Viking apocalypse due in less than 100 days

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We have already survived numerous ‘end of days’ predictions, with the Mayan prophecy being the most recent, but the predictions of doom and gloom are not over yet. According to Norse mythology and Viking legend, the apocalypse is less than 100 days away.

Legend has it that the Norse God, Heimdallr, would blow the mythical Gjallerhorn to warn of the Viking apocalypse, also known as ‘Ragnarok’, which translates to ‘Doom of the Gods’. According to calculations, the so-called end of the world is due to arrive on 22nd February, 2014. Norse mythology says that the god Odin will be killed by the wolf Fenrir and all of the other "creator" gods will fall.

The world will then be born again and will be repopulated by two humans. During the world's end, the sun's beams will become black and the weather will become treacherous. The wolf Skoll would devour the sun, and his brother Hati would eat the moon, causing stars to vanish from the sky and the Earth to be thrown into eternal darkness. According to one of the prophetic poems: "Brothers will fight and kill each other, sisters' children will defile kinship. It is harsh in the world, whoredom rife - an axe age, a sword age - shields are riven - a wind age, a wolf age - before the world goes headlong. No man will have mercy on another." -

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[warrior1]

1. Thor will protect us

[jberryhill]

27. I am mighty Thor!

In fact, I'm tho Thor, I can hardly pith.

I'll need more athpirin if I keep being thith Thor.

[underpants]

2. His friends call him "The Heim Dawg"

[JHB]

3. Meh, Samurai Cat already won it.

[Berlum]

4. The Mayans never predicted an "end of days"

They stated, accurately, an 'end of calendar' - and the start of a new one.

Don't believe all the horseshit you read in the corporate media....

[dipsydoodle]

5. Will be wind be so mighty as to lay low the mountians of the earth ?

[Rex]

6. Meh bring it on Hogzilla, I've fought worser.

nt.

[RobertEarl]

7. Ever wonder about names?

Take for instance the name of this comet, ISON, that is presently hurtling towards your sun.

I SON. A son of god would say I am the son; ISON.

100 days, eh? Bring it!

[Union Scribe]

8. Quick, if we start Wagner's Ring Cycle now

it might finish up just in time for Ragnarok!

[dipsydoodle]

24. Tannhäuser is the strirring one

[pkdu]

9. Dude on the right gets style points....

For wielding sword in one hand whilst having other hand in pocket.! ;0)

[hootinholler]

13. In pocket?

It looks like a bloody stump to me!

Maybe the hand is in his pocket, but I think it's detached from his arm.

[Scootaloo]

16. You are correct

That is Tyr. Story is, the gods needed to bind Fenrir, the wolf. So they concocted a plan where they would trick Fenrir into being bound in chains, by telling him they were adorning him with ribbons (it makes more sense if you realize the Norse men loved to wear ribbons and plaits in their hair). Fenrir didn't trust them of course - the norse gods weren't exactly known for being the least bit trustworthy. So he demanded that one of their number place his hand in Fenrir's jaws while they ribboned him. Tyr agreed to do so. And so the other gods chained Fenrir up, and Fenrir tore off Tyr's hand in retaliation.

[hootinholler]

19. Now that you mention it

There are fingers hanging out of Fenrir's mouth!

[pkdu]

18. After further review , the ruling on the field...

Is reversed , style points deducted, Fenfir penalized for offensive interference. Dudes fingers are clearly in Fenfirs mouth.

[hootinholler]

20. I think he should get more style points

for wielding a sword in his left hand after his right hand was bitten off by a freaking god-wolf. I would have simply pooped my pants.

[Scootaloo]

21. Well, to be fair...

Fenrir's dad is Loki. You'd have problems, too.

[Posteritatis]

34. Either way, his look of slightly distracted irritation adds points. (nt)

[NuclearDem]

10. brb valhalla's calling

[Scootaloo]

12. Have some more excellent metal

[Scootaloo]

11. I say bring it on

[Holly_Hobby]

14. Let's examine the origin of the word "apocalypse"

Origin:
1125–75; Middle English < Late Latin apocalypsis < Greek apokálypsis revelation, equivalent to apokalýp ( tein ) to uncover, reveal ( apo- apo- + kalýptein to cover, conceal) + -sis -sis

A lifting of the veil, per se, from dictionary.com

[mnmoderatedem]

15. A Viking apocalypse in 100 days? Impossible!

they are already eliminated from playoff contention, and thus cannot win the Super Bowl in February, which would surely trigger an apocalypse!

Just kidding Viking fans!

[Ryano42]

31. Sadly The Viking Apocalypse has already happened...

When they moved indoors and became WIMPS!!!!

Nevermore this:

[stevenleser]

17. Sorry, not possible. Hagar has more English seaside villages to raid

[leeroysphitz]

22. Again, with the end of the world? n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

23. Destruction by Lutefisk...

Interview with Jeffrey Steingarten, author of The Man Who Ate Everything (translated quote from a 1999 article in Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet):

Lutefisk is not food, it is a weapon of mass destruction. It is currently the only exception for the man who ate everything. Otherwise, I am fairly liberal, I gladly eat worms and insects, but I draw the line on lutefisk.

What is special with lutefisk?

Lutefisk is the Norwegians' attempt at conquering the world. When they discovered that Viking raids didn't give world supremacy, they invented a meal so terrifying, so cruel, that they could scare people to become one's subordinates. And if I'm not terribly wrong, you will be able to do it as well.

But some people say that they like lutefisk. Do you think they tell the truth?

I do not know. Of all food, lutefisk is the only one that I don't take any stand on. I simply cannot decide whether it is nice or disgusting, if the taste is interesting or commonplace. The only thing I know, is that I like bacon, mustard and lefse. Lutefisk is an example of food that almost doesn't taste like anything, but is so full of emotions that the taste buds get knocked out.

[geardaddy]

25. The Vikings apocalypse started in the preseason.

[valerief]

26. Didn't we already have an end of the world in 2012? nt

[Vashta Nerada]

28. Will the World Eater return and send us all to Sovngarde?

Oh. We're talking about real Norse mythology.

[Warpy]

29. Hey, at least their gods were fun ones, especially with Loki shaking them up

and keeping them from being too full of themselves.

Ragnarok sounds like the aftermath of a massive volcano eruption. Funny that the worst sin they can think of women committing is sex. We're capable of so much more than that.

[cloudbase]

30. Just when the Texans were looking at a high draft choice.

Can't catch a break.

[Jackpine Radical]

32. The one-handed god with the sword is Tyr (or Tiwaz), for whom Tuesday is named.

You can see his other hand in the mouth of the Fenris-wolf.

[Posteritatis]

33. Best article title I expect to read this week. (nt)

[Wolf Frankula]

35. But Like Marx's prediction of Revolution

Conditions have changed.

' On my visit to the homes of the gods, I saw that conditions have changed considerably since the time of the Eddas. The modern Asatruar who had passed over had gone to work for Thor in Gladsheim. Odin's warriors now carried assault rifles instead of swords. The larger had small cannon and grenade launchers. "We have weapons that can bring down giants, one said."

Asgard has a thermonuclear capability. Satellites fill the sky and watch every possible move by an enemy, Odin will not be surprised. Thor spoke confidently of their ability do destroy the Fenris Wolf and 'vaporize the Midgard serpent.' We will win, and bring an age of honor forever.'

Extract from "Travels through Various Countries," "Hainbat Herrialdetan Zehar Bidaiatzen" by I.G. Aritzmendi. Pamplona. 2012

Wolf

[kentauros]

36. Didn't they make a movie out of that?

Misties!