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Published: 2012-05-18 02:29:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 1394; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 18
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Just a quick doodle.(Watch out, he's coming for ""Loki"" next.)
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Yes! Show that blonde noob who the real god of thunder is!
Thank you very much!
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Unfortunately, that was mere speculation; I probably won't be drawing any more!
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Aw, but I hate Marvel Loki most of all!
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Aw, come on. It's hollywood; it's just cute that they're trying.
Ecxept for the resulting material fetishizing these characters... Oh dear gods WHY?!
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Not cute, only terrible
The fetishizing is pretty awkward too. But I've been a little desensitized to weird stuff. 
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I guess the way I thik of it is just to keep in mind that it's NOT norse mythology; it's a story inspired by norse mythology, and I tend to like those.
The worst thing - even worse than the perverse internetisms - is that my friend who's in high school said that they were watching this movie in history class... To learn about norse mythology... Children are literally being taught that this IS norse mythology... And that makes me die a little inside.
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Thanks. Don't agree that Thor should look like that?
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Meh. X3 Depends on your point of view.
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The old stories are actually pretty clear about Thor, which is surprising. Big, huge-bearded, red-haired, pretty dumb, loves food!
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I challenge you to find any old story that says he is dumb
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Well, I am certainly exaggerating a bit!
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Poor Thor
I assume you mean the glove in the Utgardaloki story, that is often given as evidence as Thor is repeated fooled by magic, but so is Loki, and few would call Loki dim (lots of other things but not dim).
The Lay of Harbard is very strange. It seems to be an attack by the followers of Odin on the followers of Thor. And as such does not show the god as his worshippers would have seen him. Ironically it highlights many of traits that make Thor so popular, his close links with the common people and his desire for peace and stability on Earth. The opposite scenario occurs in the story of Starkard where Thor wins a magical debate with Odin and curses Odin's favourite into (among other things) being hated by the common people.
Its worth remembering that the Icelanders considered Thor the patron of legal debates.
Marvel's Thor would last five minutes
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You're definitely right about the Utgard-Loki story! Everyone is fooled, not just Thor. I also didn't know that much detail about the Lay of Harbard, and I'd never heard of the Starkard story. I also didn't know that about the legal debates--both those stories are really fascinating! Stupid is definitely me exaggerating--"down to earth" is definitely more accurate, like you say. I imagine him getting flustered during debate... maybe not because he's dim, but because he just doesn't have much patience for it? But now I'm just wandering into the wide, wide world of interpretation
Thanks for the info! You know a lot!
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I have read a little
Thor is renowned for openess and honesty, in great contrast to the deceipt employed by Odin, Loki and even Thialfi. Its more a divine function than a measure of intelligence. Thors worshippers want peace and good harvests, Odin's warriors want chaos and opportunity.
There are two exceptions where Thor behaves far more like Loki, the story of Alvis the dwarf where Thor spends half a night discussing poetic terminology to trick a dwarf, and Eaglebeak a folk tale from the Sagas.
Eaglebeak is not well known - you can read my version here:
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I have switched the hero to Loki as the tale suits him so much better. But the orginal has Thor playing cunning weasel.
The section from Eaglebeaks prayer offering a goat through to the curse on her child are very close to the original story.
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Yep, I know! 
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The comic book/movie isn't different enough to be interesting nor similar enough to be accurate. It falls into an uncanny valley of awful for me.
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Well, different strokes for different folks. C:
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Ayup! A Thor that isn't massive, angry, stupid, and huge-bearded ain't no Thor to me. 
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no prob
I saw the Thor movie, and my friends were making fun of me bc my reaction was "..wtf..?" lol
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Yeah, I vowed to never go see any movie with Marvel-Thor!
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i only went to get out of my house, but good choice lol
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And the entire internet is obsessed with Loki, so I suggest you stay away. Especially tumblr. Its pretty nauseating.
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So true!
Dude, I actaully want to draw mythological Loki pulling a prank on Marvel Loki. lol.
I do look forward to seeing Thor take on Marvel Loki. Twill be priceless!
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I'm not sure if I'll actually get around to drawing it, alas! But I'd like to! And thanks!
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That's cool. I decided I may still draw it myself.
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I would love to see that
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Watch out, Thor! Thor's winning!
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This Thor is way more manly and menacing to those who fuck with him
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That's how he is in the stories! He has a horrible temper!
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and most obviously does not speak in a Shakespearean manner of speech
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