Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Citations


Sheppard, Norman. "Thor." Thenorsegods. Thenorsegods, 22 Sept. 2008. Web.         

Sheppard, Norman. "Odin." The Norse Gods. Thenorsegods, 22 Sept. 2008. Web.<http://thenorsegods.com/odin/>

Sheppard, Norman. "Loki." The Norse Gods. Thenorsegods, 22 Sept. 2008. Web.<http://thenorsegods.com/loki/>

Sheppard, Norman. "Frigga." The Norse Gods. Thenorsegods, 22 Sept. 2008. Web.<http://thenorsegods.com/frigga/>


McCoy, Dan. "Heimdall - Norse Mythology for Smart People." Norse Mythology for Smart People. Web. 3 Dec. 2014.





Thor

Thor, son of the all father god Odin and protector of Midgard. As son of the king of gods, he's destined to take his fathers throne to the realm of Asgard, which is one of the nine reals of Norse mythology. Thor is very impulsive, his methods of peace does not consist of a treaty, agreement, but rather deal with it with a fight. However, this impulsive god has a pure heart and shows nothing but bravery, courage, and loyalty to his home and people. Thor is depicted as a warrior hero archetype with his supernatural strength and magical hammer mjolnir. Thor is one the famous gods that can be viewed in today's modern culture in Marvels movie "Thor" and "The Avengers".

Odin

Odin, the mighty father of all the gods of ancient Norse Mythology,and king of Asgard, one of the nine reals of Norse Mythology. odin is known to be very noble and the wisest god of Asgard since he's the oldest and most experienced god of all the Asgardian gods. He is depicted as the god of magic and wisdom with his godly, brilliant, supernatural abilities. He's weary of the possibility of war and sacrifice, he definitely has the ideologies of a viking. odin falls under the archetype of king, he posses a magical spear known as Gungnir which never seems to miss its target, the ability of 100% accuracy. And even controls magical creatures such as "Sleipnir" and the wolves Freki and Geri; not to mention he's also the king of Asgard. He's mostly seen in modern culture in Marvels film "The Avengers".

Loki

Loki is largely known as the god of mischief, and considered one of the most influenced gods in Norse Mythology. Loki is depicted as an antagonist since he is considered a trickster, he is a trickster archetype in Norse Mythology whose pure evil. Loki is very crafty with his godly powers. His powers consists of magic and the ability to shape shift.Loki uses his abilities for his evil ways, he uses his powers to improve his evil schemes.Loki is dynamic and unpredictable which adds conflict and excitement to Norse Mythology. This ancient god is viewed in modern culture in films by Marvel such as "Thor" and "The Avengers".

Frigg

Frigg also known as "Frigga," is the queen of Asgard and Odins wife. Frigg is described as a goddess whose foreknowledge, wise, and mother of all. Frigg is like any typical mother, a loving forgiving, and patient mother figure. She's depicted as a very nurturing and forgiving mother in Norse Mythology. Frigg's god powers enables her to see prophecies, however she keeps her visions a secret. And like a normal mother, her weakness is her devotion to her sons, she tries her absolute best to protect and save them.

Heimdall

Heimdall has one important duty, to guard Asgard and its gods of Norse Mythology. Heimdall is in charge of defending the Bifrost bridge since his godly powers gives him the ability to see and sense anything within the 9 realms of Asgard, and have such acute hearing that he can hear the grass rising from the ground. This is where Heimdall is normally seen and carries a horn known as Gjallarhorn. If a intruder is approaching his duty is to blow this horn where its sound travels to the corners of space warning the gods. He's also seen in the movie "Thor".