style. It's got everything you want in an apocalypse. Earthquakes, destruction, armies of the dead, a giant evil wolf, giants with flaming swords,...
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Hi, I'm Mike Rugnetta. This is Crash Course Mythology. Last week we looked at Jewish, Christian, Zoroastrian and Islamic apocalypse myths. And today we're gonna look at one apocalypse myth, one we've all been waiting for. The battle for the ages, the war to end all. The inspiration for no fewer than 11 metal bands, according to Encyclopedia Metallum. That's right. It's the Norse apocalypse. Ragnarok. Battles, earthquakes, fire, blood, a giant wolf, groaning dwarves, and Loki, who is the worst. That is, until he's not. Because he dies. Oh! Spoiler alert! In many versions of the norse myths Ragnarok is the conclusion of one Loki story that we've already covered. You might remember a few weeks ago when we talked about the beloved g...
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Hi, I'm Mike Rugnetta. This is Crash Course Mythology. Last week we looked at Jewish, Christian, Zoroastrian and Islamic apocalypse myths. And today we're gonna look at one apocalypse myth, one we've all been waiting for. The battle for the ages, the war to end all. The inspiration for no fewer than 11 metal bands, according to Encyclopedia Metallum. That's right. It's the Norse apocalypse. Ragnarok. Battles, earthquakes, fire, blood, a giant wolf, groaning dwarves, and Loki, who is the worst. That is, until he's not. Because he dies. Oh! Spoiler alert! In many versions of the norse myths Ragnarok is the conclusion of one Loki story that we've already covered. You might remember a few weeks ago when we talked about the beloved g...
