Norse Mythology Explained: A Dive into Ancient Legends
Hello and welcome to mythology explained the channel where we dive into the fascinating stories and legends of different cultures in this video we will explore the essential stories of Norse mythology from the creation of the world to the prophecy of Ragnarok Norse mythology is
The collective name for the myths and legends of the ancient Scandinavian people who worshiped a Pantheon of gods led by Odin the all father these stories are rich in symbolism adventure and drama and have inspired many modern works of art and literature such as the lord of the
Rings Marvel’s Thor and Game of Thrones if you are interested in learning more about the Norse gods their enemies their allies and their Destiny then stay tuned and enjoy the video the Norse creation myth begins with a primordial void called junga Gap where nothing existed except Fire and Ice the
Fire and Ice met and created a giant being named Amir the first of the frost Giants Amir was the ancestor of all the Giants who were the enemies of the Gods the first gods were Odin and his brothers
Villy and VI they were were the sons of bore who was the son of Buri who was created from a cow’s lick Odin and his brothers decided to kill Amir and use his body to create the world they made the
Earth from his flesh the mountains from his bones the sea from his blood the sky from his skull and the clouds from his brains they also made the Sun the moon and the stars from the Sparks of the fire
Realm Odin and his brothers then created a place for themselves and their Descendants the gods and goddesses this place was called Asgard the home of the Asser Asgard was connect connected to midgard the home of the humans by a Rainbow Bridge called biest there were also other Realms such as yoten
The Land of the Giants niame the Land of the Dead and alheim the land of the elves the first humans were as and embla who were created by Odin and his brothers from two pieces of wood they gave
Them life breath intelligence and Beauty they also gave them a place to live in midgard and protected them from the dangers of the other Realms this is how the world and the first gods and humans
Were created according to Norse mythology Odin was not only the God of War but also the god of poetry magic and wisdom he was always eager to learn more about the secrets of the universe and
He was willing to pay any price for it one of his Quests for wisdom led him to mimir the guardian of a well that contained the knowledge of the past present and future mimir was a wise being who
Knew many things but he was also very cautious he did not let anyone drink from his well without a sacrifice when Odin asked him for a sip of the water nemir demanded that Odin give him one of
His eyes Odin agreed and plucked out his own eye and threw it into the well he then drank from the water and gained immense insight and foresight he could see things that others could not and he
Became the wisest of all the gods and Men however he also paid a great price for his wisdom he lost half of his vision and he had to wear a patch over his empty ey socket he also became more
Somber and melancholic as he knew the fate of the Gods and the world he knew that one day A great battle called Ragnarok would destroy everything he loved and and he could not prevent it how Loki
The trickster God caused trouble for the gods and the dwarves and how he ended up bringing them some of the most marvelous gifts ever made Loki was a shape shifter and a Mischief maker who often got himself and the other gods into trouble he was also very clever and cunning and sometimes he
Used his wits to get out of sticky situations one of his most famous pranks involved the goddess CF the wife of Thor the God of Thunder CIF was very proud of her long Golden Hair which was a symbol
Of her beauty and fertility one day while she was sleeping Loki sneaked into her room and cut off all her hair when she woke up she was horrified to see herself bald and she cried out in anger
And grief Thor was Furious when he saw what had happened to his wife and he threatened to kill Loki unless he fixed his mistake Loki knew he had gone too far and he promised to find a way
To restore cf’s hair he went to the realm of the dwarves who were the best Craftsmen in the nine worlds he asked them to make a new hair for CF made of pure gold that would grow and behave like
Real hair the dwarves agreed and they also made two other gifts for the gods a ship called skid blader that could Sail On Any sea and be folded up like a cloth and a spear called gungir that
Never missed its Target Loki was pleased with the gifts and he decided to make a bet with another group of dwarves who claimed to be even better Craftsman he wagered his own head that they could not make anything more marvelous than the gifts he had already obtained the dwarves accepted the
Challenge and they started to work on their own Creations they made a golden ring called drner that produced eight identical rings every nine nights and a Golden Boar called gullen bery that could run faster than any horse and Shine Like the Sun but their Masterpiece was a hammer called Muir
That could strike with the force of a thunderbolt and return to the hand of the wielder the hammer was so powerful that it could crush mountains and slay Giants but it had one flaw its handle was too
Short because Loki had interfered with the work of the dwarves Loki was amazed by the gifts and he realized that he had lost the bet he tried to run away but the dwarves caught him him and demanded
His head Loki argued that they could take his head but not his neck because that was not part of the deal the dwarves agreed but they still wanted to punish him they sewed his mouth shut with
A leather strap and left him in pain and silence Loki returned to Asgard the home of the Gods and presented the gifts to the gods he gave the hair to CIF the ship to frer the god of fertility the
Spear to Odin the chief of the Gods the ring to Odin as well the boore to frer and the hammer to Thor the gods were delighted with the gift and they forgave Loki for his Mischief they also
