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Thor

The Thunderer · Defender of Midgard

majorattestedc. 1270 CE (Codex Regius)Norse mythology

The thunderer, son of Odin, defender of gods and men, bearer of the hammer Mjölnir. The seeress promised him the greatest kill of Ragnarök and the shortest survival: he slays the world-serpent Jörmungandr at the end of all things, walks nine steps from its venom, and falls. His sons carry the hammer into the world that comes after.

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✦Signature powerDivine DomainHolds sovereign power over a sphere of the living world.
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Illustrated storyRagnarök, the Twilight of the GodsThe gods know exactly how they will die — a seeress told Odin the whole ending, wolf by serpent by fire. They arm for it anyway. Loki breaks his bonds and steers the ship of dead men’s nails; Fenrir’s jaws scrape heaven and earth; Thor kills the world-serpent and walks nine steps. And then the earth rises green from the sea a second time, and the survivors find the old golden game-pieces in the grass.Begin reading →