When The Giant King revealed Mjölnir during the ceremony, Thor revealed himself, took back his hammer and began slaughtering every Giant present for the festivities, including Thrym by smashing his skull. Thor snuck into Jötunheim with Freya into the wedding feast between her and Thrym. The giant Thrym once stole Mjölnir and ran off to Jötunheim, while Thor (Mimir describe him as the 'thunder lummox') was sleeping. Unbeknownst to Odin, Hrimthur had placed a weakness in the walls and entrusted the secret of his deception only to Freya for the preparation for Ragnarök when Surtr would arrive and burn Asgard to ash. Odin lost the bet and sent Thor to kill Hrimthur when he discovered stonemasons true nature as a Jötunn. Thor would always act like he planned to make the Giant fall onto the village and destroy it, although Mimir states that it was simply just a case of luck and called the God of Thunder as the 'sweaty bawbag'.įollowing the murder, Odin entered a bet with Hrimthur, who had disguised himself as a mortal, to improve the walls of Asgard within a near-impossible span of time. When the giant Thamur went to Midgard in order to search for his son, Hrimthur, Thor appeared and killed the stonemason by causing him to fall on his own chisel and Thamur's gigantic body crushed the fishing village which worshiped the Vanir God Njörd. By the time of Laufey's death, Thor had already slaughtered most of the Giants in Midgard (with the exception of Jörmungandr) and earned a fearful reputation as the strongest Norse God in all the Nine Realms.

Magni would get all the praise from Thor for being blonder, while Modi became bitter and resentful towards his brother for not getting any credit for his involvement.Īfter Odin was forced to flee Jötunheim when the Giants discovered him trying to steal their secret knowledge of the future, he furiously ordered Thor to use Mjölnir to slaughter every giant in Midgard that he could find. Thor’s sons, Magni and Modi, who at the time were no bigger than shrubs, would come to their father’s aid and managed to lift Hrungnir’s body off him while no one, except for Mimir, was looking. None of the Aesir in the hall were strong enough even to budge the corpse off him. Startled by the faceful of rock, he didn't notice Hrungnir’s body falling on top of him. When Thor arrived at the hall, he was unamused by the drunken giant's threats, and proceeds to slam Mjölnir so hard on Hrungnir's head that it smashed to pieces, with chunks of rock ended up lodged in Thor‘s head. After getting drunk on mead, Hrungnir was goaded by Odin into making all manner of boasts and antics, all for the amusement of the court. Both dwarven brothers would come to bitterly regret making the hammer many years later.Īt some point, Odin invited the stone giant, Hrungnir, to Asgard. Odin commissioned Brok and Sindri to build a powerful weapon, Mjölnir, for Thor to use to protect Asgard. Thor also had two sons, Magni and Modi, both of which were conceived with an unknown Jötunn, and had different mothers ( Sindri commented this was a 'sordid story'). At some point in his life, he would marry Sif and sire a daughter with her. He is the brother of Meili, half-brother of Týr, Hodr, Bragi, and Baldur. Thor was born to Odin, king of Asgard, and the giantess, Fjörgyn. However, his most notable weapon is the hammer Mjölnir, which is powerful enough to level mountains.

Thor is described as a fierce, red-haired and bearded God who carries a menagerie of magical weapons, from a pair of magical gauntlets to a belt of strength. In Norse mythology, Thor is an Æsir God associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing and fertility.

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