8 Things Marvel Got Wrong About Thor and Norse Mythology

[zbdent]

1. My first encounter with Thor was with a schoolbook found in my parent's basement as a kid

and before hitting the comic books. Was a collection of stories, and included the one with Thor and Loki finding themselves lost.

They were captured, and were to be let go only after winning some challenges, including Thor lifting a kitten from the floor, and Loki competing in an eating contest.

The lost the challenges ... Thor only succeeded in lifting one of the kitten's paws off the floor, and while Loki ate a lot, his scrawny opponent not only ate every morsel, but his half of the table.

As it turned out, they were let go anyway. The kitten turned out to be the Serpent that encircled the (known) world; Thor actually managed to lift it barely off the floor.

Loki's opponent turned out to be the living embodiment of "Wildfire", which consumes everything in its path (including the half of the table that his food was on).

Rather amusing.

But then, the comic book was ... a comic book.

I'm sure that Kryptonite can kill Superman in real life, too ... and that there have been absolutely no liberties with any other mythologies/historical figures ...