Ragnarok : the age of fire and gravel

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PART III. THE LEGENDS.

CHAPTEE PAGE I.—Tue Nature or Mytus : 5 5 = 118 TI.—Dm Man EXIST BEFORE THE DrirT? . : a 121

Til.—Lecenps or THE ComING oF THE CoMET - 132 1V.—RaGNaRok S 5 = 5 = 2 141 V.—Tuse CoNFLAGRATION OF PHAETON . a “ - 154 Vi—Orner LEGENDS OF THE CONFLAGRATION = : 166 VII.—Lecenps or THE Caye-Lire . > . 195 VIIL—LeGenps or THE AGE or DaRENESS . 5 : 208 IX.—Tse Triumps or THE Sen . 3 = - . 283 X.—Tue Fart or THE Cray AND GRAVEL . - . 251 XI.—Tue Aranran MyTus : : : - 268 XII.—Tue Boor or Jos . : : . = 276 XJI.—GeEneEsis READ By THE LicHT or THE COMET = . 316

PART IY. CONCLUSIONS.

_ I—Was Pre-Ghactan MAN CIVILIZED? 5 = . $41 IL—Tue Sceyz or Man’s SurvivaL . ° . 366 Iil.—Tse Brice . 5 : ; . = 376 IV.—OpsEcTIONS CONSIDERED 389 V.—Breta’s Comet . : : 2 > 408 VI.—tTue Unrversat Bevier or MangInD 5 . - 424 VIl.—Tue Earrn struck py Comets many TIMes . 4 431

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VIll—Tue Arrer-Worp . 5 . * . .