Thor

**Thor** (Þórr) is the Norse god of thunder, protection, trees, strength, and consecration.

## History

Thor is the son of Odin and the earth goddess Jörð.

He is popularly worshipped among the Germanic peoples and the Norse before their conversion to Christianity as a divine protector, and among their Asatruar descendants today.

In the epic of Thrymsvida, Thor goes into the land of the giants. He enters their castle and fights them to get his hammer Mjolnir back, to prevent the giants from destroying his home of Asgard.

He later becomes an enemy of Loki as the latter commits more sabotage.

## Personality

Thor is bad-tempered and drunk. He also loves to pick fights. Nonetheless, he is helpful.

## Relationships

His consort is the blonde goddess Sif; but his other wives include the giantess Jarnsaxa and a third woman.

His sons are Modi and Magni, and his daughter is the valkyrie Thrudr.

His brothers include Baldr, Vidarr, Heimdall, and Bragi.

He rides on a chariot pulled by two goats.

## In the Rabydosverse

Thor is also popular among the Nordic peoples of Jerde, not only as a protector but also when fighting monsters and demonic creatures.

His hammer, the Mjolnir, is a popular symbol used in Nordic nations. In some cultures, mjolnirs consist of sacred hammers and mallets, either as talismans or holy weapons. One common trope in Jerdiskar pop culture is that vampires are afraid of mjolnirs, because seeing one triggers visions of Thor's wrath burning them alive.

Some countries dislike the Mjolnir due to its use as a symbol by the Baesorthar fascists. In such places, Norsefolk who wear Mjolnir pendants would have them torn off, blamed for Rannar and the Baesorthar tyrants. Oskar, a Norse boy who wears one, once had his Mjolnir torn off from him by a Norse bully, Fredrik, who tried to kill him for his opposition to the Baesorthar regime.

A DJ during World War III, "the Almighty Git", was claimed to be one of his disguises because of his mysterious origins, his red hair, his girth, and his unusual strength. He was also accused of starting several mysterious incidents with electrical power systems and bad weather, especially when he was not in a good mood. Another sign that he might be Thor himself was that two mysterious goats were almost always nearby. He denied it at first, and then only admitted it at Tulon mostly to mock and punish a cult of worshippers for murdering their own people.

### Freyrgardian mythology

Thor is also worshipped by the Freyrgardians and their descendants as the god of technology and machines, as he was the god of smiths and craftsmen.

He is depicted as part of a trio next to his brothers Tyr and Baldr, being the fierce opposite to Baldr's idealism. Sometimes he gladly approves when Baldr is provoked into a roaring rage, so he joins his brother in wreaking destruction to their enemies. Tyr tries to stop the brothers from wasting their time fighting each other, which became a common humorous skit.

In Jerdiskar pop culture, Thor is depicted as a merry partygoer and a brash brawler who can become very ruinous if angered. He is sometimes known as "the Lord of Feasts".

### Lightbearer Incident

"*Look at yourselves, stupid. You think this is honouring me, by murdering some random gits in my name? Might as well get lost!*"

"*Who are you to challenge us? You're just a drunk DJ whom even Almighty Thor will never remember.*"

"*That's basically me, losers! As that same DJ and that Almighty Git, I* am *mad as hell at your abyssal nonsense!*"

"*How did you get all the way here? You look like one of us!*"

"*It's just that simple: I do not make any bloody sense!*"

One popular Palguenian movie was a comedy series about Thor having a holiday around the world. That movie, "Power Trip", was the latest movie to be banned in Tulon by the Lightbearer church-state, leading to riots by angered movie fans. The movie fans fought against the outnumbered Lightbearer militias and thugs, slaughtering every remaining Lightbearer convert down to the last man, woman, and child.

The leader of the Buff Army claimed to worship Thor, but only the movie character instead of the actual god of thunder. Not only that was condemned by the Norse nations, but even the film director who created the infamous movie banned the film from Tulon. Afterwards, when the Buffist leader offered the whole nation to Thor, the leader was struck dead by a lightning bolt. The following weeks were afflicted with lightning storms, floods, and typhoons destroying what remained of the Buffist army.

The Norse took it as a sign that Thor - the real god himself - was very angry with the movie fans, for all the stupid destruction caused in his name.

### Malendor Supercorporation

Thor, known locally as Torod, is worshipped as one of the Star Gods in Novantirna religion. He is associated with machinery and electricity, so people sometimes pray to Thor to bless their technology.

Malendors enjoy sparring with large hammers, as a sort of martial art done in honour of Thor. Perhaps due to the influence of a number of fiction works about Thor left behind by Terrans, the Malendors liked to depict the Thunder God in various whimsical adventures, whether as a superhero or a party boy.

The Aspieran man, Vidarr Haraentir, is a worshipper of Thor, having been dedicated to him as a mechanic.

### Daleskarnia

Dagnia's sword has a hilt that was designed in the shape of a Mjolnir, with rune-prayers around its rim to invoke the protection of her gods.

### Other names

* Eimarin: Thunaraz
* Freyrgardian: Donar
* Lysandrean: Dornar, Thor, Dor
* Resparin: Sóndar
* Novantirna: Tôrod
* Anchanokke: Zor, Zol, Suro
* Ataranoi: Donuro, Toruna
* Heronoi: Dháro, Dhoro

## In the Collectionverse

Ludvig is sometimes compared to Thor because of his red hair and his Norwegian ancestry.

## In the Rinnarverse

The Mjolnir is also a sacred symbol to many Norse peoples in the Rinnarverse's modern history, since the revival of the Norse religion in the 20th century.

## Trivia

* Thor's weapon is the hammer Mjolnir, crafted by the dwarves and wreathed in lightning. The swastika -- corrupted by the Nazi regime and its devotees -- is also one of his symbols as it represents his lightning.
* Thor resembles many thunder gods in similar cultures, from Perun of the Slavs, to Perkunas of the Baltics, Indra (or Parjanya) of the Indians, and Tarhunz of the Hittites and Gauvajuts.
* Thor is also a notable comic book, later movie, character in the Marvel comics and movie franchise. This version of Thor, "Thor Odinson", was also part of the inspirations for the Norse elements in the Rabydosverse.
	+ Stormbreaker was the inspiration for the Executioners, an ancient Heronoi elite regiment where its members wield axe-hammers. The Executioners were the vanguard and guardians of the king.
	+ The Malaysian ban on Thor: Love and Thunder was the inspiration for the Lightbearers, an extreme conservative religious sect and Internet troll army. After the Lightbearers' destruction by the Buffists (an army of movie buffs), a lightning bolt killed the leader of the Buffists. The Norse, who actively worship Thor, see this as a sign that their thunder god was very angry at the Buffists for the wasteful killings done in his name.
* Thor's depiction as a partygoer was based on accounts in Norse mythology, where he enjoyed getting drunk and into brawls. It was mainly derived from a controversy where Thor was depicted as a fat man in the game God of War: Ragnarok.
	+ To be fair, Thor was already depicted as fat in one of the Marvel movies. It was because he was very sad that he could not save Asgard, so he got drunk.
* Thor's rune is thurisaz (ᚦ), which represents danger and suffering.
	+ In Novantirna, the language of the Malendor Supercorporation, "th" sounds are usually transcribed as "ch", except in a number of ancient loanwords and theonyms, like Tôrod (Thor's name in Novantirna).

## See also

* Freyr
* Tyr