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Ragnarök vs The Long Night

| By History of Westeros

Ancient legends and stories told of the Long Night have a lot in common with the Norse conception of Ragnarök, which begins with ice and ends in fire. Modern archaeology and volcanology have in turn added a tangible element to these tales, helping us understand how they came to exist in the first place. Join us for a deep dive into prophecy and cataclysm using both science and mythology, all wrapped in an ASOIAF package. The sections in this episode on Ragnarök vs The Long Night are:

  • Beginning in Blood
  • Yggdrasil
  • Mimisbrunnr
  • The Others vs The Others
  • Ragnarok
  • Horns!
  • Fimbulwinter
  • Like a Black Stone
  • Final Battle
  • Cultural Memory
  • Societal Reset
  • The Science of Ragnarok
  • The Real Greenseers
  • Volcanic Winters
  • Plague of Justinian
  • The Long Night
  • Westeros Reset
  • The Old Gods of the North
  • The Old Gods of the South
  • Other Ragnaroks vs. Other Long Nights

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    Ancient legends and stories told of the Long Night have a lot in common with the Norse conception of Ragnarök, which begins with ice and ends in fire. Modern archaeology and volcanology have in turn added a tangible element to these tales, helping us understand how they came to exist in the first place. Join us for a deep dive into prophecy and cataclysm using both science and mythology, all wrapped in an ASOIAF package. The sections in this episode on Ragnarök vs The Long Night are: Beginning in Blood Yggdrasil Mimisbrunnr The Others vs The Others Ragnarok Horns! Fimbulwinter Like a Black Stone Final Battle Cultural Memory Societal Reset The Science of Ragnarok The Real Greenseers Volcanic Winters Plague of Justinian The Long Night Westeros Reset The Old Gods of the North The Old Gods of the South Other Ragnaroks vs. Other Long Nights