Removed the strap from his mouth and let him speak again this is how Loki caused mischief and brought gifts to the gods according to Norse mythology some of the adventures and battles of Thor the God of Thunder and his encounters with the Giants who were his enemies and Rivals Thor was the strongest
And bravest of the Gods and he wielded a mighty hammer called Muir that could strike with the force of a thunderbolt and returned to his hand he also wore a belt of strength a pair of iron
Gloves and and a chariot pulled by Two Goats he often went on Journeys to the realm of the Giants called yenim where he fought and outwitted many of them one of his most famous Adventures involved
His hammer being stolen by a giant named th ym who hid it deep underground th ym demanded that the goddess Freya the most beautiful of the Gods marry him in exchange for the hammer Freya refused and the gods were worried that they would lose their most powerful weapon Loki the trickster God came
Up with a plan to get the hammer back he suggested that Thor dress up as Freya and pretend to be the bride Thor was reluctant but he agreed and he put on a bridal gown a veil and freya’s necklace Loki
Disguised himself as Thor’s maid and they went to yoten th ym was overjoyed to see his bride and he welcomed them to his Hall he was surprised by how much Freya ate and drank and how Fierce her eyes
Were Loki explained that Freya was very hungry and excited for the wedding th ym then brought out the hammer and placed it on freya’s lap as a sign of their Union Thor seized the hammer
And threw off his disguise he then proceeded to kill th ym and all the other Giants in the hall and returned to Asgard with his hammer and Loki another adventure of Thor involved him meeting a
Giant named skrimir who was so huge that he used his glove as a house Thor and his companions Loki and th Ali were traveling to yoten when they came across scrier sleeping in a forest they
Decided to spend the night in his glove which had a large opening in the middle of the night Thor was awakened by a loud snoring sound which was scr’s breathing he was annoyed and he hit scrier
On the head with his hammer scrier woke up and asked if a leaf had fallen on his head he then went back to sleep Thor tried to hit him again harder but scrier only asked if an acorn had hit
Him Thor then used all his strength and hit him a third time but scrier only said that a bird had dropped something on his head he then got up and said that he had to leave and gave Thor
Directions to the castle of utgard Loki the king of the Giants he also warned him not not to be too arrogant as he would meet his match there Thor and his companions followed his advice and went to the
Castle there they were greeted by utgard Loki who mocked Thor for being small and weak he challenged him and his companions to various contests to prove their skills and abilities F Ali who was very fast raced against a young giant named hugi but he lost every time Loki who was very hungry
Competed in an eating contest against a giant named Loi but he was outmatched by Loi who ate not only the food but also the plates and the table Thor who was very strong tried to lift a
Cat off the ground but he could only raise one paw he then tried to drink from a horn but he could only lower the level a little he then wrestled with an old woman named Ellie but he could not
Make her budge utgard Loki laughed at Thor and his companions and said that they were no match for the Giants Thor was angry and he demanded to know the truth behind the contests utgard Loki then revealed that he had used Illusions and Magic to trick them the giant scrier was actually
Utgard Loki himself and he had used a mountain as his glove he had also protected his head with a layer of iron which Thor had dented with his hammer blows the young giant hugi was actually
Th and no one could outrun him the giant Loi was actually fire and no one could eat more than him the cat that Thor tried to lift was actually jongan the midgard serpent that encircled the
World and Thor had almost caused the end of the world by lifting him the horn that Thor tried to drink from was actually connected to the Sea and Thor had lowered the tide with his s the old woman
Ellie was actually old age and no one could defeat her utgard Loki then said that he was impressed by Thor and his companions and that he would not let them enter his castle again as they were too
Dangerous he then vanished along with his castle and left Thor and his companions in the wilderness this is how Thor had adventures and battles with the Giants according to Norse mythology Loki’s monstrous children and their fate and how they are connected to the end of the world Loki the
Trickster God was a shape shifter and a Mischief maker who often caused trouble for the gods and the Giants he was also the father of some of the most fearsome and Dreadful creatures in the nine
Worlds he had three children with a gianti named angrod who lived in the realm of the Giants called yoten these children were fener a gigantic wolf German Gander a colossal Serpent and Hell a half- living half- dead goddess Odin the chief of the Gods had the power of foresight and he could see
The future events that would affect the fate of the Gods and the world he saw that Loki’s children would play play a major role in a great battle called Ragnarok that would destroy everything he decided to take action and he sent some of the Gods to capture Loki’s children and bring them to
Asgard the home of the Gods the gods managed to seize Loki’s children and they decided to deal with them in different ways fener the wolf was too wild and fierce To Be Tamed and he grew larger and
Stronger every day the gods tried to chain him up but he broke Every Chain they used they then asked the dwarves the best Craftsmen in the nine worlds to make a special f better called gleeper that
Was made of six impossible things the sound of a cat’s footstep the beard of a woman the roots of a mountain the S of a bear the breath of a fish and the spit of a bird the Fetter looked like a
