Signs of Ragnarok I

Many modern sources claim that there is a very specific prophecy of Ragnarok, down to the date. What we have instead are a few sources that each give some conflicting pieces of a puzzle. This video examines the evidence from our first major source, the text of the poem Vǫluspá (or Völuspá), as it is preserved in the Codex Regius or Konungsbók manuscript of the Poetic Edda.

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