...The Mighty Thor: Mythical or Comical The modern day image of a superhero consists of either Superman or Batman riding in a high-speed car and swinging off of buildings hundreds of feet from the ground, desperately trying to save the innocent victim. A Norse God with long blonde hair, a winged metal helmet, and a bright red cape with blue leggings is probably not an ordinary image being pictured in one's head. Superheroes come in all varieties, shapes, and forms, but behind each superhero lies a secret to why they were created. The reasons for creation range from events that previously occurred in history to recent changes in today's society. Comic book superheroes were indeed influenced by history, but the comic book superheroes also continually influence history itself. This reciprocal influence continues to affect the generations of comic book fans for years on end. Comic book creators have been known for using a strategy to create characters which tend to resemble infamous gods to separate the common ideal mortal heroes from the indestructible immortals. By using this strategy, comic book creators are able to give their characters a fierce outer shell with a scholarly uplift (Reynolds 53). With the creation of the Mighty Thor comic book character in 1962, Lee and Thomas used this strategy perfectly (54). Asgardian characters were just ready-made superheroes waiting to be transformed into the comic-book world (57). Being named one of the most unusual creations in comic...
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...In Norse mythology Thor has the role of the God of thunder and the strongest of all norse gods. Not only is Thor the God of thunder he is also The God of strength and war as well. The reason this all sound so close to a certain marvel movie is because the Thor franchise was very heavily based on norse mythology and if you are a familiar with the movies there are a few things that you don't know about this hammer wielding hero. We could trace Thor's family history from ymir all the way to Freya and Odr,but for the sake of not taking forever to explain it I'm only going to tell u about his immediate family. Starting with his parents Thor is the son of Odin and Fjorgyh (Jord), but Odin was married to Frigg and they had three children. Thors half siblings (different mother) were Baldr ,Bragi , and Hadr.As for Thor's love life he married Sif a goddess of fertility and had one child with her thrud. However his third and fourth children Mangi and modi had another mother and her name was Jarnsax....
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...Noble Men Gods Odin Odin was the king of gods and Thor and Loki’s father. He was a very noble man. He sacrificed one of his eyes so he could be intelligent. The Saxons called him Wodin. 1 Thor Thor was the god of lightning and thunder. It was believed that when Thor rode his chariot lightning would come and if he hit his axe thunder would come. Thor’s chariot was rode by a pair of goats. Thor was Loki’s half brother. 2 Loki Loki was the god of mischeve. He was the one who caused the death of Thor’s son [Baulder]. Loki was also the god of fire 3 Frey Frey was the god of fertility. Frey gave peace and pleasure to his disciples. Frey was especially prayed to in Sweden. Frey had a chariot which two boars pulled. 4 Norse Levels In Viking times there were three levels. One was called the Land of the Dead which is where the dead people went. The second level was Midgard and that was the earth. The third level was Asgard and that was where the gods lived. 5 Valhalla Valhalla was heaven to the Viking’s. It was where Viking’s had big feast’s and Odin was the ruler. Valhalla had big gates which had carvings of Viking gods. 6 VIKING WORD SEARCH A L F M S O R R G K E M A I Y Q R O H T D T V X I M I R C P B O E S K D Z Y N I O L J N R W U A Viking Quiz 1. Who were the Viking Gods ? 2. Where did they come from ? 3. Give one god of the Viking...
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...Odin and Thor, along with the later mentioned Loki, are prominent characters within the 21st centuries society. Anyone familiar with the Marvel extended universe are well acquainted with these formidable gods, gods of whom go embarking on adventures and quests with other super heroes within these films. The significance of these three no longer remain solely within the mythological stories they once were solely held to. They now exist in another wholly unique world of gods mixed with super heroes. The average, modern-day human does not particularly think of them in terms of mythological deities who were of an entirely other realm, instead now viewing them from the theaters, fighting with, against, and amongst humans and non-gods alike. Their significance now heeds on entertainability. Baldr, son of Odin and born second to Thor, as well as a fellow Aesir god of light and purity, was the first god to ever die, as mentioned previously (Lindow 247-248). Murdered by Hod, his blind, half-brother, he was left to suffer in the “world of the dead,” with his death being labeled as “one of the most important moments” within Norse mythology that historians...
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...under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland),[1][5] or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.1 It is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor's brother Loki from subjugating Earth. The film's development began when Marvel Studios received a loan from Merrill Lynch in April 2005. After the success of the film Iron Man in May 2008, Marvel announced that The Avengers would be released in July 2011. With the signing of Johansson in March 2009, the film was pushed back for a 2012 release. Whedon was brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the original screenplay by Zak Penn. Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in August and New York City in September. The film was converted to 3D in post-production. The Avengers premiered on April 11, 2012, at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre and was released...
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...A Modern Day Allusion The Elizabethan era, once filled with long dresses, courtship and theatre has now transitioned into a time when less clothing is considered better and with some teenagers, dating is a quick as a game of musical chairs, switching partners when the music stops. Teenagers are more interested in social media and texting than interacting with other people. There a two allusions that can be switched into Hamlet to allow it to appeal to a young and modern audience. Updating the term Termagant and Hercules could appeal to a more modern audience. Termagant was originally “a deity erroneously ascribed to Islam by medieval European Christians and represented in early English drama as a violent character.” This original allusion is used to describe a nasty or violent person and in Hamlet is it used in Act III Scene ii, before Hamlet performs his play. It is used in the context of “I would have such a fellow whipped for o'erdoing Termagant. It out-Herods Herod.” Hamlet was telling the actors not to overdo their performance and to not have violent outbursts. Many teenagers would not know what this word meant unless they had to look it up for a project. The word bully would be a better fit for a modern audience, because for years, teenagers and kids have been taught about the definition of a bully and what it means to bully another person. The new line would read as “I would have such a fellow whipped for o’erdoing a bully. It out-Herods Herod“ By making this replacement...
