July 23, 2020

Quiz: What’s Your Thor Score?

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Thor is the god of thunder and of the sky.

clouds
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Fact Thor is definitely the storm-weather god of the sky and thunder.

When Thor throws Mjollnir, it magically returns to his back pocket.

Mjollnir
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Fiction I'm sure he wishes it did every time it goes missing.

His wife is the beautiful goddess Sifters, goddess of the earth, grain, and fertility.

Wheat field
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Fact Sif seldom appears and remains a somewhat mysterious figure.

Thor holds a higher rank than Odin.

Odin
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Fiction Since Odin is also referred to as the All-Father, I would say Thor is safely outranked.

Thor has a month named after him.

Calendar
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Fiction Not quite. He has a day named after him, which you would know as Thursday.

Thor is a patron of farmers and is associated with weather and crops.

storms
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Fact He's also a fertility god, so weather+fertility=happy farmers and crops.

He is believed to be the son of Odin and Aphrodite.

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Fiction Let's not go mixing our Norse and our Greek. He's the son of Odin and Fyorgyn, the earth goddess.

Thor can be known to have a hot temper.

Fire
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Fact He IS the god of thunder, after all. . .

Thor is an ally of the frost giants.

Correct! Wrong!

Fiction No way! You can't turn your back on those shifty frost giants for a minute! Especially if Mjollnir is within reach.

Thor's chief weapon is his mighty hammer Mjollnir, or Crusher, which was forged for him by water nymphs.

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Fiction Mjollnir was forged by dwarves.

Quiz: What's Your Thor Score?
Resident of Midgard
Hey, Midgard isn't so bad. There are lots of falafel restaurants, as well as books for you to read more about Norse mythology!
Resident of Vanaheim
Vanaheim! Not too shabby! You can take it easy in Folkvanger until Ragnarok. Enjoy things while they last!
Resident of Asgard
Congratulations! We've reserved Hotel Valhalla's finest suite for you. Now all you have to do is die bravely in battle. Get to work, hero!

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