Way before the Vikings, the Norse, and other Germanic people were converted to Christianity during the Middle Ages, they had a very complex and sophisticated religion. Norse mythology is the set of stories that the Vikings told to their families and friends. These stories involved deities that were both fascinating and complex such as Odin, Thor, Freya, and Loki. Loki is the trickster god of Norse mythology. Loki is one of the most debated deities from Norse mythology even to this day. Loki appears in the stories as scheming, and mischievous, with no loyalties. Scholars and theologists are still exploring and debating what his purpose was in all the ancient stories. Some believe that he was just a plot device. Others believe that he was …show more content…
One day, a giant offered to build them this wall, but demanded compensation, the goddess Freya in marriage, as well as the sun and moon. The gods started to conviene about the offer. Freya was against the giants terms, of course. Loki suggested that the giant should get what he wanted, but only if he could complete the wall in a single winter, with no aid from anyone but from his horse.The giant agreed to these terms and made the gods swear oaths so they would fulfill their end of the deal and so he would be safe in Asgard while he worked. Soon, the gods were perplexed by how fast the wall was being constructed. In fact his horse, Svadilfari, or the Unlucky Traveler, seemed to being doing double the work as the giant, carrying enormous boulders over large distances. When the end of winter was only three days away, the wall was strong enough to withstand any force. It was only lacking a few stones that needed to be place around the gate. The god were angry at Loki for giving them his advice. They threatened his life if he couldn’t find a way to prevent the giant from completing the wall. At the end of the day, the giant and his horse went into the forest in search of stone. While in the forest, they came across a mare, who was Loki in disguise. The …show more content…
He is also known as the Midgard Serpent. He is a snake who lives in the ocean that surrounds Midgard, the world. He is so massive that his body forms a circle around all of Midgard. His parents are Loki and Angrboða. His siblings are Fenrir and Hel. Jörmungandr has a mortal enemy known as the thunder god Thor. Jörmungandr’s venom was super poisonous and was so big that Odin, the father of the gods, cast him into the sea. Jörmungandr movements are what causes giant storms and tidal waves. There is a story about a time when Thor almost killed Jörmungandr. It started one day when Thor went out of Asgard disguised as a child. In the evening he came up to the home of a giant known as Hymir. Thor stayed the night at Hymir’s home. At dawn, Hymir got up and dressed to go fishing in a rowboat. Thor asked Hymir to let him go rowing with him. Hymir said he would not be much help as he was so young and small. Thor said he would be able to row way out into the sea and was sure he wouldn’t be the first one to ask to be rowed back to shore. Thor asked what was to be used as bait but Hymir refused to recommend anything, so Thor killed Hymir’s biggest ox, named Himinhriot, and cut off it’s head. He put it in the boat and started to row out to the sea. Far beyond the giant’s normal fishing grounds. Thor attached the ox head to a line and threw out his line. Jörmungandr, opened his mouth around the ox head and was caught on the
got injured during the war, but before all this Loki bit Gus so there was a little tension there.
The representations of Thor has definitely changed over the past years because of the way people have thought and imagined about the “Thor scenes” in the Greek mythology to create a movie or cartoon for readers. Some representations have been kept and some have been varied, such as the outfit, powers and friends. During the years of people have created multiple movies of the same concept and have added more characters or changed some bits. In the extract of Snorra Edda it reveals that Thor wants to prove that he is powerful and worthy, he comes with the giant Hymer to find his own bait but ends up being arrogant and aggressive because the Midgard Serpant had made him angry. He cannot control his anger and slashes out. Meanwhile as, in the film
but then, due to a storm, he lost his way. While Beowulf was trying to return
Thor wants to return home but believes he cannot because Loki said he was banished and that he had killed their father. After Thor doubts his return home the gatekeeper opens the portal for him to return home. At the end of Thor Loki also gets an opportunity to live, even though he tried tricking Thor into believing he could not return home because he killed their father. After Thor and Loki have their brother battle in Asgard they almost fall of the bridge, but, Thor holds on tight with Loki hanging from them. Odin awakes from his rest and grabs Thor’s arm, but, just as he is pulling them up Loki feels he is now unworthy and Let's go of Thor and falls off. He becomes the leader of his people, the Frost Giants.
