8 Things Marvel Got Wrong About Thor and Norse Mythology

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

2. The comics are fun and get people interested in the stories

Hopefully they go and then read the actual Edda's and Sagas.

I do take issue with some of the tone. (Now this could be just that I have a bad headache today which is making me a bit off center) From reading the list it makes me think that the writer views the Norse and Vikings as all overly drunk war lord wanna-be's.

example: Odin is a lot more than the guy states.

The original Odin was a war-god who didn’t give two shits for justice, law, or peace. Odin loves war, and he loves starting fights

Odin did think of justice and the law and peace but I guess when someone wants to show how different the Marvel Universe and the true Norse stories are, they go for the easy stuff that backs up their claim.

Those gifted with the ability to tell tales and compose poems thanked Odin for it. That is not something you would think came from a god that was all war and fights and killing people all the time. There is Odin sacrificing himself to himself so as to take up the runes for us.

Oh well, I'll just try reading it again once the sun goes down (I'm super light sensitive right now which is not helping)