Ragnarok Prophecies-The Concept of Doomsday
Ragnarok means the end of the world and the apocalypse as a result of the great war between the gods and the giants. Ragnarok prophecies explain this situation. According to the prophecy, both sides will lose the war, along with the gods and giants, humans will also be completely destroyed. Ragnarok can be briefly described as the apocalypse of Norse mythology. For the Vikings, the legend of Ragnarök is a mysterious prophecy that is uncertain when it will appear and when it will come true. In addition, the part of how the Viking people understood the world in their own time period is also an important point. When the prophecy of Ragnarok is fulfilled, incredible events will occur on earth and in the sky.
Ragna literally means the organizing power of the gods. The word Rok means apocalypse and destiny. The word Ragnarok literally means the fate of the gods. According to some Scandinavian works, it is also called the twilight of the gods. The name Ragnarok is also known as Ragnarök or Ragnanokr. “Ragnarok is exactly; It means the catastrophe of everything in the cosmos, even of the gods. So we can say that it is the end of everything that exists. This ending is called apocalypse. When we examine Scandinavian mythology, we can see that Ragnarok is at the very end. According to the prophecy, wars, massacres and deaths on earth during the Ragnarok period will come true and there will be blood everywhere.
When the prophecy of Ragnarok begins to come true, an unprecedented winter will begin on earth.
The sun, which covers all parts of the world, will not heat anywhere when the prophecy begins to come true. According to the prophecy, a continuous snowfall will begin from all directions and from all sides. The earth will be rapidly drawn into an unprecedented cold. This deadly cold will continue for three full winters with no summers. People will break all laws and all laws in order to find something to eat and meet their vital needs. The only concern and purpose of people at that time would be to struggle to survive. This cold period, which has just begun, will be the age of swords, clubs, and bloody days. In order to live, brother and sister will kill his child, whom he avoids from the father's eyes.
The new gods were coughing dryly and laughing. The blood gushing from the wounds they had inflicted poured down from Ymir's neck and shoulders and flowed endlessly, spreading like a warm robe over his chest and sides of his body, dyeing the glass ball red enough to almost drown the world inside it in a pool of blood. consuming the fountain of life hidden under clay and ice, leaving it dry to death.
Which gods and goddesses will die in Ragnarok, which is known as the inevitable end of the gods, is also predetermined.
This situation was predestined, but no matter what, all the gods continued to prepare for the disaster that was coming to their doorstep. The glory of the Scandinavian gods and goddesses perhaps began with their opposition to the apocalypse that had come to their doorstep. The chief god Odin gathered his Valkyries and all his other successful and brave warriors and assembled a mighty army against the calamity that was at his doorstep. The last age that the world can see and see has begun with frightening and insurmountable events. There is no trace of the family culture, which was extremely important for the Norse culture. The seriousness of the situation of the period is mentioned in Scandinavian inscriptions. The prophecies that will occur during this period are as follows; At the beginning of many prophecies, it is written that packs of wolves will compete with each other to eat both the sun and the moon. When the sun and the moon witnessed this situation, they went from one end of the sky to the other and hid, looking for a safe place so that they could not find themselves.
“The first wolf will swallow the sun and people will think it is a great disaster. The second wolf will swallow the moon, but this will not cause as much outrage as the first. The stars will fall from the sky, the earth will shake, the mountains will be tossed left and right, all ties will be broken, chains will be broken, and Fenrir the wolf will be free.”
According to the prophecy, there are three main factors that will bring the end of the world.
The first of these factors is the giant snake Jörmungandr, one of the children of the cunning Loki. Known for its warrior personality, this snake came by curling up from the darkest depths of the seas. It caused huge, frightening tides and huge waves to appear. These tides floated the ship known as Naglfar. The ship called Nalglfar is known as the nail ship. The reason why the ship got this name is that it was built by bringing together the nails of the dead people. Inside this ship live the giant descendants Hyrm and Muspell. Loki, known for his cunning, is in control of the ship. Surt, created by the fire, attacks from the southern region with a large army under his command. According to some sources, it is known that Muspell's children were also in this army. But the scariest of them all is a wolf, who is arguably Loki's child. The name of this wolf is Fenrir, whose name is legendary in Norse mythology. According to the very old inscriptions, for Fenrir; “If there was enough room in the world, he would open his mouth more.” expression is used.
God Freyr fought Surt in this war, but could not stand against her and was defeated and died.
Fenrir opened his gigantic huge mouth and swallowed the god Odin. Vidor, who sees his father being swallowed by Fenrir, immediately becomes involved and kills Fenrir in the same place by stabbing him in the heart. Thus, Vidor avenges his father. According to some sources, it is known that there were different encounters. Garmr the Hound, one of the great beasts, and the famous god Tyr came face to face and fought together. As a result of this great war, they both died there. The greatest hatred and enmity known to the majority is between Heimdall and Loki. It is known that in this war, they also killed each other disastrously. After these events, Surt covered the whole earth with the fire he created. He completely destroyed everything on earth. According to another belief, Ragnarok does not mean the end of everything. Ragnarok wants to eliminate all evil in the destroyed world, be free of dirt and create a new world where goodness and vitality prevail.
When Ragnarok ends, a golden age will begin.
It is believed that when this war ends, a golden age will begin. Before the crops are planted in the fields, the crops will sprout by themselves and a period will be awakened when all diseases will be cured. Balder, who was killed by Hod, will return. The children of the gods who died in Ragnarok will inherit their inheritance. Only two people managed to survive this fire that destroyed the earth. Two people clinging to life survived with the dewdrops appearing in the early hours of the morning. These two people will be the new mother and new father of mankind. And everything will be fresh and started all over again.
