New Date Of Doom - 22nd February 2014

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So we all survived the end of the Mayan Calendar - 21st December 2012. But don't think about relaxing just yet.

This from New Scientist, 11th Jan 2014, page 60:

Ragnarok, the Viking day of doom, is coming on 22 February 2014.

"Ragnarok is the ultimate landmark in Viking Mythology, when the Gods fall and die so this really should not be underestimated," explains Danielle Daglan, director of the JORVIK Viking Festival in York , UK - the finale of which just happens to be on that date.
 
Really? Now there's turning to Ragnorok as the end of the world?


*Facepalm*


These doomsayers are really grasping at straws here...I suppose we should all get out of the way when Thor and Jormungandr fight one another? :p Ridiculous.
 
Just read the story, and it's a masterpiece of supposition...

Daily Mail said:
Danielle Daglan from the Norvik Viking Centre told MailOnline that... led them to believe... may well be...could be said... also believes... there are predictions... another part of the legend suggests... some scientists believe... predicted that... while not a scientific conclusion, they claim that... they argue that... Vikings would believe..
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You know, we could really do with a "face-palm" icon...
 
Run for the hills!! We're all gonna die!

Seriously...I can't wait for the sh*t-storm this is going to cause. Navigating the Facebook posts--sigh.
 
Hang on, there can't be Ragnarok until we've had Fimbulwinter, which in modern terms would presumably be some kind of unprecedented polar vortex ...

Oh, crap! Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!
 
Hmm, you mean Ragnarok, where Odin and many of the gods fall, the Einherjar rise to fight for mankind, evil is ultimately defeated, the world is saved, and balance restored, with the younger gods taking the reins and mankind continuing on? Most of it not fought on Midgard (Earth), either.

Well, maybe I'm not so worried. ;)
Plus, I'm not arguing with the Valkyries. :p
 
Abernovo said:
Hmm, you mean Ragnarok, where Odin and many of the gods fall, the Einherjar rise to fight for mankind, evil is ultimately defeated, the world is saved, and balance restored, with the younger gods taking the reins and mankind continuing on? Most of it not fought on Midgard (Earth), either.

Well, maybe I'm not so worried. ;)
Plus, I'm not arguing with the Valkyries. :p
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Me either. I'm not gonna argue with the Valkyries...again...
 
let's hope the apocalypse - whether it's Norse or not - is actually selective and only gets rid of the useless people in the world...people who stand still on the left hand side of escalators instead of walking, politicians, TV executives, London cyclists, people who use the word 'like' out of context, etc (but not telephone sanitisers - they are very important) :rolleyes:
 
Abernovo said:
Hmm, you mean Ragnarok, where Odin and many of the gods fall, the Einherjar rise to fight for mankind, evil is ultimately defeated, the world is saved, and balance restored, with the younger gods taking the reins and mankind continuing on? Most of it not fought on Midgard (Earth), either.

Well, maybe I'm not so worried. ;)
Plus, I'm not arguing with the Valkyries. :p
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Me neither. Especially as they now apparently fly Spitfires. :p
 
i don't doubt there is something weird as can be about the weather. but i would point to contrailing first.
 
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