Thin ribbon but it was very strong and magical the gods brought the fet to fenro and challenged him to break it as a test of his strength fenr was suspicious and he sensed that there was some
Trickery involved he agreed to try but only if one of the Gods would put his hand in his mouth as a sign of good faith none of the Gods dared to do so except for tier the god of war and Justice who was
Brave and honorable he placed his hand in fen’s mouth and the gods fastened the feder around the wolf’s legs fener struggled and tried to free himself but the more he pulled the tighter the feder became he realized that he had been tricked and he bit off tier’s hand the gods then tied the
Feder to a large Rock and drove a sword through fen’s Jaws to keep him from biting fener howled in pain and anger and he stayed there until the day of Ragnarok jorman gander the serpent was so
Huge that he encircled the world and held his own tail in his mouth he was also known as the midgard serpent as he lived in the sea that surrounded midgard the home of the humans the gods threw
Him into the ocean and hoped that he would stay there however jorman Gander was a constant threat to the gods and the world as he caused earthquakes and tidal waves with his movements he also had a
Bitter enemy in Thor the God of Thunder who had a few encounters with him Thor once went fishing with a giant named hair and he used an ox head as the bait he hooked jman Gander and pulled him out
Of the water he raised his hammer mu to strike the serpent but himer cut the line and jorman Gander sank back into the sea Thor and jorman Gander would meet again at the day of Ragnarok hell
The goddess of the Dead was a strange and gloomy being she had a normal appearance on one half of her body but the other half was decaying and corpse-like she was not evil but she was cold and
Indifferent to the suffering of others the gods gave her the authority to rule over a realm of the same name hell where she received the souls of those who died of old age sickness or other causes
That were not related to battle those who died in combat went to Valhalla the Hall of the slain where they were welcomed by Odin and the Valkyries hell’s realm was a dark and dismal place where the
Dead lived in misery and hopelessness the entrance to hell was guarded by a fierce hound named garm and a river of blood called Joel hell remained in her domain until the day of Ragnarok this is how Loki’s monstrous children were captured and bound by the gods according to to Norse mythology the
Origins the signs the events and the aftermath of Ragnarok as well as its cultural impact and interpretations Ragnarok which means either the fate of the gods or the Twilight of the Gods in Old Norse is a prophecy that foretells the Doom of the Gods and the end of the world as we know
It the main sources of information about Ragnarok are the poetic ETA a collection of ancient poems from the 10th century and the pros ETA a manual of Norse mythology written by the Icelandic scholar snor steron in the 13 Century however there are also references and Illusions to Ragnarok in
Other poems sagas runestones and artworks from the Viking age and later periods according to the myth Ragnarok will be preceded by a series of signs and events that will indicate the impending doom these include fimble veter the great winter that will last for 3 years without any summer in between
During this time the world will be plagued by Wars famines diseases and moral Decay The Disappearance of the Sun and the Moon which will be devoured by the wolf skull and hatti respectively the Stars will also vanish from the sky leaving the world in darkness the shaking of the world tree
Igdrasil which will cause earthquakes and release the Monstrous wolf fener and the serpent jorman Gander from their bonds fener is the son of the trickster god Loki and the giantis Ang groa and jorman gander is his brother who encircles the world in the ocean both of them are enemies of
The Gods and destined to kill them at Ragnarok the sounding of the horn Jill horn by the god hdall The Watchmen of the Gods who will alert the gods and the Warriors in bhalla the Hall of the slain
To prepare for the final battle hdall will then face Loki in a duel to the death the breaking of the ship nagar which is made of the nails of the dead and the freeing of the fire giant ser and
His army from musim the realm of fire they will sail across the sea to join the forces of chaos against the gods and their allies the opening of the Gates of Hell the underworld and the arrival
Of the Goddess hell the daughter of Loki and Ang groa and her Army of the Dead she will also Ally with the enemies of the Gods and bring destruction to the world the stage is now set for the final
Confrontation between the gods and their foes which will take place on the plain of vigrid the battle will be fierce and bloody and many of the gods and their adversaries will perish some of the notable duels and deaths are Odin the king of the Gods will fight against fenr who will swallow
Him whole however Odin’s son vdar will avenge his father by tearing apart fen’s jaws and killing him Thor the God of Thunder will face jman Gander who will spew Venom at him Thor will manage to
Slay the serpent but he will die from its poison after taking nine steps frer the god of fertility will confront serer who will wield a flaming sword that can burn anything frer will be unarmed having
Given his magical sword to his servant skner and he will fall to serra’s Blade tier the God of War will clash with the hellhound garm who guards the entrance to hell they will kill each other in the
Fight Loki the god of Mischief will battle with heall the God of Light they will also slay each other in the combat the outcome of the battle will be the destruction of the World by fire and water c will set fire to the world tree idrasil and everything else while German gander’s thrashing
