Odin tor The Norse gods Tyr, Odin, Tor and Frigg has given their name to the days of the week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The inspiration for naming the days after the gods may have come from the Romans in the time around AD, when we in the Nordic countries had close contact with the Roman Empire. 1 tor med hammeren wikipedia 2 Odin & Thor W.G. Collingwood (Public Domain) A Game of Wits They verbally duel in a so-called mannjafnaðr, a comparison of men, both trying their superiority. The poem differs in tone from the others in the Poetic Edda; with its colloquial nature, it seems more like a farce than anything to be taken seriously. 3 fakta om tor 4 The Norse Gods — Odin, Thor, Balder, Frey, Freya, and Loki Summary and Analysis: Norse Mythology The Norse Gods — Odin, Thor, Balder, Frey, Freya, and Loki Summary From the first Odin had a desire for knowledge and wisdom, and he consulted all living things to obtain them. 5 ODIN - OE Data Integration Network. 6 Loki, in Norse mythology, a cunning trickster who had the ability to change his shape and sex. Although his father was the giant Fárbauti, he was included among the Aesir (a tribe of gods). Loki was represented as the companion of the great gods Odin and Thor, helping them with his clever plans but sometimes causing embarrassment and. 7 tor gud 8 Tor er sønn av Odin og jotunkvinnen Jord også kalt Fjorgyn og Lodyn. 9 Med gudinnen Jord har han sønnen Tor. Med Rind fikk han Våle, og med Grid fikk han Vidar. 10 Thor is the son of Odin and Jörð, [1] by way of his father Odin, he has numerous brothers, including Baldr. Thor has two servants, Þjálfi and Röskva, rides in a cart or chariot pulled by two goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr (that he eats and resurrects), and is ascribed three dwellings (Bilskirnir, Þrúðheimr, and Þrúðvangr). 11 Thor was the son of Odin, the chief of the Aesir deities and highest of all gods. While his mother was variously known as Jord (“earth”), Hlödyn, or Fjörgyn, in all cases she was identified as a giant, making Thor half-jötunn. Thor’s heritage provided an interesting contrast with his noted enmity for the jötnar. 12