http://www.swide.com/art-culture/22-...ing/2013/12/31
On the 14th November 2013, a terrifying sound of a horn was herd through York, the mythical Gjallerhorn was blown to signal 100 days to the Apocalypse.
Ragnarok, which translates to ‘Doom of the Gods’, is due to be preceded by the winter of winters. Legend has it that all morality would disappear and fights would break out all over the world, signalling the beginning of the end. There will be huge earthquakes, the sea will rear up and the soil and the sky will be stained with poison. 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. On the day of Ragnarok, calculated to be the 22nd February 2014 the god Odin will be killed by the wolf Fenrir and the other ‘creator’ gods.I'm sitting pretty down here on Quetzalcoatl's turf, who's been back and kicking around for two years now and doesn't seem to be making with the floods and armies of zombie dolls, but what are the rest of you going to do?Firstly, a part of the legend claims that the Midgard Serpent, named Jormungand, shall free itself from its tail and rise up from the ocean. Which in a way happened when the two huge oarfish were beached on the coats of California in November. And when it comes to the winter of winters? Well, record low temperatures were recorded in the Middle East for example, with Egypt seeing the first snow in a century.
Also what is it with ancient prophecies about "apocalypses" and people in wealthy industrialized countries making an effort to believe they're living through one? Are we feeling a little insecure lately? (Not that this is unprecedented--I know that.)
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