"Thor (comics) Thor, the god of Norse mythology, has appeared as a character in various comics over the years, appearing in series from a range of publishers. Thor Odinson (often called The Mighty Thor) is a Marvel Comics superhero, based on the thunder god of Norse mythology. The superhero was created by editor Stan Lee and penciller Jack Kirby, who co-plotted, and scripter Larry Lieber, and first appeared in ""Journey into Mystery"" #83 (Aug. 1962). On a mission from his father, Odin, Thor acts as a superhero while maintaining the secret identity of Dr. Donald Blake, an American physician with"
"two go outside to investigate to discover Thor waiting for them and preparing Mjölnir in retribution for his sons' deaths. Thor In Germanic mythology, Thor (; from ) is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing and fertility. Besides Old Norse ""Þórr"", extensions of the god occur in Old English as , and in Old High German as (runic ). All forms of the deity stem from a Common Germanic (meaning 'thunder'). Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman"
"the Rainbow Bridge between Earth and Asgard, and use it to transport himself and others instananeously. Thor carries a hammer as his primary weapon. It is about three feet long, with a square head with beveled edges. He also possesses battle armor, a shield and a helmet, although he decides not to use them in his initial encounter with the Elementals because they are ""unfashionable."" Thor (Comico Comics) Thor is a fictional character in the comic book series ""Elementals"". He was created by Bill Willingham and first appeared in ""Elementals"" #23 (Volume 1). Thor is the Norse god of thunder."
"(or aesir, as they were called) worth mentioning are the thunder-god Thor and the love-goddess Freya. Most information about Scandinavian mythology is contained in the old Norse literature including Norwegian literature, the Eddas and later sagas. Other information comes from the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus with fragments of legends preserved in old inscriptions. Unfortunately, we know relatively little about old religious practices in Norway or elsewhere as most of the knowledge was lost in the gradual Christianisation. Due to nationalistic movements in the late 18th century, Norwegian scholars found renewed interest for Norse religion, translating many of the myths to"
"Edda"", the dragon Níðhöggr is described as gnawing on the roots of Yggdrasil, the world tree. In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr is a giant serpent that encircles the entire realm of Miðgarð in the sea around it. According to the ""Gylfaginning"" from the ""Prose Edda"", written by the thirteenth-century Icelandic mythographer Snorri Sturluson, Thor, the Norse god of thunder, once went out on a boat with the giant Hymnir to the outer sea and fished for Jörmungandr using an ox-head as bait. Thor caught the serpent and, after pulling its head out of the water, smashed it with his hammer Mjölnir."
"Thor (Marvel Comics) Thor is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, based on the Norse deity of the same name, is the Asgardian god of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer Mjolnir, which grants him the ability to fly and manipulate weather amongst his other superhuman attributes. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character first appeared in ""Journey into Mystery"" #83 (August 1962) and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller-plotter Jack Kirby. He has starred in several ongoing series and limited series, and is"
"Thor In Germanic mythology, Thor (; from ) is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing and fertility. Besides Old Norse ""Þórr"", extensions of the god occur in Old English as , and in Old High German as (runic ). All forms of the deity stem from a Common Germanic (meaning 'thunder'). Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman occupation of regions of , to the tribal expansions of the Migration Period, to his high popularity during the Viking"
"Jörð In Norse mythology, Jörð (Old Norse ""jǫrð"", ""earth"" pronounced , Icelandic Jörð, pronounced , sometimes Anglicized as Jord or Jorth; also called Jarð, as in Old East Norse), is a female jötunn. She is the mother of the thunder god Thor, son of Odin, and the personification of earth. Fjörgyn and Hlóðyn are considered to be other names for Jörð. Some scholars refer to Jörð as a goddess. Jörð's name appears in skaldic poetry both as a poetic term for the land and in kennings for Thor. ""Jörð"" is the common word for ""earth"" in Old Norse, as are"
