Ragnarök and the end of the Nine Worlds

Every civilization pictures the end of the world in a different way. The Vikings' apocalypse is the Ragnarök (or anglicised Ragnarok): the last and epic battle that will see Odin and the gods of Asgard fight against dragons, monsters and giants.

If you are reading this article, maybe is from watching the successful TV series Vikings (good show, but not historically accurate) or the movies based on popular Marvel's comic Thor, and you now want to learn more about the sea-faring people that worshipped the god Odin, possibly without having to read an entire encyclopedia.

Here's good news for you: look no further, here is a book that will make you discover the fascinating mythology of the Vikings and the history of their apocalypse, the fateful Ragnarök.

The book The Memory of Odin is a pocket guide to Norse mythology and the legendary pantheon that populates Viking legends and in which Odin, Thor and Loki are just some of the extraordinary protagonists of timeless stories.

Through a fluid and captivating style, the book tells of the events that precede the apocalypse of the Vikings, the end of the Nine Worlds and the rebirth of Midgardr, the 'Middle Earth' or the world as we know it.

The main characters of the story are Huginn and Muninn, respectively 'thought' and 'memory' of the god Odin, destined to play a key role in the unraveling of cataclysmic events ...

The plot

It is the third and final year of Fimbulvetr, the long and cold winter that precedes the end of the Nine Worlds. Midgard lies asleep under a thick layer of ice and snow. The city of men have fallen prey to ravenous wolf packs and bloodthirsty marauders. Gods, trolls and giants ready their weapons and magics for the last battle between Order and Chaos. All prepare for Ragnarok, the ultimate clash of the gods. All except Valhalla, whose tall walls are beset by deafening silence ... No singing or clash of swords can be heard. Sitting on his crumbling throne, Odin sleeps a long and dreamless sleep, waiting for the return of his memory from the inscrutable ocean of the universe and with it his strength to stand up to the Nine World and foster the flourishing of a new beginning.

This is definitely a must-read for all those who want to dive in the epic world of the vikings without spending too much money or time on a full encyclopedia.

The book is available on Amazon in print and ebook.

keywords: vikings; norse mythology; odin; thor; ragnarök; nine worlds