Category: Religious Studies/Philosophy/Different World Views

On our walk to the park on Tuesday, MasterKAF and MrsDTB got chatting about Norse Mythology. MasterKAF came up with a theory that Ragnarok ( the end of days story in Norse mythology) leads into the Christian Creation Story. MrsDTB asked him why and this is what he came up with.

For:
2 surviving humans after the events of Ragnarok although they don’t have the same names as in the Bible
There is a serpent in both stories, the Norse snake is called Jormungand. thankfully he gets slain dramatically by Thor. Sadly, Thor is killed by the exhaustion of the whole fight with a snake who is large enough to wrap around the whole world so MasterK says “you’d be tired too!”
Odin’s immortal warriors are known as the Einherjar. Those who survive Ragnarok may be the first group of angels along with any Valkyrie. There might also be some warriors who fought for Freya in Midgard included in the choir.

Against:
The 7 days part from the Bible does not appear in the Ragnorok tale.