"the character reduces the number of Thor's powers, and reduces the character's reliance upon his hammer, Mjolnir, as a source of power. Perhaps most significantly, the Thunder God's long-established personality is drastically altered, changing him from an eager and willing divine combatant into an ecocentric, arguably unstable, and somewhat reluctant warrior. Ultimate Thor was once a psychiatric nurse called Thorlief Golmen until suffering a nervous breakdown before his 30th birthday. During the 18 months he spent institutionalized, he claims to have realized who he is and why he has been sent to Earth. He claimed to be Thor, Norse god"
"Thor (Ultimate Marvel character) In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Thor (Thorlief Golmen) is a fictional superhero based on the Marvel Universe version of Thor. Thor is the Asgardian God of Thunder based on the deity of the same name of Norse mythology and a founding member of the Ultimates. Thor was adapted from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's comic book version of Thor by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch, first appearing in ""The Ultimates"". ""Ultimate Thor"" is the alter-ego of Thorlief Golmen, an anarchist who discovered he is the reincarnated form of the Norse warrior Thor. The ""Ultimate"" redesign of"
"Thor"" because Thor once saved himself by clinging to it. It has therefore been theorized that the Norse goddess Sif, Thor's wife, was once conceived of in the form of a rowan to which Thor clung. Tiermes is a Sami god of thunder and rain, also called Aijeke or Ajeke and often identified with Horagalles. Tiermes is god of the sky and thunder and lightning, the rainbow, weather, oceans, and lakes and rules over human life, health, and well-being. He protects people and their animals from ""hurtful demons"" and ""evil spirits"" (i.e., trolls). According to the mid-18th century ""Cérémonies et"
"(""Glittering Nymph""), which remains very popular and which is frequently sung in renditions by numerous artists. Jofur Jofur (from Old Norse ""Jöfurr"": ""wild boar"") is a name used in Nordic literature for the thunder god, mainly as a synonym for Jupiter. Jofur probably originated in the writings of the 17th-century Swedish scientist and writer Olaus Rudbeckius, and has since been used in Nordic poetry, mainly during the Baroque and Rococo eras. Jofur (as a god) does not appear in Norse mythology, even though the word was also used as an honorary title for kings and heroes. The most famous use"
"Thor (Comico Comics) Thor is a fictional character in the comic book series ""Elementals"". He was created by Bill Willingham and first appeared in ""Elementals"" #23 (Volume 1). Thor is the Norse god of thunder. He lives in an underground house on Earth's Moon. After watching a news broadcast featuring the Elementals, he decides that they herald the coming of a ""new heroic age."" With a costume newly designed by his servant to resemble a typical super-hero costume (""skintight and gaudy,"" as Thor describes them), Thor travels to Earth. He encounters the Elementals in a wooded area in British Columbia,"
"many times the speed of light. In early stories, Thor has shown to be capable of vortex breath, which produces powerful winds. Like all Asgardians, he has immunity to all Earthly diseases and some resistance to magic. Exceptionally powerful magic can overwhelm Odin's enchantment that transforms him between Asgardian and mortal forms. As the Norse god of thunder, Thor can summon the elements of the storm (lightning; rain; wind; snow) and uses Mjolnir as a tool to focus this ability, although the hammer cannot command artificial weather, only natural. He can cause these weather effects over the world and destroy"
"also in the myths of the slaying of the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra by Heracles and the slaying of Python by Apollo. The story of Heracles's theft of the cattle of Geryon is probably also related. Although Heracles is not usually thought of as a storm deity in the conventional sense, he bears many attributes held by other Indo-European storm deities, including physical strength and a knack for violence and gluttony. The original Proto-Indo-European myth is also reflected in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, Thor, the god of thunder, slays the giant serpent Jörmungandr, which lived in the waters surrounding the"
"Perkūnas Perkūnas (, , Old Prussian: ""Perkūns"", Yotvingian: ""Parkuns"") was the common Baltic god of thunder, one of the most important deities in the Baltic pantheon. In both Lithuanian and Latvian mythology, he is documented as the god of thunder, rain, mountains, oak trees and the sky. The name continues PIE ""*"", cognate to ""*"", a word for ""oak"", ""fir"" or ""wooded mountain"". The Proto-Baltic name *""Perkūnas"" can be reconstructed with certainty. Slavic Perun is a related god, but not an etymologically precise match. The names ""Fjörgynn"" as a name for Odin, and ""Fjörgyn"", mother of Thor, have been proposed"
