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First, I'm gonna confess something. This video's clip is a total clickbait.
My point is not gonna be about the relationship between Thor and Loki, but about various Norse gods.
Of course, there's gonna be answer about Thor and Loki's relationship, but it won't be the main idea.
So it's not that much of a clickbait... More like stories about relationships between Norse gods.
After watching the 3rd film in Thor trilogy, Thor: Ragnarok. I've noticed that this one is more special than the other two
in that it included more portions of Norse Mythology.
Yes there were Norse gods here and there in the other two,
but just some simple stories. And most of the stuff happen on Earth anyway.
[Thor's Family, according to Marvel's films]
[Thor's Family, according to Marvel's films] [Father]
[Thor's Family, according to Marvel's films] [Father] [Mother]
[Thor's Family, according to Marvel's films] [Father] [Mother] [Son & Daughter]
[Thor's Family, according to Marvel's films] [Father] [Mother] [Son & Daughter] [Also a Son?]
But in this one, the whole story happened the other realms, that's why it's connected to Norse Mythology a lot.
There were many Asgardian characters on screen.
So today I'm gonna talk about their relationships. Who is who and how are they related, according to the orginial Mythology.
According to Norse Mythology, the gods are usually divided into two groups: Aesir and Vanir.
Today we're gonna focus mainly on the Aesir, because they are more well-known.
The Aesir are the ones living in Asgard, the land of gods.
The head of Asgard is Odin. He's the father of all gods.
As to how Odin came into power and how he was born,
I have already covered in another video, which you can go watch after this one.
Odin is a one-eyed god, who has a spear called Gungnir, which appeared a lot in the trilogy.
He also has an animal as a vehicle, just like gods everywhere else.
His vehicle is a weird creature, it's a horse with 8 legs.
Besides, Odin has two more crows, always flying here and there, delivering important news to him.
We might never get to see the 8-legged horse in Marvel's Thor, but the crows should be visible near Odin in many scenes.
Furthermore, Odin also has a wife called Frigg.
In Marvel Cinematic Universe, Frigg was always present next to Odin as his wife, just like in the Mythology.
Now that we have covered the Father and the Mother, let's talk about the oldest son, Thor.
Comparing to what we see in MCU, what is Thor really like?
Well, not in an intimate way, but what he's like according to the Mythology.
He is a very strong god, with a muscular body, and is a hot-headed god.
Just like in the films. Among all the Asgardian warriors, Thor is the best one.
He's the god of gods. That's why the Vikings worshipped Thor the most, maybe even more than Odin himself.
Everyone thought about Thor first when they thought about a god.
It is believed that Thor is the god of thunder.
He has a hammer with him all the time, called Mjolnir. All this is like the films.
The only difference is that in the films, Thor traveled from place to place by spinning his hammer and let it guide him.
But in the Mythology, Thor has a car!
Well, it is more like a chariot, but pulled by goats instead of horses.
It's pulled by two goats. So, Thor rides a goat-pulled chariot.
Pulling goat is not like pulled pork though. It means goats that pull the chariot, not a pulled goat in sandwiches and burgers...
which everybody already understands. Why am I explaining this again?
So, wherever Thor travels, there are the sound of the goat's footsteps along with the sound of the wheels.
That's how they explain the sound of lightning and thunder, coming from the god of thunder.
In Norse Mythology, Thor also has a wife, which is not Jane the human.
His wife's name is Sif.
Familiar? Yes, Lady Sif in the films was one of Thor's friends, but according to the Mythology, she's Thor's wife!
If anyone has ever watched Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D, you'll notice that in one episode,
Lady Sif showed up and seemed to have a background with Thor. Maybe they got the idea from this part of the original mythology.
Other than Thor, Odin has other two children.
Starting to see the chance that the film is right? NO! The other two children are not Hela and Loki.
The other two are Baldur, the god of light, and Hodr, the god of darkness.
Now, what is Loki then? Where is he in all this?
Well, in Norse Mythology, Loki has quite a special status.
He is not a god, but is a sworn brother of Odin.
Loki is a son of a fire giant. Not an ice giant, but a fire one, and is a sworn brother of Odin.
So, if you ask me how Loki is related to Thor, I'd say he's an uncle more than a brother.
By swearing to be Odin's brother, Loki is praised as if he's a god, and gets to live in Asgard.
Loki's position in Norse Mythology is, well, a nuisance.
He is the origin of many troubles in Asgard.
Framing and fooling various people, using his wit to do naughty things, just like in the films.
And in the Mythology, he is not single. He has a wife called Sigyn.
They have a child together, but that's insignificant.
What's significant is that Loki has an affair!
Not just a normal affair, but with a giantess called Angrboda.
How is this affair important? Well, Loki and Angrboda have 3 children together.
They are neither humans nor gods, but demons,
and all of them have significant roles in Norse Mythology.
The eldest son... can I even call that thing a son though, well let's just say the eldest one.
The eldest one is Fenrir, a wild wolf.
Familiar? It's the gigantic wolf in the third film.
This wolf is very powerful, and the gods are so scared of it.
The second one is the sea serpent called Jörmungandr. It is not so significant, so we're just gonna skip it.
The third one is the most important, because she's the queen of hell, called Hel.
or Hela.
It turns out that, according to Norse Mythology, Hela is Loki's child.
In the Mythology, this queen of hell has a half of a very beautiful woman while the other half is the rotting corpse.
As to which half is which, some says that it's divided as upper-half and lower-half, while other says it's left and right.
Well I don't know either which one is correct.
Let's just leave that to your own imagination.
These three children of Loki's are all powerful and evil. The gods are all scared of them.
That's why the Fenrir is tied up with a dwarf's rope, the serpent is in the sea, and Hela is in Nelfheim, which is the land of the dead.
All in all, the relationships of the Asgardians are quite different from what we see in the films.
[Thor's Family, according to Norse Mythology]
[Thor's Family, according to Norse Mythology] [Father]
[Thor's Family, according to Norse Mythology] [Father] [Mother]
[Thor's Family, according to Norse Mythology] [Father] [Mother] [Son]
[Thor's Family, according to Norse Mythology] [Father] [Mother] [Son] [Brothers]
[Thor's Family, according to Norse Mythology] [Father] [Uncle] [Children]
[Thor's Family, according to Norse Mythology] [Father] [Uncle] [Children] [Wife]
For those who wait to hear Heimdall's name, he's actually not in this group, but is in the other group, the Vanir.
I don't think we should go any further, because the Norse gods are not as well-known
as the Greek gods or the Hindu gods.
It may cause even more confusion.
But if a chance arrives, I might be discussing the stories of these gods again.
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