Will cause floods and tsunamis the world will sink into the sea and disappear however this is not the end of everything after the cataclysm a new world will emerge from the waters green and fertile a
Few gods and goddesses Will Survive the Ragnarok and return to the new world such as Odin sons vdar and Valley Thor Sons Modi and Magny and the god balder who was killed by Loki’s trickery before the Ragnarok and resurrected afterwards they will find the golden chest pieces that the gods used to
Play with in the old world and they will remember their past deeds and Glory the new world will also be repopulated by two human survivors lift and LIF Riser who hid themselves in the hollow of the world tree during the Ragnarok they will emerge and become the ancestors of a new race of
Humans the sun and the moon will also be reborn as their children will take their places in the sky the world will be peaceful and prosperous and there will be no more evil or suffering Ragnarok is a fascinating and complex myth that reflects the worldview and values of the Norse people it
Shows their belief in the inevitability of Fate the courage and honor of the Gods and heroes and the hope for a better future after the end of the world Ragnarok has also inspired many works of art and literature such as the operas of Richard Vagner the novels of Jr Rolen the comics and
Movies of Marvel and the video games of God of War Ragnarok is a Timeless and Universal story that continues to Captivate and Intrigue us today Thor and Loki are two of the most prominent and popular gods in the Norse pantheon Thor is the God of Thunder strength and protection who
Wields the mighty Hammer Meir and defends Asgard the realm of the Gods from the Giants the enemies of the Gods Loki is the god of Mischief trickery and fire who is a shape shifter and a master of
Deception he is often an ally of the Gods but also a troublemaker and a betrayer Thor and Loki have a complex and ambivalent relationship sometimes called cooperating and sometimes competing sometimes being friends and sometimes being foes the story of Thor and Loki’s journey to utgard is
Found in the pretta a manual of Norse mythology written by the Icelandic scholar snor steres in the 13th century however as we mentioned in the previous video about Ragnarok the end of the world in Norse mythology sn’s version of the story is not entirely reliable as he mixed
Elements from different sources added fairy tale motifs and altered some details to suit his own purposes therefore we should not take his account as the definitive or authentic version of The Myth but rather as one possible interpretation of it according to snor the Story begins with Thor and
Loki traveling together in Thor’s Chariot which is pulled by Two Goats they stop at the house of a farmer and his family where they offer their goats for supper knowing that they can revive them the next day with Thor’s hammer however the farmer’s son ji breaks one of the goat’s bones
To suck out the marrow which causes the goat to be lame when Thor resurrects it Thor is angry demands compensation from the farmer who gives him his two children ji and rosva as servants Thor then
Leaves the farm with Loki and the two children and heads to the Land of the Giants yoten on their way they encounter a vast Forest where they find a huge Hall with a strange opening at one end
They decide to spend the night there but they are disturbed by loud noises and Tremors that shake the hall Thor goes out to investigate and finds a giant sleeping and snoring nearby he realizes that the hall is actually the Giant’s glove and the open opening is the thumb hole he tries to
Kill the giant with his hammer but the giant wakes up and introduces himself as scrier he offers to travel with Thor and his companions and they agree scrier carries their luggage in his napsack but he
Ties it so tightly that Thor and Loki cannot open it to get their food Thor becomes frustrated and attempts to smash scr’s head with his hammer while he is sleeping but scrier only feels a slight itch Thor tries again and again but skrimir remains unharmed he thinks that an acorn or a leaf
Has fallen on his head and he wonders if Thor is awake the next day scrier Parts ways with Thor and his companions and tells them how to reach the castle of aardal Loki the king of the Giants
He warns them not to be arrogant or boastful as they will meet many powerful and clever Giants there Thor and his companions arrive at the castle which is so huge that they have to squeeze through
The bars of the gate they enter the Hall where they see aardal Loki and his court atg guardal Loki mocks Thor and his companions for being small and weak and challenges them to prove their skills
In various contests the first contest is between Loki and a giant named Loki who claims to be the fastest eater in the world they are given a trough filled with meat and they start eating from opposite ends they meet in the middle but while Loki has eaten all the meat Loi has also
Eaten the bones and the trough itself aardal Loki declares Loi the winner the second contest is between ji and a giant named hugi who claims to be the swiftest runner in the world they race
Three times but each time hugi is so far ahead of ji that turns back and meets him on the way aardal Loki declares hugi the winner the third contest is between Thor and a giant named Ellie who claims to
Be the strongest wrestler in the world Thor is surprised to see that Ellie is an old woman and he thinks that he will easily defeat her however he soon finds out that he cannot move her at all
And she gradually forces him down to one knee aardal Loki declares Ellie the winner and says that no one else in the hall will dare to wrestle with Thor Thor is not satisfied and he asks for
Another contest he challenges anyone in the hall to drink from his horn which he says is very easy aardal Loki agrees and gives him a horn that is connected to the ocean Thor drinks as much as he
Can but he barely lowers the level of the horn he tries again and again but he fails to empty the horn aardal Loki says that he has done well but not as well as he expected Thor asks for another
