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views 2,108,985 updated. Sweyn (swān), c.960–1014, king of Denmark (986–1014), son of Harold Bluetooth. Although baptized, he reverted to paganism and rebelled against his father, who was killed in battle. Sweyn was expelled shortly after his accession by the Swedish king Eric the Victorious, but his subsequent marriage to Eric's widow led ...
Ragnarök, (Old Norse: “Doom of the Gods”), in Scandinavian mythology, the end of the world of gods and men. The Ragnarök is fully described only in the Icelandic poem Völuspá (“Sibyl’s Prophecy”), probably of the late 10th century, and in the 13th-century Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson (d. 1241),
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- In Scandinavian mythology, Ragnarök is a series of events and catastrophes that will ultimately lead to the end of the world. Ragnarök culminates i...
- The story of Ragnarök is prominently featured in two works of literature: Völuspá, an Icelandic poem of the 10th century, and Prose Edda, a poetry...
- Some researchers believe that the story of Ragnarök is inspired by natural events and catastrophes. There are striking similarities between the eve...
- In 2014 media outlets reported that the Viking calendar placed Ragnarök and the subsequent end of the world on February 22, 2014. The initial predi...
Sweyn Estridsson Ulfsson [a] ( Old Norse: Sveinn Ástríðarson, Danish: Svend Estridsen; c. 1019 – 28 April 1076) [2] [3] was King of Denmark (being Sweyn II) from 1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson of Sweyn Forkbeard through his mother's line.
The north portal of the 12th-century Urnes stave church has been interpreted as containing depictions of snakes and dragons that represent Ragnarök.. In Norse mythology, Ragnarök (/ ˈ r æ ɡ n ə ˌ r ɒ k, ˈ r ɑː ɡ-/ ⓘ; Old Norse: Ragnarǫk) is a foretold series of impending events, including a great battle in which numerous great Norse mythological figures will perish (including ...
We’ll explore some of those ramifications below. The word “Ragnarok” comes from Old Norse Ragnarök, “ Fate of the Gods.”. In an apparent play on words, some pieces of Old Norse literature also refer to it as Ragnarøkkr, “Twilight of the Gods.”. The event was also occasionally referred to as aldar rök, “fate of mankind,” and ...
Sep 13, 2021 · Definition. Ragnarök is the cataclysmic battle between the forces of chaos and those of order in Norse mythology, ending the world and killing most of the gods and their adversaries, leading to the birth of a new world. It has been claimed, however, that in pre-Christian Norse belief there was no rebirth after the fall of the gods.
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Sweyn III of Denmark. Sweyn III Grathe [Note 1] ( Danish: Svend III Grathe; c. 1125 – 23 October 1157) was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157, in shifting alliances with Canute V and his own cousin Valdemar I. In 1157, the three agreed to a tripartition of Denmark. Sweyn attempted to kill his rivals at the peace banquet, and was ...
