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Month: June 2012

June 16, 2012August 16, 2015

Instrument No 1 (extract)

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The tenth of Ten Norse Myths. Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods, the destruction of the worlds, the dramatic death duel of light and dark… Ragnarok. The end of the world had been prophesied from its beginning, and everyone across the world knew what to expect when Ragnarok fell upon them. For Ragnarok was the twilight of the gods, an …

109 – Norse Myths 09 – The Death of Baldur

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106 – Norse Myths 06 – Heimdall

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