A member of the Vanir family, Frey is the God of fertility of Earth. He is the father of twins Frey and Freyja. Njord is the Norse God of the sea and belongs to the Vanir family. The Venir are all fertility gods in different respects. Vanir are the other major group/family, who are at war with the Aesir. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Īesir are a prominent group of Norse Gods, who through the Prose Edda are at war with the Vanir group. Afterward, the earth will rise again, the innocent Balder will return from the dead, and the hosts of the just will live in a hall roofed with gold.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. The sun will be darkened, the stars will vanish, and the earth will sink into the sea. Giants and demons approaching from all points of the compass will attack the gods, who will meet them and face death like heroes. According to those two sources, the Ragnarök will be preceded by cruel winters and moral chaos. 1241), which largely follows the Völuspá. The Ragnarök is fully described only in the Icelandic poem Völuspá (“Sibyl’s Prophecy”), probably of the late 10th century, and in the 13th-century Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson (d. Ragnarök, (Old Norse: “Doom of the Gods”), in Scandinavian mythology, the end of the world of gods and men. The initial prediction was made by the JORVIK Viking Centre museum, with the predicted date coinciding with their annual festival. In 2014 media outlets reported that the Viking calendar placed Ragnarök and the subsequent end of the world on February 22, 2014. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them!

Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.

100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.

COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.

Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.

This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.

#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.

Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.

Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.

Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.

Prose edda