\u201cI take from you your power, by my father, and his father before. I, Odin Allfather, cast you out!\u201d \u2013 Odin (Thor, 2011). This is a quote by Odin from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie \u201cThor\u201d. When the MCU first announced they were releasing a Thor movie in 2008, Norse Mythology fans were eager to see their favorite Norse God in action on the big screen. However, the differences between the MCU\u2019s Norse Mythology and the \u201cReligious Mythology\u201d the Vikings shared were vast, with the only two similarities being Mjolnir (even though it looked and operated differently), and Odin being Thor\u2019s father. There\u2019s a flip side to that coin however, Norse Mythology has been attracting newer fans recently thanks to the three Marvel Thor movies. As we have based our jewellery brand on Norse Mythology, we also want to share some of the differences between the MCU produced Thor movies, and Thor Odinson of the old Norse Mythology, for educational and entertainment purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the biggest differences between MCU Thor and the Mythology Thor is his means of transportation. MCU Thor seems to have the ability to fly, with the help of Mj\u00f6lner. However, in Mythology, Thor doesn\u2019t have the ability to fly; he rather uses a chariot drawn by two goats (Tanngrisnir and Tanngnj\u00f3str)<\/a>, to soar through the skies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another major difference between the two Thors is their looks. Marvel\u2019s Thor has piercing blue eyes and flowing blonde, L\u2019oreal-smooth hair, while this depiction of the Norse God might have become a fan-favorite, it\u2019s not source-accurate. In the myths, Thor had blood-red eyes, red hair and a wild red beard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The last noticeable difference, that we bring up here, is Thor\u2019s main asset, Mj\u00f6lnir. In the original Mythology, Mjolnir was created by the dwarf brothers Brokkr and Eitri, as part of a bet with Loki. Mjolnir was built, mistakenly, with a short handle unlike Marvel\u2019s Mjolnir which looks like a normal Warhammer. It\u2019s also implied in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that Mjolnir gives Thor his powers, while that is not the case in old Mythology.\u00a0These parts are important for us in Freya & Thor to stay true to as we do in our Hammer of Thor designs<\/a>, at the same time as we also enhance the design towards a uniqe polished off Swedish design language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are several differences between the Thor in marvel and the Mythological Thor. The stories being told are related, but somehow different. Neither story is better than the other, yet they are both entertaining. The MCU story is entertaining, but we, the crew in \u201cThor of Sweden\u201d obviously would have hoped that the movies would have stayed more true to the origin. But, yet again, the Thor films are interesting and shed some light on Norse Mythology which is something we absolutely love. We encourage reading the Edda and the myths as well, which is a great way to enjoy the films in a new light.<\/p>\n\n\n https:\/\/thorofsweden.com\/things-you-should-know-about-marvels-thor-vs-norse-mythology\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cI take from you your power, by my father, and his father before. I, Odin Allfather, cast you out!\u201d \u2013 Odin (Thor, 2011). This is a quote by Odin from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie \u201cThor\u201d. When the MCU first announced they were releasing a Thor movie in 2008, Norse Mythology fans were eager […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":57,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.freyathor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.freyathor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.freyathor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.freyathor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.freyathor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blog.freyathor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215,"href":"https:\/\/blog.freyathor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions\/215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.freyathor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.freyathor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.freyathor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.freyathor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}