We take a look at four of his most famous adventures in Norse mythology. Although Marvel might have you believing otherwise, Thor and Loki were not brothers. However, it’s easy to see how the pair ...

Thor - Norse god of lightning, thunder and storms (Norse mythology) - Vintage engraved illustration Vintage engraved illustration - Thor - Norse god of lightning, thunder and storms (Norse mythology) ...

The Christians who the Vikings raided for centuries refer to them in their records as barbaric heathens, but Norse mythology underpinned ... as made plain in the story of Thor traveling through ...

killing Thor. One of the most fearsome-sounding, but ultimately useless, monsters of Norse mythology, was the colossal giant Mokkuralfi, or Mist Calf. According to the myths, one day the thunder god, ...

They belong to a different lineage of gods than the Æsir, which includes Odin, Thor, and Frigg. "In mythology, there's a war between the Æsir and the Vanir. A truce is made, and Njord, Freyr, and ...

Neil Gaiman stops by the WSJ Cafe to discuss his new book "Norse Mythology" and how his take on Thor, Odin and Loki is different from Marvel's comic book version. Photo: Getty Images ...

While Norse myth reckons that Thor, another God, would cause lightning with his massive hammer. So Norse people and the Greeks talked about the same thing, but used different myths. The gods ...

Norse mythology is full of powerful gods like Odin and Loki ... Þrymr, blind with lust for Freya, accepts the disguised Thor into his home. Thor, alongside Loki who is dressed as his handmaiden, takes ...