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Thor, Odin, and Loki, all good marvel characters, but they didn’t originate in the minds of Stan Lee. In fact they originated nearly 1300 years earlier, in the Viking age. In that time Norse mythology was born in its entirety. The way it was shaped was an effect of the Viking way, and the Viking way was affected by their mythology. Norse mythology didn’t stay inclusive to their own gods because of their raids and trading they learned different religions. Norse mythology integrated another mythology into theirs. This in turn cause wars between those said gods, specific to this essay the Aesir-Vanir War. This affected how Vikings saw the use of Seidr and this event was directly related to them raiding and trading with other lands.

Odin was a Norse mythology deity and he was mention prominently and he was mentioned throughout the decade in history of Germanic people, from Roman Livelihood in districts of Germania, through the tribal enhancement of the migration season and the Viking age. Healing, Death,

Thor is one of the most famous of the gods in Norse mythology, well known due to his popularity. Thor is described as having a quick and hot temper, and a love for food. The enemies of the gods, the giants, were on the receiving end of

In mutiple times in the movie, there was reference to the Norse Gods, Odin and Thor. Stoick the Vast, leader of the village spoke it in an expression of happiness, “OH, THOR ALMIGHTY!” At another scene, Gobber, a viking warrior missing his hand and

In the movie, Odin sits on a throne, makes decrees, and appears to be a warrior. In the myth, because Odin is the giver of human souls, he spends much of his time on earth as a wise older man. This time spent on earth, instead of in Asgard, also lead to Thor being born of a Giantess, not the goddess Friga. This shows that Thor was meant to be made part of the heavens (Odin) and part of the earth (earth giantess), this explains why midgard (earth) was Thor’s domain in the myth. When the writers of ‘comic Thor’ changed his parentage, they directly broke Thor’s connection to the earth, showing that they had no regard for what the actual myth had to say, this is clearly showing that Thor is only being used as a way to grab the readers’

Viking gods are also known as Norse gods. There are Aesir gods and Vanir gods. Vanir gods were thought to be good at mythical arts. They were very wise. On the other side Aesir gods were good for war and victory. People worshiped Aesir gods so they would succeed in war.

During Thor’s coronation in Branagh’s film, Odin is ordaining Thor as the king of Asgard. Odin entrusts him to an object that is highly significant to being a ruler. “Mjolnir, forged in the heart of a dying star. Its power has no equal! It’s a weapon to destroy or as a tool to build. It is a fit companion for a king.” After Odin banishes Thor into the mortal world, he sends Mjolnir after Thor and says an enchantment. “Whosover holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor!” This marks the starting point of the test that Thor has to go through to prove his worth in the movie. Many people try to pull the hammer out of the ground but they find it hard to pull it out of the ground. This resembles that only one person can possess the power of Thor. The agency S.H.I.E.L.D under the charge of agent Phil Coulson sets a camp around the hammer which creates a sense of eeriness that the hammer has a great amount of power that no one on earth has seen

Norse religion is a kind of polytheistic folk religion that the Scandinavian people practiced before they were converted to Christianity. The Scandinavian people would make animal sacrifices and worship the many different gods to protect and guide them.The most popular myth of their religion summarized is the following: The father of all the gods, god of Valhalla (heaven) and king of Asgard, their realm Odin has two sons, Thor(god of thunder), and Loki(god of fire). Thor is the eternal symbol of purity and light, fighting for what’s right, protecting his people. Loki, is a conniving force of mischief and narcissism who is eventually cursed by all the gods, including his father and brother. Thor eventually dies fighting his worst enemy the Serpent, ending the Norse religion and making room for

Zeus is most infamously known for his association with the lightning bolt that he used to control the weather, by creating storms and rain. In literature, Zeus represents leadership, power, and weather. When an author makes a reference to Zeus it is because that character shows some sort of strength and intentness. Zeus is often described as a man that has long curly hair, a beard and has a regal body. He is often portrayed with a character that overpowers a leader

Loki has a very different perception of him by the people who worshiped Paganism. Loki has also been used to personify different events that have happened in the Pagan religion. This insight on how Loki, as well as other Gods, relayed messages and lessons for the people of the Pagan religion is very interesting and intriguing. In the Nordic Religions in the Viking Age book written by Thomas A. Dubois he talked about this in detail. A detail about Loki’s presence in Pagan religion he explained stood out to me, it went as followed “This approach became particularly pronounced in Christianity, distinguishing the Christian devil from the more ambiguous demons of pagan tradition, the trickster/demon Loki, for example, the ill-willed but occasionally marriageable giant

The first of these influences is the ideology that Odin not only is essentially the father of mankind, but also created the universe as we know it today. Odin accomplished this by killing Ymir, an ancient frost giant. According to Norse mythology, Ymir was one of the first living beings in the universe and shockingly, was the grandfather of Odin and his brothers Vili and Ve. Considered to be immortal, (In Norse mythology meaning that he could only be killed by another god) Ymir's goal was to lead his frost giants to supreme power and control over humanity, and rule the universe.

Marvel is widely known for their comic books and superheroes. Some Marvel characters are completely made up by Marvel writers themselves inside their own universe whereas others draw from historical texts, such as Gods of the Norse Pantheon. The primary writers for Marvel comics were Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. They didn’t exactly do an accurate job of portraying Thor as the Norse God that he was in the Eddas. Thor is by far the most popular of the Norse Gods.

His dad sent Thor on earth to teach him a lesson and he took away both his powers and his hammer. He also turned him into a human where he had a different identity and no memory of Asgard. Later, when he found out his true identity he was able to transform himself. From doctor to a god. He was able to save thousands of people and being able to give people the sense of hope that they needed during a certain tragic event.

The Norse god Loki was neither truly good, nor truly evil, but rather walked on a very thin line between the two. However, in spite of his flaws, Loki had times when he helped get the gods out of sticky situations. Loki was known to be “helpful and quick-witted;’’ he was smart and cunning and could think of solutions fast (Daly 54). In the story of, ‘’Idun’s Apples,’’ the goddess, Idun, was kidnapped which resulted in the gods becoming, ‘’old and gray’’(Dawson 45). According to Dawson, it is ‘’Loki who saved them from their fate’’ (Dawson 45). Loki transforms into a little bird and rescues Idun from the Frozen North and brings ‘’restoration to the gods youth’’ (Dawson 51). However, Loki did not remain a heroic god forever. Soon enough, Loki

Loki is the embodiment of, “Of course it was Loki. It 's always Loki.” Loki is unquestionably the biggest question mark within Norse mythology. He is portrayed as a scheming, mischievous deity who has no real loyalties, his role is shrouded in mystery; what was his purpose in the ancient stories. Loki’s character arises questions about his role; was he a plot device, a foil for the Aesir, or maybe he was meant to be used as a warning to child? Within the pantheon of Norse gods, he was an anomaly; his fellow gods are mostly one dimensional and Loki is anything but. Loki is the antithesis to the culture the Norse gods represented; honor, courage, fidelity, truth, discipline, hospitality, industriousness, self reliance, perseverance. Loki is