Probing for clues, he breaks into his uncle's brick fronted mansion but is caught by Randolph. Randolph tells him that he is the son of a Norse god, and that his mother's death was not an accident. He brings Magnus to a bridge, where he is confronted by the fire giant, Surt. In the fight, Magnus is killed and carried to a modernized interpretation of the Norse afterlife, Hotel Valhalla by his valkyrie, Samirah "Sam" Al Abbas, a daughter of Loki. There, he learns that his father is the Norse god of fertility, Frey.
His jealousy over took him even though he was a god. He set out and found the mistletoe without any trouble; he then came back to where all the gods were testing out Balder by throwing things at him. Loki found Balder’s blind brother and told him that he should be respectful and throw something at Balder too. So because of Loki’s jealousy, he helped the blind brother aim the mistletoe at Balder and throw it. It killed Balder instantly.
To stop his sad feelings, Poseidon wanted to find a bride. On his way, he stumbled upon the mermaid Amphitrite, a sea nymph with golden hair and sparkling blue eyes, dancing on the island of Naxos with her friends. Taken by her extraordinary beauty, Poseidon couldn't help but falling in love with her and asked her to be his wife. Amphitrite, a granddaughter of the Greek god of the seas Oceanus and the daughter of the gentle Sea god Nereus, was trying to protect her virginity i...
In the post strip Odin tells Shadow how the gods went to America long ago but came back to Reykjavik because they could not survive there. The gods couldn’t survive in America because when the battled in Asgard (A place where all the gods live) destroyed the world; it changed how people looked at gods. So when Odin said that to Shadow he meant that the world outside Reykjavik does not think about the gods the same way they did before the battle. So in the sense of the hero’s journey the gods were victorious against the evil forces but the aftermath of the battle changed the humans view of
The Vikings have garnered attention over the years not only for their raiding and trading, but also for the Paganist gods and religion. Similar to many other ancient civilizations, the Vikings leave behind many myths containing tales of their gods and their beliefs. Marvel’s 2011 film Thor serves as an introduction to Norse gods and mythology, but it does fall flat in term of accuracy and detail in certain areas. Despite various large and small-scale changes to its overall plot and characters, Thor has been well-adapted to portray Norse myths as best as possible within an existing Marvel franchise.
He has anger against his father for banishing him and his conceit still consumes him. Thor sets out on a quest to find Mjolnir and claim his rightful place in Asguard. It isn’t until after he is unable to lift the hammer after he finds it, does he realize he needs to change before he can be worthy again. Thor finds love for the humans of Earth and cares less about his own problems. He becomes humble and doesn’t think as highly of himself anymore.
When Loki found this he ended Balder's life, causing much grief in the lives of Odin and Frigg while they mourned the loss of her son. Furthermore, we can go back to Loki's Punishment where as Loki is chained to the cave his wife, Sigyn holds a bowl over his head as long he is in his imprisonment to catch the venom from a snake the Valkyrie put over his head to make him suffer (McCoy,259-260). The loyalty to family is seen as Loki’s wife sigyn stays by his side after everything he has done, after their sons were killed because of him, yet she remains loyal to him. This demonstrates how loyalty to family is important to the gods and how highly they value one
The Marvelous Thor of Norse Mythology I chose to review the film Thor (2011) as I am relatively familiar with the comic book incarnation of the Norse mythological characters and having of course studied and learned about them more in depth I felt this was the overall better choice of film and topic to engage. My personal views of mythology have greatly changed during my time studying this course and I now view it as more of a precursor to the foundation of most modern religious movements. While I appreciate that mythology and theology are both considered different, the similarities are nonetheless striking between the two. “The film portrayal of both Odin and Thor owes more to Judeo-Christian mythology than it does to Norse mythology. The first
The wall was always guarded by an old man who helps him in his quest. The narrow space in the wall is a portal to a magical realm. It is a quest for the fallen star Yvaine who turn into a damsel with infinite powers. Tristran infatuated with the town beauty Victoria promises her a part of the fallen star in return for her affection.
Odin is the ruler of the gods in Norse mythology. He was stuck by his own spear pinned to the World Tree. There he learned nine songs and eighteen runes. Odin lives in Asgard; from his throne he observes everything that happens in the nine worlds. Valhalla is a hall in Asgard where the dead warriors are taken; Odin is also known to reside there (pantheon/odin).
Thor is the Norse God of Thunder. He is also a Deity of lightning, storms, Oak trees, farmers, fertility, strength, destruction, healing and death. Thor is also a protector of mankind and is very loyal to his father Odin and the Aesir Gods. In the past, he came to their defence any time it was needed, no matter how far away he was or what else he was doing. His family always comes first.