"complete with windbreaks and emergency shelters. The mountain was named for Thor, the Norse thunder god. Mount Thor is part of the Baffin Mountains which in turn form part of the Arctic Cordillera mountain range. The mountain consists of granite. Donald Morton and Lyman Spitzer made the first ascent of Mount Thor in 1965 during the Alpine Club of Canada expedition led by Pat Baird. Pat Baird also led the 1953 geophysical expedition during which Hans Weber, J. Rothlisberger and F. Schwarzenbach climbed the North Tower of Mount Asgard for the first time. The first ascent of the west face"
"Jofur Jofur (from Old Norse ""Jöfurr"": ""wild boar"") is a name used in Nordic literature for the thunder god, mainly as a synonym for Jupiter. Jofur probably originated in the writings of the 17th-century Swedish scientist and writer Olaus Rudbeckius, and has since been used in Nordic poetry, mainly during the Baroque and Rococo eras. Jofur (as a god) does not appear in Norse mythology, even though the word was also used as an honorary title for kings and heroes. The most famous use of the word is in Carl Michael Bellman's (1740-1795) song Fredman's Epistle No. 72 ""Glimmande Nymf"""
"appear listed in the Prose Edda as a unique goddess, but that the fact that she does not appear elsewhere in Skaldic poetry ""as would be expected of a purely literary alternative to Jörð"" may be notable. Theories have been proposed that Fjörgyn may represent an extension of an earlier Proto-Indo-European thunder or rain god or goddess due to Indo-European linguistic connections between Norse ""Fjörgyn"", the Hindu rain god Parjanya, the Lithuanian god Perkūnas, and the Slavic god Perun. Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn In Norse mythology, the feminine Fjörgyn (Old Norse ""earth"") is described as the mother of the thunder god"
"the source texts. As evidenced by records of personal names and place names, the most popular god among the Scandinavians during the Viking Age was Thor, who is portrayed as unrelentingly pursuing his foes, his mountain-crushing, thunderous hammer Mjölnir in hand. In the mythology, Thor lays waste to numerous jötnar who are foes to the gods or humanity, and is wed to the beautiful, golden-haired goddess Sif. The god Odin is also frequently mentioned in surviving texts. One-eyed, wolf and raven-flanked, and spear in hand, Odin pursues knowledge throughout the worlds. In an act of self-sacrifice, Odin is described as"
"as steeped in Norse mythology as Marvel's ""Thor"", it was no surprise to come across a troll as big and mean as Ulik."" Created as a physical equal for the Thunder God, the Asgardian troll Ulik became a perennial villain for the hero. Ulik belongs to a race of Rock Trolls who live in the dimension of Asgard in the ""Domain of Trolls"" in Nornheim. Like all trolls, Ulik has an innate hatred of the Asgardians as they were driven underground by the King of the Norse gods, Odin, and forbidden to live on the surface. Ulik is commanded by"
"is the thunder-god, Thor. It is an example of an ouroboros. The major sources for myths about Jörmungandr are the ""Prose Edda"", the skaldic poem ""Húsdrápa"", and the Eddic poems ""Hymiskviða"" and ""Völuspá"". Other sources include kennings in other skaldic poems. For example, in ""Þórsdrápa"", ""faðir lögseims"", ""father of the sea-thread"", is used as a kenning for Loki. There are also image stones from ancient times depicting the story of Thor fishing for Jörmungandr. There are three preserved myths detailing Thor's encounters with Jörmungandr: In one, Thor encounters the giant king Útgarða-Loki and has to perform deeds for him, one"
"Balder (comics) Balder the Brave is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the deity Baldr from Norse mythology. Created by editor-plotter Stan Lee and penciller Jack Kirby, Balder first appears in ""Journey into Mystery"" #85 (October 1962). One of the Norse Gods of Asgard, Balder is the half-brother of the Thunder God Thor, companion to the Warriors Three and a loyal follower and son of Odin, ruler of the gods. Balder has aided Thor against many of his foes, such as Skagg the Storm Giant and the fire demon"
"Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn In Norse mythology, the feminine Fjörgyn (Old Norse ""earth"") is described as the mother of the thunder god Thor, son of Odin, and the masculine Fjörgynn is described as the father of the goddess Frigg, wife of Odin. Both names appear in the ""Poetic Edda"", compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ""Prose Edda"", written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. A number of theories surround the names, and they have been the subject of scholarly discourse. Fjörgyn is attested in the ""Poetic Edda"" poem ""Hárbarðsljóð"" stanza 56 and ""Völuspá"" stanza 56."
