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"In bloating rage | then increased up Thor, - Seldom he sits | when he might be found hears, - Plus the oaths were cracked, | the words and bonds, The mighty pledges | between them made." - Völuspá Lines #26 from the Poetic Edda A hammer no mortal can lift up. A flame-haired fiery surprise god. A comic booklet alien-hero-god who defends mankind. The swastika. Even the name "Thursday" ("Thor's Day"). Despite the electronic disappearance of the indigenous Norse faith and mythology several hundreds of years ago, society still regularly encounters the surprise god Thor, who continues to be brought back alive in the form of books and was lately the protagonist in a big-budget Hollywood movie. The facts concerning this god, out of the hundreds (if not hundreds) of deities that were consigned to the dustbin of background by the world's major religions, that so catches people's imaginations today? A better understanding of Thor's appeal can be found in almost every aspect of the annals and progression of the figure over the hundreds of years, including the roots of the god, the evocative imagery used to spell it out him, and even the parallels between Thor and similar gods and heroes. All this has been buffeted by books, like the tales about Thor within the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda, and the connection societies experienced with Thor for hundreds of years, even until today.