Contest he challenges anyone in the hall to lift his cat which he says is very light aard deoki agrees and gives him a cat that is actually the wor serpent jongin in Disguise Thor tries
To lift the cat but he can only raise one of its paws he struggles and strains but he cannot lift the cat aardal Loki says that he has done well but not as well as he expected Thor asks for one
Last contest he challenges anyone in the hall to strike him with a blow which he says he will not flinch from aardal Loki agrees and tells him to face his foster son the giant th ym who will hit
Him with his iron glove Thor agrees but he asks for his hammer to defend himself agard deoki says that he cannot use his hammer as it is against the rules of the contest he tells him to stand still
And take the blow as Thor prepares to face th ym aardal Loki Reveals His true identity he says that he is actually Loki the god of mischief and that he has tricked Thor and his companions with
His Illusions and Magic he says that he was the Giant scrier and that he used a mountain as his head and three valleys as the den made by Thor’s hammer he says that he was the giant Loi and that
He was actually fire which consumes everything he says that he was the Giant hugi and that he was actually thought which is faster than anything he says that he was the old woman Ellie and that she
Was actually old age which no one can resist he says that the horn was the ocean and that Thor’s drinking caused the tides he says that the cat was the world Serpent and that Thor’s lifting
Made the Earth shake he says that the iron glove was the sky and that Thor’s striking would have shattered it Loki says that he has spared Thor and his companions from certain death as the
Giants in the hall were ready to to kill them if they had shown any sign of success in the contests he says that he has also taught them a lesson that they should not be overconfident or underestimate their enemies he says that he hopes that they have learned something from
Their journey and that they will not seek revenge on him he then disappears along with the hall and the Giants leaving Thor and his companions alone in the forest Thor and Loki’s journey to utgard is
A story that shows the contrast and the conflict between the gods and the Giants the order and the chaos the reality and the illusion the strength and the cunning the pride and the humility it is a story that challenges the expectations and the assumptions of the characters and the
Audience and that reveals the Hidden Truths and the deeper meanings behind the appearances and the actions it is a story that entertains and educates that amuses and instructs that mocks and respects Thor and Loki’s journey to utgard is also a story that has inspired many works of
Art and literature such as the operas of Richard Vagner the novels of Neil Gaiman the comics and movies of Marvel and the video games of God of War Thor and Loki’s journey to utgard is a Timeless and Universal story that continues to Captivate and Intrigue us today fena is one of the three
Monstrous children of Loki the god of mischief and angero the giantess of Anguish his siblings are JW Manda the world Serpent and Hell the goddess of the Dead these children were prophesied to play
A major role in Ragnarok the end of the world and the Doom of the Gods the gods fearing their power and potential decided to banish joranda to the Sea and helter the underworld but they had a different
Plan for fena the wolf the gods thought that they could tame fena and make him their Ally so they brought him to a scard the realm of the Gods and raised him as one of their own however fena grew
Rapidly in size and strength and soon became too dangerous and violent for the gods to handle only tyr the god of war and Justice was brave enough to feed and care care for him the gods realized
That they had to restrain fena before he caused any harm to them or the world they tried to trick him into wearing a Fetter a chain or a rope by challenging him to test his strength and
Break it they made two Fetters leading and dromy and presented them to fena as a game fena agreed to play along and easily snapped both fets with his mighty Jaws the gods then asked the dwarves the master Craftsmen of the N9 worlds to make a special feta that could hold fena the dwarfs
Made a magic rope called glida which was thin and soft as silk but strong and hard as iron they made it from six impossible ingredients the sound of a cat’s footstep the beard of a woman the roots
Of a mountain the Sim of a bear the breath of a fish and the spit of a bird the gods brought Gia to fena and challenged him to break it fena sensed that there was something strange and magical about
The rope and he became suspicious of the God’s intentions he said that he would only agree to be tied with glyer if one of the Gods would put his hand in his mouth as a pledge of good faith
The gods were reluctant to do so knowing that they would lose their hand if fena could not break free but tyr the bravest and most honorable of the Gods stepped forward and offered his hand to fena the
Gods then bound fena with Gia and tried to make it look like a joke they laughed and taunted him saying that he was not as strong as he thought fena struggled and strained but he could not
Break the magic Rob he realized that he had been tricked and he became Furious he bit off T’s hand and blood spurted from the wound tyr did not cry out but bore the pain with dignity the gods then
Secured GNE to a huge rock called gel and drove another rock called viit into the ground to hold it down they took a sword and placed it in fen’s mouth with the point touching his lower jaw and
The hilt his upper jaw to prevent him from closing his mouth fenri howled and roared and saliva dripped from his mouth forming a river called vau the gods left fenri bound and gagged and rejoiced
In their Victory but they also mourned the loss of T yr’s hand and feared the day when fena would break free and seek his revenge for they knew that fen’s binding was is not a permanent solution but
