In Northern Sweden, after year after the year 536, the average temperature during summer dropped by three to four degrees. This outbreak was previously unknown, researchers have come across evidence, such as for example ice cores from Greenland that confirm extreme weather conditions at the time. This must have been due to a very large volcanic eruption and subsequent ash cloud that spread across the world. People threw no shadow on the ground, and even the Moon was obscured. In Norse mythology Ragnarok (Ragnarök) is the end of the world as the Vikings knew it.Īccording to other ancient sources, this was a period when the Sun was bluish, weak, and obscured. Researchers think Fimbulwinter is related to the extreme weather events of 535–536, which resulted in a notable drop in temperature across northern Europe. The wolf will be the three Norse gods explaining to king Gylfi that the Fimbulwinter precedes Ragnarok, the world's destruction. He represents the most tremendous dynamic forces coming from underground.įenrir will kill the god Odin during the events of Ragnarok, but in turn, he will also be killed by Odin’s son Víðarr. In Norse mythology, Fenrir symbolizes the chaotic and destructive power of nature. The gigantic monter-wolf Fenrir will come loose. The three gods tell him that there will be three winters in a row and no summer in between.
He asks them what the gods know about the Fimbulwinter.
