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In Norse mythology, ''Fimbulvetr'' (or ''fimbulvinter''), commonly rendered in English as Fimbulwinter, is the immediate prelude to the events of Ragnarök. It simply means 'Mighty Winter"''. ==Summary== Fimbulvetr is the harsh winter that precedes the end of the world and puts an end to all life on Earth. Fimbulwinter is three successive winters where snow comes in from all directions, without any intervening summer. During this time, there will be innumerable wars and ties of blood will no longer be respected: the next-of-kin will lie together and brothers will kill brothers.〔(''Fimbulvinter'' (Store norske leksikon) )〕 The event is described primarily in the ''Poetic Edda''. In the poem ''Vafþrúðnismál'', Odin poses the question to Vafþrúðnir as to who of mankind will survive the Fimbulwinter. Vafþrúðnir responds that Líf and Lífþrasir will survive and that they will live in the forest of Hoddmímis holt. This mythology might be related to the extreme weather events of 535–536 which resulted in a notable drop in temperature across northern Europe. There have also been several popular ideas about whether or not this particular piece of mythology has a connection to the climate change that occurred in the Nordic countries at the end of the Nordic Bronze Age dating from about 650 BC. Before this climate change, the Nordic countries were considerably warmer.〔Ström, Folke: ''Nordisk Hedendom'', Studentlitteratur, Lund 2005, ISBN 91-44-00551-2 (first published 1961) among others, refer to the climate change theory.〕 In Denmark, Norway, Sweden and other Nordic countries, the term ''fimbulvinter'' is still used to refer to an unusually cold and harsh winter.〔 Fimbulwinter plays an important role in Alan Garner's novel of 1960, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fimbulwinter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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