Only a temporary delay of the inevitable fate of Ragnarok the story of The Binding of fena is a story that shows the conflict and the balance between Order and Chaos between the gods and the Giants between fate and Free Will it is a story that illustrates the courage and the sacrifice of
The Gods as well as their fear and their deception it is a story that foreshadows the Doom of the Gods and the end of the world as well as the hope for a new beginning The Binding of fena is also
A story that has inspired many works of art and literature such as the operas of Richard vogner the novels of Neil gaimer the comics and movies of Marvel and the video games of God of War The Binding of fena is a Timeless and Universal story that continues to Captivate and Intrigue us today
Boulder is the son of Odin the king of the Gods and frig the queen of the gods he is the God of Light Joy Purity and peace peace he is the most loved and admired among the gods and The Mortals
For his Radiance wisdom and kindness he lives in a palace called Brack which means broad gleaming with his wife nanam the goddess of flowers and love he is the epitome of everything good and Noble in the world however Boulder starts to have disturbing dreams and Visions which foretell his
Inent death he shares his fears with the other gods who are alarmed and saddened by this this prophecy they consult the GS the goddesses of Fate who confirm that Boulder’s Doom is inevitable and that it will be the first sign of Ragnarok the end of the world and the Doom of the
Gods frig who loves her son more than anything decides to do everything in her power to prevent his death she travels through the nine worlds and asks every living and non-living thing to swear and oath not to harm Boulder she receives the promise of everything from the animals and
Plants to the rocks and metals to the elements and forces of nature she is confident that she has made Boulder invulnerable to any harm the gods who are relieved and happy by frig’s achievement decide to celebrate Boulder’s immunity by playing a game they gather in the field of Ida and throw
Various objects at Boulder such as Stones arrows Spears and axes they are amazed and delighted to see that nothing can hurt Boulder as everything bounces off him or Falls falls to the ground Boulder smiles and laughs enjoying the game and the company of his friends however not everyone
Is pleased by Boulder’s invincibility Loki the god of mischief and fire who is the son of a giant and the blood brother of Odin is jealous and resentful of Boulder he is always looking for ways to cause
Trouble and Chaos among the gods and he sees an opportunity to ruin their happiness he disguises himself as an old woman and approaches frig who is watching the game he pretends to be curious and confused and asks frig why the gods are throwing things at Boulder frig explains that it is a game
And that nothing can harm Boulder because she has made everything swear not to hurt him Loki then asks if she has made everything swear and frig admits that there is one thing that she has not asked because she thought it was too small and harmless to matter that thing is the mistletoe a
Plant that grows on the branches of trees Loki thanks frig for the information and leaves he then goes to find a mistletoe and plucks a sprig from a tree he shapes it into a dart and returns
To the field of Ida he sees that the gods are still playing the game and that among them is Hoda the god of winter and darkness who is the brother of Boulder Hoda is blind and he cannot
Participate in the game Loki decides to use him as his instrument of evil he goes to Hoda and offers to help him join the game he tells him that he has a dart that he can throw at Boulder and that he
Will guide his aim Hoda who trusts Loki and wants to play with his brother agrees Loki places the mistletoe Dart in Hoda’s hand and directs him to throw it at Boulder the dart flies through the air and pierces Boulder’s chest Boulder falls to the ground dead the gods are shocked and horrified by
What they have witnessed they cry out in grief and anger and turn to Loki and Hoda Loki flees knowing that he has committed the worst crime possible and that he will face the wroth of the
Gods Hoda stands still unaware of what he has done and asks for an explanation the gods tell him that he has killed his brother and that he has been deceived by Loki Hoda is filled with remorse and
Sorrow and accepts his punishment the gods then try to revive Boulder but they fail they realize that he is truly dead and that nothing can bring him back they prepare to bury him and to honor
His memory they place his body on a ship along with his wife Nana who dies of a broken heart and his horse and his treasures they set the ship on fire and push it into the sea the Flames light
Up the sky and the smoke Rises to the heavens the gods weep and mourn and the world becomes darker and colder the death of Boulder is a story that shows the fragility and the beauty of Life
The power and the limits of love the consequences and the inevitability of Fate it is a story that marks the beginning of the end the decline and the fall of the Gods the onset and the approach
Of Ragnarok Loki is the son of a giant and the blood brother of Odin the king of the Gods he is the god of fire trickery and shape-shifting he is often an ally of the Gods but also a troublemaker
And betrayer he is responsible for many of the misfortunes and conflicts that plague the gods and the world such as the theft of Thor’s hammer the kidnapping of Iden and The Binding of fenr but
His most heinous crime is the contriving of the death of balder the God of Light and joy who was the most beloved among the gods and The Mortals balder was killed by a mistleto dark Throne by
His blind brother hoder who was deceived by Loki the death of balder was the first sign of Ragnarok the end of the world and the Doom of the Gods the gods were enraged and sad SED by this tragedy and
