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Related: About this forumDid Vikings really host rituals to stop Ragnark in a volcanic cave in Iceland?
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POSTED BY: ROBIN-IVAN CAPAR 10. NOVEMBER 2021
Archaeologists made new findings in an Icelandic cavern that point to ceremonial activity aimed at preventing the end of the world Ragnarök.
Experts investigating a site at a volcanic cave in Iceland, which is located about 300 meters beyond the entrance to the cave, discovered a rock structure shaped like a boat, beads, and decorative materials from foreign lands, the Jerusalem Post reports.
They believe that Viking elites may have carried out ceremonies at the site around 1,000 years ago, with the goal of avoiding the apocalypse.
The scientists published their findings in the Journal of Archaeological Science. They noted that the eruption that formed the cave took place in the late 9th century shortly after the Vikings first settled in Iceland.
The volcanic eruption
According to the study, the volcanic eruption was likely the first major event of its kind witnessed by people in Northern Europe since the last Ice Age ended.
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Did Vikings really host rituals to stop Ragnark in a volcanic cave in Iceland? (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Nov 2021
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hlthe2b
(107,571 posts)1. Floki was real!
panader0
(25,816 posts)2. Interesting stuff. Thanks Judi Lynn.
Random Boomer
(4,273 posts)3. Apparently the ritural worked
The Vikings saved us from the apocalypse.