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Jul 2018
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The Völuspá – Order & Chaos in Norse Myt...

NOAH TETZNER
About this episode
Today we will be exploring the Völuspá, with, Luke and Dan of The Northern Myths Podcast. Together, we’ll look at the existence of order and chaos in the creation of the world as well as Ragnarök and the End Times.
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Music: Danheim – Framganga https://danheimmusic.com/
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