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40,000 BCE
Ginnungagap
The primordial void. actual date 13.8 billion years ago -
40,000 BCE
Ymir & the World’s Creation
The first giant Ymir is slain by Odin, Vili, and Vé, forming the world from his body. actual date 4000000000 years ago -
40,000 BCE
The First Humans
Ask and Embla are created from tree trunks actual date 2.8 million years ago -
Period: 40,000 BCE to 1000
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1 BCE
The Age of the Gods
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1 CE
The Aesir-Vanir War
A major war between the two groups of gods, leading to a truce. no actual date as it is a mythological event -
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The Binding of Fenrir
The gods chain the monstrous wolf, Fenrir. no actual date as it is a mythological event -
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Loki’s Trickery & Balder’s Death
Loki deceives Hodr the blind son of Odin into killing his brother Balder, leading to Loki’s imprisonment. no actual date as it is a mythological event. -
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Ragnarok (The End Of The World
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Fimbulwinter
A great winter heralds the end. No actual date as it a mythological event -
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The Final Battle
Gods and monsters fight to the death. no actual date as it is a mythological event. -
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The Rebirth
A new world emerges, with surviving gods and humans rebuilding life. Then all will be repeated as the Norse mythology timeline is circular rather than linear. No actual date as it is a mythological event -
98
Norse Mythology begun being practised
Tacitus's Germania, written around 98 AD, provides an early account of the religious practices of Germanic tribes. Though primarily focused on their customs, social structures, and warfare, Tacitus also describes aspects of their spiritual beliefs. His work highlights their worship of deities, sacred groves, and divination practices. However, Germania does not extensively cover Scandinavia, as Tacitus’s focus was on the tribes of central and western Europe -
793
Viking age begun
The Viking age begun with the raid on the Lindisfarne monastery in 793 AD -
927
England was Founded