"Surtr In Norse mythology, Surtr (; Old Norse ""black"" or ""the swarthy one"") is a jötunn. Surtr is attested in the ""Poetic Edda"", compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ""Prose Edda"", written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, Surtr is foretold as being a major figure during the events of Ragnarök; carrying his bright sword, he will go to battle against the Æsir, he will do battle with the major god Freyr, and afterward the flames that he brings forth will engulf the Earth. In a book from the ""Prose Edda"""
"becoming known as ""The Tomb of the Lord of the Goats"". According to Norse mythology, the god of thunder, Thor, has a chariot that is pulled by the goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr. At night when he sets up camp, Thor eats the meat of the goats, but takes care that all bones remain whole. Then he wraps the remains up, and in the morning, the goats always come back to life to pull the chariot. When a farmer's son who is invited to share the meal breaks one of the goats' leg bones to suck the marrow, the animal's leg"
"Baldr Baldr (also Balder, Baldur) is a god in Norse mythology, and a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg. He has numerous brothers, such as Thor and Váli. In the 12th century, Danish accounts by Saxo Grammaticus and other Danish Latin chroniclers recorded a euhemerized account of his story. Compiled in Iceland in the 13th century, but based on much older Old Norse poetry, the ""Poetic Edda"" and the ""Prose Edda"" contain numerous references to the death of Baldr as both a great tragedy to the Æsir and a harbinger of Ragnarök. According to ""Gylfaginning"", a book"
"Age, when, in the face of the process of the Christianization of Scandinavia, emblems of his hammer, , were worn and Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness to his popularity. Due to the nature of the Germanic corpus, narratives featuring Thor are only attested in Old Norse, where Thor appears throughout Norse mythology. Norse mythology, largely recorded in Iceland from traditional material stemming from Scandinavia, provides numerous tales featuring the god. In these sources, Thor bears at least fifteen names, is the husband of the golden-haired goddess , is the lover of the ,"
"Ukko Ukko, or Äijä or Äijö (Finnish: ""male grandparent"", ""grandfather"", ""old man""), parallel to Uku in Estonian mythology, is the god of the sky, weather, harvest and thunder in Finnish mythology. Ukkonen, the Finnish word for thunder is the diminutive form of the name ""Ukko"". Some researchers believe that Ilmarinen, another Finnic sky god, is the origin of Ukko, while some others believe that Ukko's original name was Baltic Perkele. Ukko is held the most significant god of Finnish mythology, although it is disputed by scholars whether this is accountable to later Christian influence. In the folk poems and prayers"
"ever known. Yet, after his tribe is almost completely eradicated, he is forced to search for purpose and also determine a new course for his existence. Otherwise the evil forces of the East will destroy the neutral forces of the West in the Great War that is prophesied to plunge more than half of the continent in a violent war. Later in the series Colbey acquires powerful telepathic and psychic abilities. This, he discovers in the third book, stems from his heritage. Colbey is in fact the son of Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, and the grandson of Odin,"
"Fornjót In Norse mythology, Fornjót (Old Norse: ""Fornjótr"") was an ancient giant and king of """"Gotland, Kænland and Finnland"""" meaning Gotland, Kvenland and Finland Proper. His children are Ægir (the ruler of the sea), Logi (fire giant) and Kári (god of wind). The name has often been interpreted as ""forn-jótr"" ""ancient giant"", and Karl Simrock (1869) because of this identified Fornjotr with the primeval giant Ymir. But it is also possible, as was suggested by Peter Erasmus Müller (1818), that it is one of a well-established group of names or titles of gods in ""-njótr"" ""user, owner, possessor"", which would"
"a battle that allegedly took place between Donar the God of Thunder with the winter giants and the ""Midgaardslang"" (a giant snake monster) who strategically align against him. The giants throw hail down, while the snake climbs into a tall oak tree and blows poison into the air. Donar attacks, riding through the air on ""his billy-goat wagon"", the sky blazes and the earth trembles because of his ""never missing thunderhammer."" Donar strikes the snake on his head with such force on the head that not only was the monster crushed, the mighty thunderhammer went seven miles deep into the"
"Þrúðr Þrúðr (Old Norse for ""strength""), sometimes anglicized as Thrúd or Thrud, is a daughter of the major god Thor and the goddess Sif in Norse mythology. Þrúðr is also the name of one of the valkyries who serve ale to the einherjar in Valhalla (""Grímnismál"", stanza 36). The two may or may not be the same figure. Þrúðr is attested in the following sources: The ""Poetic Edda"" poem ""Alvíssmál"", in which a dwarf, Alvíss, claims to be engaged to Thor's daughter, may be about Þrúðr, but the daughter is not named. The ""Prose Edda"" book ""Skáldskaparmál"" tells that Thor"