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Just Gonna Stand There and Watch Asgard Burn
Thor: Ragnarok – I’ve been looking forward to this one, especially since seeing the trailer where Thor calls the Hulk “a friend from work.” So many trailers are awful, but this one worked. The Thor films feel genuinely epic, combining … Continue reading →
Posted in Comics, Greek Mythology, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Relationships, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged anubis, arawn, asgard, avengers, bifrost, black widow, brunhilda, cate blanchett, death, demons, doctor strange, fenris, grandmaster, hades, hela, hercules, iron man, jane foster, jeff goldblum, korg, lady death, loki, natalie portman, odin, ogoun, pepper potts, planet hulk, pluto, ragnarok, sif, surtur, tessa thompson, the incredible hulk, thor, thor ragnarok, thor: the dark world, valkyrie, valkyries, warriors three, wolves |
I Want to Ragnarok All Night
I just recently finished reading the Eternals Saga from Marvel’s The Mighty Thor, which originally ran from 1979 through 1980. Comics Recommended gives a good overview of the saga in three parts, but I’m going to say a bit about … Continue reading →
Posted in Astronomy, Authors, Book Reviews, Christianity, Comics, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Jeff Rester, Magnus Chase, Marcus Mebes, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Percy Jackson, Religion, Rick Riordan, Science | Tagged as the rainbow follows the rain, asgard, astrology, athena, axial precession, baldur, bible, brunhilda, celestials, doctor strange, eternals, eternals saga, hela, hermes, jesus, joe bongiorno, krishna, loki, Marvel Cinematic Universe, marvel comics, midgard, mjolnir, odin, oziana, ragnarok, revelation, richard wanger, ring cycle, royal timeline of oz, shiva, siegfried, siegmund, sif, the mighty thor, the sword of summer, thor, valkyries, zeus, zodiac |
Stupid Dwarf Tricks
While the main role of the dwarves in Norse mythology is that of crafting items, they have other jobs as well. For instance, four dwarves are said to live at the each of the compass points, representing the directions and … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mythology, Norse | Tagged alviss, alvissmol, asgard, dwarves, midgard, sif, the hobbit, thor, thrud, trolls |
Drow Something
As I said in my last post, it’s difficult to determine exactly how Dark Elves fit into Norse mythology, as information about them is scant. Snorri Sturluson mentions the Ljosalfar (Light Elves) and Dokkalfar (Dark Elves), claiming that the former … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, Celtic, Characters, Comics, Final Fantasy, Games, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Video Games | Tagged 8-bit theater, alfheim, astos, Black Elves, brokkr, dark elves, dokkalfar, drizz'l, drizzt do'urden, drow, dungeons and dragons, dwarves, elves, final fantasy iv, forgotten realms, frank joslyn baum, freyr, gary gygax, ivaldi, kaliko, light elves, ljosalfar, marvel comics, odin, prince flash, prince twilight, santa claus, sif, sindri, snorri sturluson, svartalfar, svartalfheim, the laughing dragon of oz, the life and adventures of santa claus, the tik-tok man of oz, troia |
The Girl with the Golden Hair
One deity in Norse mythology who is fairly well known but doesn’t feature in very many stories is Sif, the wife of Thor. It’s likely that Sif had another husband prior to Thor, as her son Ull is not mentioned … Continue reading →
Posted in Mythology, Norse | Tagged aesir, loki, sif, thor |
The Boy with the Thor in His Side
I just finished watching a movie that everyone else has already seen, last year’s comic book adaptation Thor. I have to say that I’m not really a comic reader; I’ve picked things up here and there from other people who … Continue reading →
Posted in Comics, Mythology, Norse, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged frost giants, heimall, jane foster, kat dennings, laufey, loki, marvel comics, natalie portman, odin, sif, thor, warriors three |
The Lady of Winter
When I was looking up goddesses involved with justice, I came across a reference to Skadi, who was regarded as the Norse goddess of justice, as well as revenge. Neither one was her primary function, however. She was mostly known … Continue reading →
Posted in C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Chronicles of Narnia, Fairy Tales, Mythology, Norse, Religion | Tagged aesir, asgard, baldur, giants, hans christian andersen, idun, jadis the white witch, jotun, loki, njord, odin, sif, skadi, the snow queen, thiazi, ullr |