Why did ancient vikings believe the end of the world was the sky falling on them?

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What no. Okay first off all the Vikings were Mideval (800-1100 A.D.) Not Anceint. Ragnorock is a Massive War (Viking Armeggedon) Part of that war the sky cracks and fire. It is like a miscoception that there the most violent europeons. This was a violent time. Ragnorock means Final Desteny of the Gods or Destruction of the powers. Ragnorock Is the End of the Universe,Time,Creation and all things every God,every Human every World every Grain of sand every monsters Meats there final desteny at Ragnorock. Nothing last forever in Norse (Viking) Mythology. Ragnorock Symbolizes The Ultimate end to All things Gods,Monsters Mortals Giants everything had a Desteny. The Vikings were constantlly Involved with war and battle because Only the greatest of all woriers in history Get to go to Vallhallah when they die.(Viking Heaven) were you do nothing but eat and fight each other untill ragnorck it is like the ultimate training ground For Ragnorock. So they can honorable die at Ragnorock. Here is the Myth.

In the begining there was nothing. Gannupagap There was no Time,Space,Life sound No nothing. Then at one end ot ganuupangap can a Small spark and the other a small mist. The sparks came together to form Surt The First being a Massive Fire Giant. On the other side the Mist formed to water but Since there was no heat it froze to ice then it formed Nifilheim (Land of ice) it was a massive land with no life but nothing but Ice it grew and grew untill half the universe was taken up in. Meanwhile at the same time Muselhiem (land of fire) Was were surt lived. He was the first being at new that at the end of time he End the universe. More and more giants emerged. Surt was the King of the fire giants. Muselhiem deveolpt there land as ther Universe grew So did the land of ice. Surt Spend every second of Every day Forging "The Twilight" His massive Sowrd That would won day destroy the Universe at Ragnorock. Then the 2 Worlds Crashed!! The Fire melted the ice and Formed an ocean then froze with brought life to it from the flames Forming Ymir the fist Frost Giant he lived in Niefhiem

He was the biggest and most powerfull being in the Universe. Small Dabs of his Sweat Landed on the ground Forming other frost giants. He Was the King. One of the Sweats formed into a cow. The Cow fed the giants. The Giants were the emobadyments of Chaos and Destruction Massive Monsters with Terrifieing Apearence. They were Evil Monsters of Chaos. The Cow one day was Licking a Block of ice when one day Out of the The ice formed Buri. He was a God. The Begining of Order to the Chaos. He and a giantess had a Son named Bor who had 3 Sons Odin,Villie and Ve. Like in Greek Mythology,Celtic Mythology and Many others. The First race was the Chaos in the universe the new race was the Great Order. Ymir began Killing the Gods in a fit of Rage. Odin (leader and oldest) Villie (power) and Ve (will) were the only Ones left So Together they united. Odin Was very powerfull God of Many things War,Battle,Death,Wisdom,Potery,Prophecy,Magic,Victory and Hunting. He Led his brothers into battle angainst The giants. Together They battle The Giants killing all of them Then they came across Ymir. They killed him to. His Blood went everywere. (Witch became the Oceans) Drowning the Giants. Then Odin created something out of Ymir. From his Body the Earth,His Blood the Oceans,His Hair The Grass,His Bones the Moutens,His Breath the air and his brains the clouds. They created 6 other Worlds 2 and placed them on the World tree with 1 on each branch of the world tree. (That was allways there the ultimate tree of life) Forming the 9 worlds. He ruled the universe He had many sons (Thor,Tyr,Baldar ect.) with his wife Freyja Goddes of Love,The earth,Beuty,Sex and Woman. She was an Unbeiliblelly Stunning Woman. A Fire Clever Fire Giant Named Loki Had a plan to Become A God and a Giant! Odin Create a massive Fortress city called Asgard Land of the gods ant the top of the universe below there was a Rainbow bridge that led From each world to each world. He created many Beast to live on earth. But His greatest creation Was "Man". Frost giants allways invaded the heavens so Thor with his thunder hammer allway killed them behind the clouds there blood formed the rain. Loki came and Was so nice to the Gods Odin Gave him Some of his Blood making them brothers. Now Loki was God of Chaos,Evil,Mischife,Fire,Giants and Monsters. He Had 3 children Hella,the World serphent and Fenrir a giant wolf. The other gods were unaware that these were lokis children. They terroized The Universe Untill Hella was locked in the under world becomeing Goddess of Hell,The midgard Sephent Tail was shoved down its mouth then thrown in the ocean Witch Caused the Waves. And Fenrir Was locked in Chains in the under world. He caused the Earthquakes. Loki Slowlly turned more and more evil he tricked one god into killing his own brother so he was locked in the under world. So the sighns Ragnorock Was Beging a God Died A Massive winter lasting 3 years Froze the earth killing Billions of people Then the World will plunge into Chaos Mothers will sleep with there children, and MAssive Wars will break out untill no ones left. The Universe plunges into Chaos all 9 Worlds An Earth Quake Breakes Lokis and Fenrirs Chains Loki gathers every Giants Ever monster ever Evil creture and all of the Humans of Hell Billions of them. Odin turns his Vikings into God like woriers to Fight the Giants then Gathers every God and every Non Evil Creature every Being in the universe is on 1 of 2 sides. All 9 Worlds slide into each other creating chaos the sky cracks in half and fire Bursts out, The Universe is on Fire Earthquakes,Tital waves and all things are in Chaos. The Giants Wolf Eats The Sun,The Moon and the stars and continues to eat everything in the universe. The line of time ends and the entire universe enter Ragnorck. Odin Chooses to Battle The Giant wolf After a massive Battle Fenrir Eats Odin Then to avange his father Vanar (i think thats his name) Rips the wolfs Jaws of killing him releasing many explosions. Thor Meats the Dragon Witch Is longer then the earth He Beats the Snake with his hammer untill it bites him injecting Piosion. Thor Finally thorws his hammer into his Motuth killing him in a gaint Lighting Exsplosion. But the Piosion from earllier Kills him. The Earth God battles Surt. Surt wins but at a heavy Cost. All Gods meat ther desteny Loki is killed by Vandar. Then When There is allmost nothing left With the last of his Energy Blast All 9 worlds with Fire burning them to dust. Then an ocean of darkness swollose the universe. Order and Chaos No do not exist. After all that No Evil is left. Only a small island growing and 2 people 1 male and 1 female. Together they re populate the earth. and live in harmony forever and all peace is now restored. Baldar the God of Joy and peace is Recreated and now all is at peace. The Christain missionaries used this a a "Prequel" to Genisis Saying The Abarhamnic God Created a Multiverse of all other mythologies and religions. And Satan is who is causing all pain and Baldar is really Jesus. That is the Ultimate Symboll for the Dark age Scandinaivens For the Universes Ultimate Fate