Viking And Beowulf Similarities

Beowulf, a legendary hero of Geatish lore, from the epic poem named after him, is the definition of a hero. There is one being who can be collated to Beowulf: the mighty Thor, god of thunder. Derived from Norse mythology, Thor is hot-headed, with an appetite for food and drink. He also is one of the strongest gods, serving as the protector of the people. Both of these characters share similar qualities in what some would define a hero, despite one being a man, and the other being a deity.

In the beginning, he is not just a regular travel companion of the two major gods—Odin and Thor, but also a figure who proves his competence to solve problems for them (Lindow, 2002, pp. 217; von Schnurbein, 2000, pp. 115). In Thrymskvida, the author recounts a story about the recovery of Thor’s hammer from the giant Thrym. To get back the hammer, Loki sets foot in Jötunheimr, where he negotiates with Thrym, who demands the goddess Freyja to be his wife as an exchange. However, when Freyja refuses, much to the annoyance of Thor, he has to pretend by dressing up as her. When Thor complains, Loki scolds him and says, “be quite, Thor, … / The giant will be settling in Asgard / unless you get your hammer back” (Larrington, 2008, pp. 99). Here, Loki’s warning indicates his allegiance to the Aesir over the giants. Interestingly, being notoriously known for his short temper, Thor does not lash out against Loki when he orders him to be quite. In fact, Thor willingly obeys his request because Thor senses the truth that without the hammer, the safety of Asgard will be jeopardized. With the help of Loki, Thor manages to get back his hammer in the end. This story demonstrates how much the Aesir trust Loki so that they make him as their travel companion, whom they seek an advice

Thor has stated that he loves people and has gone the extra mile to support his cause. He has even put his own personal freedom in jeopardy to fight for

The film highlights the fact that “a primitive culture like the Vikings might have worshipped them as deities,” to give credit to Thor’s odd behavior around the 21st century humans (Thor). Rather than an all powerful god, as depicted in the myths, Thor is a superhumanoid from another universe. Thor, Loki, and the other Asgardians are depicted in this way because over time Thor was changed from a pagan symbol into a Christian one. In the conversion of Northern Europe, Thor and his hammer were often morphed into Christ and his cross in an attempt to make the change in religions easier (Arnold, 64). In the comics and subsequent films and TV series, Thor is further removed from the pagan religion by being turned into a superhero. Loki, too, is removed from the religion by being made into a villain the hero must fight to prove himself worthy. He is distanced from his odd, ambiguously evil characteristics, and subsequently Loki is labeled as a villain who “inspires both anger and genuine pity” (Anonymous). Loki’s motivations in the film come from an internal struggle of acceptance, rather than just a chaotic

Thor is said to be reliable because he could bring sense of safety to those he love. He is powerful enough to defeat his enemy and his contributions make the universe peaceful. Thor’s father, Odin, the current king of the Asgard admitted to Loki, Thor’s adopted brother that throne would be passed to Thor in future. Odin made his promise because Thor was able to undo the mistake and war planned by Loki. Odin believed in him that he was capable to protect Asgard from harsh enemies.

Backstory: Born of that of Ice Giant, a hated and feared creatures, Loki tricks Odin, ruler of Asgard, in preforming a blood-brother oath and gains his rights into Asgard. During

Thor gains and maintains all of his powers from a sole source, his magic hammer, Mjolnir (Marvel, 2015). From this hammer, Thor derives extra strength and near immortality (his lifespan is extended so long as he has Mjolnir in his control) (Marvel, 2015). In addition, Mjolnir is the reason Thor is able to control weather (Marvel, 2015). Although his hammer is his primary source of mystical power, Thor also receives extra strength through a Belt of Strength (MythicalRealm.com, 2012; and Marvel, 2015). With this belt, Thor can topple any force against him, although he will be left significantly weaker afterwards (Marvel, 2015). In addition to all of this, Thor can lift 100 tons before donning the Belt of Strength, he is immune to conventional disease, and he has extended endurance (Marvel,

Thor was taken aback by Steve’s comment, he was still very furious at Loki, but Steve’s words lingered on his mind.

Have you ever been jealous of your sibling? So has Thor, but not in the way you’d expect it. Thor is portrayed as a muscular, blonde warrior with powers given to him through his hammer. When Thor challenges his brother to the throne of god Odin, Thor's father, cast Thor down to live on earth without powers. His brother, who took the throne and was planning to plot revenge, must be defeated causing Thor to save the world and find a love interest along the way. Throughout the story, illustrated by different genres, the mythological god Thor is introduced to the readers through exciting adventures, thrills, and suspense in his lifetime of protecting humanity.

Thor was a very prominent god and was highly looked upon, especially by those believers who practice the old religion. There are many reasons behind this, one can be is because he was the god of thunder and with that he can protect his people. One specific location that I read about was Midgard, which is earth. He was known as the protector of the people from everything that is evil.

The Norse god Loki was neither truly good, nor truly evil, but rather walked on a very thin line between the two. However, in spite of his flaws, Loki had times when he helped get the gods out of sticky situations. Loki was known to be “helpful and quick-witted;’’ he was smart and cunning and could think of solutions fast (Daly 54). In the story of, ‘’Idun’s Apples,’’ the goddess, Idun, was kidnapped which resulted in the gods becoming, ‘’old and gray’’(Dawson 45). According to Dawson, it is ‘’Loki who saved them from their fate’’ (Dawson 45). Loki transforms into a little bird and rescues Idun from the Frozen North and brings ‘’restoration to the gods youth’’ (Dawson 51). However, Loki did not remain a heroic god forever. Soon enough, Loki

There are many other examples that show us in the dialogue that Thor has changed from someone so stuck up for example here with the Hammer scene Where he picks up the Hammer and fails, just before he grabs it though we hear high happy music then he grabs it with a struggle and the music goes down and it starts rain and he starts to scream why and look up this is called pathetic fallacy , this then shows us that he’s not worthy for the Hammer at this time, he needs to prove himself by gaining approval from the King and during this scene he’s being looked down on and the rain showing that he's no high up anymore he's being looked down

The others told him he should be proud. After all, being crowned King under the Mountain was by right of Durin's folk and was the highest honor one of his status could ever receive. To be King was what Thorin had spent their entire journey working towards, but he was dead now. Because he had no children, his oldest nephew would take over. It should have honored him beyond anything else in Middle Earth.

The film Thor (2011) directed by Kenneth Branagh is a piece of contemporary expressive culture that draws from many various components of Norse mythology. Of the mythological characters being used, the most prominent in the film are Thor, Odin, Frigg, Sif, and Heimdall. The contemporary depictions of these characters parallel and diverge their depictions in original old Norse mythology sources in numerous ways. These original sources include but are not limited to The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson and The Poetic Edda translated by Carolyne Larrington, both being revered and treasured by scholars and Norse fans alike. The contemporary portrayals of Norse mythological characters in the film Thor took the form they did for a variety of reasons, the foremost being Judeo-Christian influence, followed by the objective to create a film that is contemporary and relatable to a wide demographic.

“Oh no? But what if you could?” Loki said. He stared at me. His gaze haunted his face, which was thinner and more downcast than I recalled. This was not the Loki I knew, the one who’d been chased by the gods. He was still gorgeous and radiated something akin to a deep orange aura. I didn’t remember this attraction between us, though. He was handsome in that bad boy sort of way, but after awakening from a memory filled dream with Thor, this appreciation of his physique seemed misplaced. But then again, the last thing I recalled from this world was Harley’s death and Thor’s abduction.