970 A. D. == 

 vs. New Mexico? Not that I expect a comic to make sense but there's usually more continuity than that.    
 :In 970 A.D., Odin (Anthony Hopkins), king of Asgard, wages war against the Frost Giants of Jotunheim and their leader Laufey (Colm Feore), to prevent them conquering the Nine Realms, starting with Earth. The Asgardian warriors defeat the Frost Giants and seize the source of their power, the Casket of Ancient Winters. In the present 
 ::If this is to what you refer, it's made clear that the Mexico stuff doesn't take place in the year 970.    

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