They sought to capture and punish Loki for his evil deed Loki fled from Asgard the realm of the Gods and hid himself in various places he used his magic and cunning to evade and trick the gods who pursued him relentlessly the main source of information about Loki’s punishment and Escape is
The prosetta a manual of Norse mythology written by the Icelandic scholar snor steres in the 13th century however as we mentioned in the previous videos about Ragnarok and The Binding of fener sn’s version of the story is not entirely reliable as he mixed elements from different sources added
Fairy tale motifs and altered some details to suit his own purposes therefore we should not take his account as the definitive or authentic version of The Myth but rather as one possible interpretation of it according to snor the Story begins with Loki hiding in a mountain where he built a house with
Four doors so that he could watch for his pursuers from all directions during the day he turned himself into a salmon and hid in a waterfall during the night he sat by the the fire and made a fishing net the farseeing Odin perceived where Loki was and the gods went after him when
Loki saw them coming he threw the net in the fire and jumped into the water the gods found the net in the ashes and realized that Loki had turned himself into a fish they made their own net and
Tried to catch him in the waterfall Loki escaped several times but at last he was caught by Thor who grabbed him by the tail this is why to this day the salmon has a slender tail the gods then
Took Loki to a cave where they bound him with the olls of his son nari who was killed by his brother Valley who was turned into a wolf by the gods they placed a poisonous snake above Loki’s head which
Dripped Venom on his face Loki’s faithful wife saen stayed by his side and held a bowl to catch the Venom but every so often the bowl became full and saen had to empty it when she did the Venom
Fell on Loki’s face and he rised in pain causing earthquakes the gods left Loki in this state and waited for the day of Ragnarok when he would break free and fight against them them however snor also
Tells us that Loki did not remain bound forever but managed to escape before Ragnarok he says that after three long Winters Loki broke his chains and fled from the cave he then disguised himself as a
Woman and went to the Land of the Giants where he met the giantis Ang groa his former lover and the mother of his monstrous children she told him that his son fener the wolf and his daughter hell the
Goddess of the Dead were ready to join him in the final battle against the gods she also gave him a magic ship called nagar which was made of the nails of the dead and which would carry the army
Of the Giants to Asgard Loki then sailed to the island of lingi where he met with the fire giant Ser who wielded a flaming sword that could burn anything serer told him that he and his followers
From musim the realm of fire were also ready to join him in the final battle against the gods he also gave him a magic horn called Giller horn which could be heard throughout the nine worlds
And which would signal the start of Ragnarok Loki then blew the horn and the world shook the gods heard the horn and realized that Loki had escaped and that Ragnarok had begun they prepared for the final confrontation and gathered their allies Odin rode his eight-legged horse slaper and led
The Warriors of Valhalla the Hall of the slain Thor rode his Chariot pulled by two goats and wielded his hammer mu FR rode his boar gullen bery and fought without his sword which he had given to his servant heall rode his horse gtop and blew his horn called Hall’s horn which could also
Be heard throughout the nine worlds tier fought with one hand which he had lost to fener and many other gods and heroes joined them in the battle Loki then sailed his ship and led the army of
The Giants fenro ran with his mouth wide open and devoured everything in his path jongan the world serpent emerged from the sea and spewed Venom at the sky hell came with her Army of the dead and
Brought disease and Decay serer came with his army of fire and set everything Ablaze and many other Giants and monsters joined them in the battle the battle took place on the plane of vigrid where the gods and the Giants met in a Fierce and bloody combat many of the gods and their
Adversaries perished in the fight some of the notable duels and deaths are Odin fought against fener who swallowed him whole however Odin’s son vdar Avenged his father by tearing apart fen’s jaws and killing him Thor fought against jongan who spewed Venom at him Thor managed to slay the
Serpent but he died from its poison after taking nine steps FR fought against serer who wielded a flaming sword that could burn anything FR was unarmed having given his sword to his servant and he fell to serra’s Blade tier fought against the hellhound gar who guarded the entrance to hell
They killed each other in the fight Loki fought against heall the Watchman of the gods they also killed each other in the combat the outcome of the battle was the destruction of the World by fire and water Ser Set Fire to the world tree idrasil and everything else jongan thrashing caused floods
And tsunamis the world sank into the sea and disappeared however this was not the end of everything after the cataclysm a new world emerged from the waters green and fertile a few gods and goddesses survived the Ragnarok and returned to the new world such as Odin’s sons vdar and Valley
Thor’s Sons Modi and Magny and the God balder who was killed by Loki’s trickery before the Ragnarok and resurrected afterwards they found the golden chest pieces that the gods used to play with in the old world and they remembered their past deeds and Glory the new world was also repopulated by
Two human survivors lift and LIF Razer who hid themselves in the hollow of the world tree during the Ragnarok they emerged and became the ancestors of a new race of humans the sun and the moon were also reborn as their children took their places in the sky the world was peaceful and prosperous
And there was no more evil or suffering Loki’s punishment and Escape is a story that shows the cunning and the malice of the god of Mischief as well as his role in the downfall and the renewal
