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In Arthurian legend, Mount Killaraus (Latin: mons Killaraus) is a legendary place in Ireland where Stonehenge originally stood. According to the narrative presented in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, King Ambrosius Aurelianus embarks on a quest to construct a memorial for the Celtic Britons who were treacherously slain by Anglo-Saxons.
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Geoffrey of Monmouth describes it as a megalithic stone circle, whose stones were used to build the neolithic Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England.. According to Geoffrey, the wizard Merlin disassembled a circle at Mount Killaraus in Ireland and had men drag the stones to Wiltshire, and had giants assemble Stonehenge.
The north portal of the 12th-century Urnes stave church has been interpreted as containing depictions of snakes and dragons that represent Ragnarök. [1]In Norse mythology, Ragnarök (/ ˈ r æ ɡ n ə r ɒ k / ⓘ RAG-nə-rok or / ˈ r ɑː ɡ-/ RAHG-; [2] [3] [4] Old Norse: Ragnarǫk [ˈrɑɣnɑˌrɒk]) is a foretold series of impending events, including a great battle in which numerous ...
Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae ("History of the Kings of Britain") says that Stonehenge originally stood at the 'hill of Killare' (mons Killaraus) in Ireland, before being moved to Britain. This is thought to refer to Uisneach, as Killare is a place at the foot of the hill. [13]
Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok is an adventure game/RPG hybrid developed by Dutch studio Crystal Shard, set in the world of the Poetic Edda and Norse Mythology.
Gåten Ragnarok (lit. "The Riddle Ragnarok") or just simply Ragnarok is a 2013 Norwegian fantasy adventure film about the legendary story of Ragnarök . Archaeologist Sigurd Swenson sets off to Finnmark in search of new physical evidence of Vikings ' explorations in the far northern regions of Norway .
Jörmungandr in the sea during Ragnarök, drawn by the Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe in 1898.. In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr, lit. 'the Vast 'gand'', see Etymology), also known as the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent (Old Norse: Miðgarðsormr, "worm of Midgard"), is an unfathomably large and monstrous sea serpent or worm who dwells in the world sea, encircling ...