![]() In one story the gods do not want to pay an unnamed builder the agreed price for building the fortifications of Asgard, so the gods sabotage his work and then Thor kills the builder. ![]() Quick to anger, Thor often acted impulsively, and was not always fair in his dealings. ![]() But Thor was far from the embodiment of our modern ideas of a noble warrior. Like in the movies, he also had lightning in his eyes, and had a prestigious appetite for food and drink. Thor was also called upon to maintain social order by blessing important events such as births and marriages.Īs the ideal Viking warrior, Thor was described and depicted as a burly Viking with an impressive red beard. While Odin was wandering the universe in search of wisdom, Thor defended Asgard and Midgard against the chaotic forces of the giants, smashing their heads with his hammer.Īs such, Thor was represented as the ideal Viking warrior, but he did not just protect the order of the universe with his might. While Odin was the king of the Aesir gods, Thor was the protector of Asgard, and also mankind. īut as a god of the weather, Thor was also venerated by the Viking sailors that relied on the winds to steer their ships, and the Norse farmers that relied on the rains to grow their crops. Thor’s name means thunder, and he was certainly considered to be the cause of thunder and lighting which he triggered every time he used his hammer Mjolnir. While Thor is often called the god of thunder, this is an oversimplification. But in Norse mythology Loki and Thor were not brothers, though Loki did accompany Thor on many of his adventures. Just like the in the Marvel movies, Thor was the son of Odin, who was king of the Aesir gods.īut unlike in the films, his mother was not Odin’s wife Frigg, but rather the giantess Jord, who was an embodiment of the earth.Ĭonsidering Odin himself may also have been part giant, this does not make Thor that different from Loki, a full blooded giant. While Marvel certainly have it right in terms of an arrogant hero with a mighty hammer and insatiable appetite, the protector of men in Norse mythology is a much more complex being.
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