Of the world it is a story that depicts the Wrath and the mercy of the Gods as well as their fate and their legacy it is a story that concludes the cycle of the myths and the legends of the Norse
People as well as their worldview and their values Loki’s punishment and Escape is also a story that has inspired many works of art and literature Loki’s punishment and Escape is a Timeless and Universal story that continues to Captivate and Intrigue us today Ragnarok which means either
Destiny of the gods or Twilight of the Gods in Old Norse is a series of prophesied events that will bring about the destruction of the nine Realms the death of most of the gods and their enemies
The emergence of a new world From the Ashes the main sources for our knowledge of Ragnarok are the poetic ETA a collection of ancient poems and the prosetta a 13th century Manual of Norse mythology written by snor steres according to these sources Ragnarok will be preceded by a
Long and harsh winter known as fimble winter during which the moral fabric of society will unravel and wars and crimes will abound the sun and the moon will be devoured by two monstrous wolves skull and hatti plunging the world Into Darkness the world treat idrasil which connects
The nine Realms will shake and tremble causing earthquakes and landslides the Great Wolf fener The Serpent jant and the fire giant Serge who have been bound or banished by the gods will break free and Lead an army of giants monsters and the undead against the gods and their allies the god Hall The
Watchman of the Gods will blow his horn jiller horn to warn the gods of the impending doom and summon them to the final battle the battle will take place on the plane of vigrid where the gods
And their enemies will clash in a fear and bloody fight Odin the king of the Gods will face fener who will swallow him whole Odin’s son vdar will avenge his father by tearing fen’s Jaws apart
Thor the God of Thunder will kill jongan with his hammer Muir but will die from the Serpent’s Venom Loki the trickster God who betrayed the gods and joined the forces of chaos will fight Hall
And they will kill each other tier the God of War will fall to the Hound garm the guardian of the Underworld frer the god of fertility will be slain by serer who who will then Set Fire to the
World with his flaming sword only a few Gods such as Odin’s sons balder and hod who will return from the dead and Thor’s Sons Magny and Modi who will inherit Muir Will Survive the cataclysm the world
Will then sink into the sea but it will rise again cleansed and fertile a new generation of gods will dwell in a hall roofed with gold and two human survivors lift and lift Razer will repopulate the
Earth a new son the daughter of the old one will shine brightly in the sky and a new era of peace and Harmony will begin the final battle and the new world that will emerge after the destruction
Of the nine Realms the final battle of Ragnarok will take place on the plane of vigrid where the gods and their enemies will meet in a Fierce and bloody fight the god frer the Lord of fertility
And prosperity will face the fire giant Ser the ruler of Muslim the realm of fire frer will be at a disadvantage as he gave away his magical sword to his servant skner who used it to win the hand
Of the giantis gird for frer c will kill frer with his flaming sword which can set the world on fire the god tier the god of war and Justice will fight the Hound gar the guardian of Hell the realm of
The Dead tier will be handicapped as he lost his right hand when he bound the wolf fenro the son of Loki who will play a key role in Ragnarok tier and garm will kill each other in the battle the
God Thor the God of Thunder and the protector of mankind will confront the serpent jongin the son of Loki who encircles the world in the ocean Thor and jongan have been enemies since Thor tried to
Fish the serpent out of the water Thor will kill jongan with his hammer Muir but he will only be able to take nine steps before he dies from the Serpent’s Venom the god Odin the king of the Gods
And the god of wisdom and Magic will face the wolf fenro the son of Loki who grew so large and Powerful that the gods had to bind him with a magic chain made by the dwarves fenro will break
Free from his chain and swallow Odin ho Odin’s son vdar the god of Vengeance and silence will avenge his father by killing fener viar will use his iron shod shoe which he has been saving for
This moment to tear fen’s Jaws apart the god Loki the trickster God who betrayed the gods and joined the forces of chaos will fight the god hdall the Watchman of the Gods and The Keeper of the horn
Jill horn which he used to warn the gods of the impending doom Loki and hdall have been enemies since Loki stole the necklace of the goddess Freya which Hall recovered Loki and Hall will kill each
Other in the battle the fire giant serger who killed fryer will then use his sword to set fire to the world burning everything to a es the world will then sink into the sea but it will not be the
End of everything a new world will rise from the water cleansed and fertile a new generation of gods will inhabit the world led by Odin’s sons balder and hod who will return from the dead and Thor’s Sons Magny and Modi who will inherit mnir two human survivors lift and LIF Razer who
Hid in the world tree idrasil during the cataclysm will repopulate the earth a new son the daughter of the old one will shine brightly in the sky and a new era of peace and harmony will [Music] begin
Embark on a fascinating journey through Norse mythology, from the creation of the world to the prophecy of Ragnarok. Discover the intriguing tales of gods like Odin, Thor, and Loki, and their adventures in realms like Asgard, Jotunheim, and Midgard. Unravel the mysteries of ancient prophecies, legendary battles, and the inevitable fate of the gods. If you’re intrigued by ancient cultures and their legends, this video is a must-watch!
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