Ragnarok, The age of fire and gravel, Contents

RAGNAROK

THE AGE OF FIRE AND GRAVEL.

BY

IGNATIUS DONNELLY

AUTHOR OF "ATLANTIS: THE ANTEDILUVIAN WORLD."

[1883]

CONTENTS

PART I.

THE DRIFT.

• Chapter I .--THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DRIFT
• Chapter II .--THE ORIGIN OF THE DRIFT NOT KNOWN
• Chapter III .--THE ACTION OF WAVES
• Chapter IV .--WAS IT CAUSED BY ICEBERGS?
• Chapter V .--WAS IT CAUSED By GLACIERS?
• Chapter VI .--WAS IT CAUSED BY A CONTINENTAL ICE-SHEET?
• Chapter VII .--THE DRIFT A GIGANTIC CATASTROPHE
• Chapter VIII .--GREAT HEAT A PREREQUISITE

PART II.

THE COMET.

• Chapter I .--A COMET CAUSED THE DRIFT
• Chapter II .--WHAT IS A COMET?
• Chapter III .--COULD A COMET STRIKE THE EARTH?
• Chapter IV .--THE CONSEQUENCES TO THE EARTH

PART III.

THE LEGENDS.

• Chapter I .--THE NATURE OF MYTHS
• Chapter II .--DID MAN EXIST BEFORE THE DRIFT?
• Chapter III .--LEGENDS OF THE COMING OF THE COMET
• Chapter IV .--RAGNAROK
• Chapter V .--THE CONFLAGRATION OF PHAON
• Chapter VI .--OTHER LEGENDS OF THE CONFLAGRATION
• Chapter VII .--LEGENDS OF THE CAVE-LIFE
• Chapter VIII .--LEGENDS OF THE AGE OF DARKNESS
• Chapter IX .--THE TRIUMPH OF THE SUN
• Chapter X .--THE FALL OF THE CLAY AND GRAVEL
• Chapter XI .--THE ARABIAN MYTHS
• Chapter XII .--THE BOOK OF JOB
• Chapter XIII .--GENESIS READ BY THE LIGHT OF THE COMET

PART IV.

CONCLUSIONS.

• Chapter I .--WAS PRE-GLACIAL MAN CIVILIZED?
• Chapter II .--THE SCENE OF MAN'S SURVIVAL
• Chapter III .--THE BRIDGE
• Chapter IV .--OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED
• Chapter V .--BIELA'S COMET
• Chapter VI .--THE UNIVERSAL BELIEF OF MANKIND 424
• Chapter VII .--THE EARTH STRUCK BY COMETS MANY TIMES
• Chapter VIII .--THE AFTER-WORD