The Hammer Of Asgard: The Misunderstood

The legend of Thor is a bit different than what is portrayed in Marvel’s movie Thor. Thor was a very important god is from Norse mythology and was a thunder god while his wife was a fertility goddess. Odin, Thor’s father was the chief Viking god and legend says that Odin enjoyed disguising himself as a human and would seduce human women. In the Marvel movies, Odin is depicted as a completely different god and Thor is your average all brawns, quick tempered, hero myth. Norse mythology and Marvel’s rendition of Thor and the Norse gods are completely different and while prior to the course, I never would have known otherwise. I have always thought that I understood mythology prior to this course but it would seem that over the last 6 weeks, my understanding of mythology came from comic books and Marvel movies.

One of the most significant attributes of Loki is his connection to Ragnarök, or the end of the world according the Norse mythology. He triggers Ragnarök by “arranging the death of Baldur,” (Lindow, par. 6). He does this by tricking the blind god Hod into throwing a mistletoe spear at Baldur, killing him (McCoy, par. 9). He then turns against the gods and takes the side of the giant. Some of the major incidents that take place during the battle include: Jormungand, the giant serpent, slaying Thor; Fenrir, the wolf, killing Odin; and Loki and Heimdall mortally wounding each other (McCoy, par. 3 and 8). As punishment, the gods “tie him down to three rocks inside a cave” while “a venomous serpent sits above him, dripping poison onto him” (McCoy, par. 9).

According to the Norse Mythology for Smart People in the article, “THOR,” Thor is the thunder god, who protects Asgard from the giants, “Thor, the brawny thunder god, is the archetype of a loyal and honorable warrior, the ideal toward which the average human warrior aspired. He’s the indefatigable defender of […] Asgard from the encroachments of the giants […].” Thor is described as having similar characteristic of Finn: Loyal and honorable. Thor is also strong and courageous: “His courage and sense of duty are unshakeable, and his physical strength is virtually unmatched,” (THOR).

     There are many similarities between the hero of the poem Beowulf and the heroes of the two Icelandic sagas, The Saga of The Volsungs and The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki. The former saga is an Icelandic saga representing oral traditions dating back to the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun was fighting on the northern fringes of the Roman Empire; the latter is an Icelandic saga representing 1000 years of oral traditions prior to the 1300’s when it was written.

The story of Magnus Chase in this sequel “The Hammer of Thor” takes in place in Boston and in different Norse realms. This book talks about the quest to go find the stolen, and famous hammer used by the thunder god, Thor. During this book, there is a huge dilemma that was cleverly set up by the god of deception, Loki. Samirah al-Abbas, a friend of Magnus, and a daughter of Loki, is forced into a marriage with an earth giant named Thrym. They encounter new friends and foes.

In fact, it is because of his intense affection for this god that Hrafnkell gained the title Freysgodi. As exemplified earlier, Freyr, played an extremely important part in the chieftain’s religion. Thus, Einar’s choosing to ride Freyfaxi

The book Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan was exhilarating. In the beginning of the book it starts off at a run from a magical talking goat being assassinated. Then Magnus, the main character, goes on a quest to try to retrieve Thor’s hammer. In order to retrieve Thor’s hammer Magnus has to make a fake wedding with the king of the earth giants, Thrym, and his friend Alex, who is Loki’s daughter, but Loki wants his other daughter, Samantha, to marry Thrym. So that Thrym will give Alex Thor’s hammer as a wedding gift. Loki has other plans for the wedding though, Loki’s plans have Alex bring him the only sword that can break his bonds. Loki’s plans are to get free, but the giants think it’s to create an alliance for Ragnarok.

Frey was the Norse god of the sun, rain, agriculture, fertility, and health, and an important god in the Norse culture. He was part of the group of gods called the Vanir, a peace loving tribe, and “he’s also an honorary member of the other tribe of Norse gods, the Aesir” (McCoy).

Who fits in the description of a blonde blue-eyed god, carries an electric hammer that can crush mountains and flies the god through the air, and talks in an old English Shakespeare speaking? That would be the famous Norse God of Lighting, Thor, or at least in the Marvel's version he is like that in the movie Thor. Marvel's version of Norse Mythology is actually different from the actual mythology which results a misconception of the myth to the people who watch the movie Thor. People sometime believe that Marvel's version of Norse Mythology is the actual myth of Norse Mythology itself, because they believe that Marvel is telling the true tales in their own way. They sometime have forgotten that the movie Thor is an artist interpretation

we all watched the last actions in the last season .. so emotion huh? reck became a lover again :) the kids find a place to grow up in. a community !so what's will happen this season ?

The reason that it would be awesome to use a magical hammer that you can control. You can summon a lightning strike on anybody or anything. If you want a hot pocket and you aren’t patient then summon some lighting and boom you got a lightly roasted hot pocket. Or if you want to fly you just spin you hammer and almost let go and boom you have just gone 50 miles. PLus you can be the prince of Asgard AKA The world of the gods and wealth and good food. In the story it said that thor was able had unlimited data on his hammer so he could get any show on netflix or hulu and watch it on his hammer. One more thing, You are a god of lighting and

The main protagonist, Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose great hall, Heorot, is plagued by the monster Grendel. Beowulf kills Grendel with his bare hands and Grendel's mother with a sword, which giants once used, that Beowulf found in Grendel's mother's lair.

Within Nordic texts, Thor is typically described as the God of the people. There were man artifacts that show how important people thought Thor’s stories were to their daily lives. People would use wooden carvings of Thor to help navigate through water currents. There were also many flint box devices for starting fires that were associated with Thor and lightning. His personality is depicted as aloof and is too often being easily baited into a dramatic or humiliating situation of some sort. One example of a humiliating situation would be when Thor’s hammer was stolen and offered back only in exchange for his mother, and he had to dress up in his mother’s gown and robes to deceive the evil doer. What he lacks in brains is far

Other signs showing Tolkien's influence in Norse mythology can be noted through the various similarities between Odin and Gandalf. Agreeably they are both known to possess supernatural strengths such as magic and the

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