#mjollnir
Another Thor post here, mostly because it’s still storming, but also because there is plenty to say about Thor.
Thor rides a chariot pulled along by two goats: Tanngnost (tooth-gnasher) & Tanngrisnir (tooth-grinder). According to many legends, the rumble of the chariot as it moved was heard to the people on earth as thunder.
His two goats had another use as well. They could provide an endless supply of meat, as once killed, Thor could simply wave Mjollnir over their skin and bring them back to life…..but only if the bones remained intact.
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Today is Thursday and it’s storming where I live, so it would be fitting that my first real post is about the common-favorite, Thor. Now, this god is pretty well known thanks to the comic books and movies, but how many people actually know Thor from the lore?
Thor is the son of Odin and Fjorgyn (a feminine manifestation of the Earth). He is an enemy of giants and a champion of Asgard. He is most known for his signature weapon, the hammer Mjollnir, and his adventures with Loki (who is not his brother, by the way).
He has a great appetite, and a great thirst for mead.
Don’t want to carry on too much in one post, but expect to see a lot of posts about Thor in the future.
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Thor awoke one morning to find that the hammer Mjolnir, given to him by Loki, had been stolen. Seeking aid, Thor appealed first to Loki, who was both his dearest friend and the god most capable of solving problems. Loki suspected the thief had been a Jotunn, so he volunteered to fly through Jotunheimr, to seek out Thor’s hammer. Thor supported the idea, so he accompanied Loki to Freya to ask to borrow her falcon cloak. With Freya’s approval, Loki donned the cloak and set off to Jotunheimr to find Thor’s hammer.
As he flew over Jotunheimr, Loki noticed Trymr, a Jotunn prince whom he suspected. Trymr asked Loki how the gods and alfs were faring, and why Loki was in Jotunheimr. Loki informed Trymr that things were not well for the gods, and proceeded to ask Trymr if he had taken Thor’s hammer. The Jotunn admitted to the theft, but he had buried Thor’s hammer many miles beneath the ground, so no one could retrieve it but Trymr himself. Trymr would return Thor’s hammer if the goddess Freya came to his kingdom to be his bride.
Loki returned to Asgard with the news, and on hearing it, Freya became so furious that her necklace Brisingamen broke. She did not want to marry Trymr, and the other gods would not want to lose Freya either. A meeting was held among the gods to decide how to proceed. They needed Thor’s hammer for the power it granted them over Asgard’s enemies, but they did not want to give up Freya. Then Heimdallr suggested that since the hammer was Thor’s property, Thor should be the one to wed Trymr to retrieve it. All gods but Thor agreed with the idea.
The gods dressed Thor in a wedding dress, strapping two round stones to his chest to resemble breasts. They then covered his face with a wedding veil. Loki volunteered to accompany Thor as his maid, in both solidarity and in case his skills were needed to resolve more trouble. In addition, Thor’s deep voice was certain to give him away, so he needed someone to speak for him. The details of Loki’s disguise were not mentioned in detail, but I think that since Loki is a shape-shifter capable of changing into anything, Loki had no need for a crude disguise like Thor’s. Instead of trying to look like a woman, I imagine he simply transformed himself into a woman.
Thor and Loki, dressed for the wedding, journeyed to Jotunheimr, proclaiming themselves to be Freya and her maid. Trymr was very excited that his bride had indeed come, and the celebration began immediately. But Thor’s appetite was anything but ladylike, and he consumed an entire ox himself. Trymr wondered at why Freya would have such an appetite, and Loki quickly answered that Freya had been so excited for the wedding that she had not eaten for the past eight days. Trymr was satisfied with the explanation, and lifted Thor’s veil to see his eyes. Thor’s eyes were bloodshot and fierce, and Trymr, startled, wondered why Freya had such eyes. Loki explained that Freya had been so excited for the wedding that she had not slept for the past eight days either.
As the ceremony progressed, the hammer was finally brought out to be presented to Freya (who was really Thor) as a bridal gift. It was at this time that Trymr’s sister approached Thor and demanded he give her a present to win her favour. Thor smiled as the hammer was set in his lap, having his weapon returned, and he proceeded to slay Trymr and his sister, and probably also the other wedding guests. With the hammer returned and the Jotunn thief dealt a harsh justice, Thor and Loki returned to Asgard.
My contribution to Fjord Zine, dedicated to Scandinavian mythology.
A verse about the origins of Sif’s golden hair, Mjolnir, Gungnir, and other gods’ treasures.
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“Loke’s Offspring”
“Mjölnir - Hammer Of Thor”
“Tyrfing- The Cursed Sword”
“Fenrir - Odin’s Bane”
“Gramr - The Sword Of Sigurd, The Dragonslayer”
Artwork by GrafSpoils
So. Empyre.
1. I forgot how hard it is to read events
2. I forgot that genocides were actually Marvel’ thing
3. It turns out I have forgotten what it’s like to anticipate a new issue not with low-key dread, but with happy eagerness.
• Oh my, did Marvel do stupidly plain plot with ridiculous spin-offs? (Empyre:X-men’s Mutant Zombies vs.Plant people?! Wtf?)
• Did Avengers massacre fucking “peaceful” armada and brushed it off like it was nothing in the very first issue? And then proceeded to freak out about survivors killing Kotati during planet-side battles? (Hypocritical AND boring. Mah boys at YJ were doing after-battle clean up couple issues ago, much more relatable shit)
• Did Kree and Skrull actually headhunted an emperor in the gay bar? (Yup. I also still think that this David/Tommy thing? Much yuck.)
• Did Teddy and Billy marry in Vegas just because? (Wait, did they?)
• But did it all happen coherently and beautifully? (Yes, yes it did)
Time permits, I’ll read it whole.
And the issue in which Teddy got himself this sweet ubersword.
Yup.
