Appearing in "The Saga of Thor"
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- Norns
- Jord
- Sif
- Frigga
- Gondolff
- Brokk
- Eitri
- Idunn
- Captain America
- ⏴ Ghost Rider ⏵
- Iron Man (Tony Stark)
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Synopsis for "The Saga of Thor"
The Norns, to celebrate Thor's birthday, look back to his past by reflecting on six different key chapters of his life.
In Chapter I, titled “The Birth of Thor”, it is revealed that Odin wanted a son with the power of heaven and earth, so he went to Jord and convinced her. When Thor was born, Odin returned to Asgard with him and Jord promised to keep the secret of who his mother is. In Asgard, Frigga promised to love and raise Thor as her own.
In Chapter II, titled “The Treasures of the Gods”, an adolescent Thor beseeches Odin to tell him and Loki again the story of his spear Gungnir. Odin tells of two dwarves living beneath the Asgard Mountains who play a magic song on a lyre to lure the sun’s rays into their furnace to help them craft a magic spear that they dub Gungnir. Odin leaves to attend to other business and leaves the spear unattended and Loki decides to test its magic but inadvertently summons a giant serpent. Thor attempts to battle the serpent but it disappears and Odin quickly returns and scolds Loki. He tells them of his plans to have three treasures created by the dwarf brothers Brokk and Eitri but punishes Loki by allowing only Thor to seek them out. Loki disguises himself as a raven and follows Thor to the dwarves and then into a moth while in their forge as Thor tells them of Odin’s request. They comply and return with Thor to Odin with the treasures despite Loki’s attempts to foil their efforts and present Gullinbursti, a living boar of solid gold, Draupnir, an arm-band of gold that drops eight gold rings every nine nights, and Mjolnir, an invulnerable hammer forged of mystic uru metal. Odin adds his own enchantment to the hammer such that it only can be used by one who is worthy and would return to its wielder’s hand when thrown suggesting it will become Thor’s when he does enough to earn it.
In Chapter III, titled “The Winning of Mjolnir”, Thor is seen performing a number of heroic feats including rescuing Agnar, King of the Eagles from the Storm Giants, battling other forces of evil, and rescuing Sif from Hela. As such, Odin sees it fit to gift Thor with the enchanted hammer Mjolnir. Thor quickly seeks out adventure and discovers he can fly by swinging Mjolnir and grasping its thong. As he is flying across Asgard, he discovers an army of approaching Boar-Gods looking to attack. He easily defeats them with Mjolnir and returns to Asgard as they’re toasting his future exploits with the hammer.
In Chapter IV, titled “The Mischief of Loki Against Sif”, Thor and Sif are enjoying each other’s company on a walk while Loki plots against their love. He transforms into a thrush and flies into Sif’s room as she departs Thor’s company and sheers her head of her golden hair while she sleeps during the night. In the morning, Sif is appalled and embarrassed by what has transpired and Thor immediately suspects Loki and demands he make it right by the next day. Loki begrudgingly seeks the trolls Brokk and Eitri to help him. They seek payment for the golden hair but Loki has none to give so they weave strands of darkness into dark-colored hair which Loki accepts having made no promise as to the hair color. Thor is enraged but Sif demands the hair which she reveals when it is magically attached to her head. Thor finds her even more beautiful than before and Loki walks away in disgust.
In Chapter V, titled “The Worship of Midgard”, Thor seeks to engage with the Vikings of the Middle Ages who worship him and give him offerings. He decides to go to Midgard and join them in battle, but is highly troubled when he discovers their attack is against a Christian church and the slain are unarmed clergymen. Feeling disheartened, he decides to withdraw from the mortal world and foreswear their worship of him.
In Chapter VI, the final chapter titled “The Humbling of Thor”, Thor is humiliating Gondolff in a tavern when Odin summons him and tells him that his brash and boastful demeanor is unbecoming and he must banish him from the realm to teach him humility. Thor becomes the lame mortal Donald Blake on Midgard without any knowledge of his other identity. Odin revisits the story of Donald Blake discovering Mjolnir and fighting the Saturnians as well as other Earthly villains and joining The Avengers. As Odin reveals his true identity to Thor, he decides to remain on Midgard to atone for his previous misdeeds in helping the Vikings slaughter innocents. Odin agrees but tells him his banishment is officially ended.