Stories about Thor in Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has made many people wonder about how accurately pop-culture depictions reflect Norse mythology. What does the MCU get...
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Records of the ancient Norse religion are sparse. Stories from Norse mythology were not written down until after much of Scandinavia had converted to Christianity, and their temples and artifacts...
In addition to their runic alphabet, the ancient Norse used many symbols to represent social and religiously important items. One of these symbols is that of Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir. This...
Thor is one of the most well-known and well-liked characters in Norse mythology due in part to his depiction in Marvel comic books and Marvel movies. Many people are aware of Thor's love...
Good and evil are often subjective in fiction works, and this is particularly true with Norse Mythology. Thor, in Norse Mythology, for example, has a heroic nature that is complicated at best. So...
Between Norse mythology, Marvel comics, the Avengers movies, and modern-day practitioners of Norse paganism, Thor seems to be everywhere. He is relatively unchanging, and he has captured...