All 25 Uses of
Thor
in
Sophie's World
- You have probably heard of Thor and his hammer.†
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- Before Christianity came to Norway, people believed that Thor rode across the sky in a chariot drawn by two goats.†
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- The word "thunder" in Norwegian—"Thor-d0n"—means Thor's roar.†
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- The word "thunder" in Norwegian—"Thor-d0n"—means Thor's roar.†
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- So Thor was worshipped as the god of fertility.†
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- The mythological explanation for rain was therefore that Thor was swinging his hammer.†
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- And since everybody believed that the rain had something to do with Thor, he was one of the most important of the Norse gods.†
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- There was another reason why Thor was important, a reason related to the entire world order.†
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- Thor was a central figure in this battle with the giants.†
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- The offering to Thor was usualy a goat.†
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- It tells how Thor, rising from sleep, finds that his hammer is gone.†
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- Accompanied by his henchman Loki he goes to Freyja to ask if Loki may borrow her wings so that he can fly to Jotunheim, the land of the giants, and find out if they are the ones who have stolen Thor's hammer.†
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- As long as the giants have Thor's hammer, they have total control over the world of gods and mortals.†
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- He suggests that Thor dress up as a bride.†
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- Understandably, Thor is not wildly enthusiastic about the idea, but he finally accepts that this is the only way he will ever get his hammer back.†
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- So Thor allows himself to be attired in bridal costume, with Loki as his bridesmaid.†
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- To put it in present-day terms, Thor and Loki are the gods' "anti-terrorist squad.†
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- Disguised as women, their mission is to breach the giants' stronghold and recapture Thor's hammer.†
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- But during the feast, the bride—Thor, that is—devours an entire ox and eight salmon.†
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- When Thrym lifts the bridal veil to kiss the bride, he is startled to find himself looking into Thor's burning eyes.†
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- Thor roars with laughter when he is given the hammer.†
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- Thor—the Batman or James Bond of the gods—has once again conquered the forces of evil.†
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- Could it be that the giants had stolen Thor's hammer?†
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- Perhaps the myth was an attempt to explain the changing seasons of the year: in the winter Nature dies because Thor's hammer is in jotunheim.†
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- But there were countless myths about Thor and Odin, Freyr and Frey a, Hoder and Balder and many other gods.†
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Definition:
Norse mythology: god of thunder; pictured as wielding a hammer