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...Before Christianity arrived in ancient Scandinavia, the Germanic people had no true concept of good versus evil. They behaved depending on their role in society, modeling their behavior on the god or goddess who receded over the specific task. For example, warriors were held by the standards of honor and masculinity shown by the gods Thor, Tyr, of Frey. Moreover, erudite individuals, often seen as weak or unmanly by followers of Thor, showed characteristics and mannerisms displayed by the scholarly god Odin. Loki, however, was the antithesis of all the gods stood for and showed the contradictory side of nature and life often representing chaos and dysfunction. Paradoxically, Loki is frequently featured in many notable Norse myths where he is selfish and only completes tasks that are to his benefit or pleasure. For example, in the famous myth “The Death of Baldur,” Loki deliberately tricks Baldur’s blind brother, Hod, into killing Baldur with his only kryptonite, mistletoe. Loki has no reason to want Baldur dead otherwise then wanting to spite the gods and prove that Baldur could be killed (McCoy). Perhaps Loki’s popularity...
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...keeping agency has went out and gathered The Avengers; a group of superheroes that consists of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye. Together these superheroes set out to save the world in a captivating story full of thrilling events. However, what makes these thrilling events come across to the audience so effectively is the excellent use of mise en scène. Throughout this movie, several aspects of mise en scène are used very effectively and are a big part of why this was one of the most succesful movies ever made. One scene that contains an extraordinary use of mise en scène is in the forest when Iron Man and Captain America first meet Thor. The first thing that stood out was the setting. These three extremely powerful forces are meeting for the first time in this very large forest. Right off the bat the setting gives off a sense that almost anything can happen. They are in the wide open wilderness with nothing stopping them from doing what they want to do. If they want to fight, they can do so without harming any nearby people. Another aspect of mise en scène that comes into play in this scene is the lighting. The entire scene is very dark. It is night time in the forest and it gives off a sense that a fight in the near future is inevitable. This in fact does happen. The Taveras 2 fight is mainly between Iron Man and Thor but Captain America does get involved towards the end. It is impossible to say who won the fight because they are all standing...
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...Identify the principle beliefs of the Ancient Nordic Religion The Ancient Nordic Religion was the religion tradition commonly practiced by people in Northern regions, a time period during the Viking Age. Nordic religion is a division branched from Germanic paganism, which was present amongst the Germanic tribes inhabited across Central and Northern Europe. Nordic Religion is a polytheistic religion through its principal beliefs in numerous pagan gods, and supernatural forces. Also, their viewpoint associated with origins, the afterlife and the ‘Yggdrasil’ forms a framework for the ancient religion which identifies the principle beliefs held amongst the Norsemen. One of the principal beliefs in the Nordic Religion is the ‘world tree’ or ‘Yggdrasil’, which is the centre of their universe which held nine different realms within its branches. Each realm is situated at different areas of the tree and is carried by three main roots. The first, top root went to Asgard (heaven) which is the home Gods dwell in. The second root went down to Jotunheim, located in the middle where Middle-Earth is situated within (land of mortals), also belonging to dwarves and giants. The last root went down to Niflheim and Musepellheim, located at the bottom that reaches into the underworld Hel, ‘home’ of the dead who are forever perished and tormented. Thus Yggdrasil is a principal belief as it held together earth, heaven and hell by its roots and is the place dependent of numerous gods that are paramount...
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...The dichotomy created between Baldr and Loki might have led Loki to murder Baldr. Loki could have been acting out of jealousy. Everyone loves Baldr, while the other gods dislike Loki despite his utility to them. Loki has also given gifts to the gods. He gifts Odin his child, Sleipnir and gives Thor an enemy, the Midgard Serpant (39, 52). The gods’ distrust of Loki prevents them from seeing Loki’s contributions. Baldr does not give any gifts, yet receives the Frigg’s protection (65). Loki could be reacting out of envy when he kills Baldr. Frigg works to give Baldr invincibility because of his dream of his murder (65). However, the text does not say Baldr can see into the future, so his dream should not have any affect on his safety. This gift...
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...------------------------------------------------- List of kennings From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A kenning (Old Norse kenning [cʰɛnːiŋɡ], Modern Icelandic [cʰɛnːiŋk]) is a circumlocution used instead of an ordinary nounin Old Norse, Old English and later Icelandic poetry. This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Kennings for a particular character are listed in that character's article. For example, the Odin article links to a list of names of Odin, which include kennings. Only a few examples of Odin's kennings are given here. For a scholarly list of kennings see Meissner's Die Kenningar der Skalden (1921) or a good edition of Snorri Sturluson's Skáldskaparmál ------------------------------------------------- Source language abbreviations[edit] * OE - Old English * D - Danish | * G - Germanic * Ic - Old Icelandic * N - Norse * ON - Old Norse | * Nor - Norwegian * S - Swedish | ------------------------------------------------- List of Kennings[edit] Primary Meaning | Kenning Translated | Original Kenning | Explanation | Source Language | Example | axe | blood-ember | | | N | | battle | spear-din | | | N | Snorri SturlusonSkaldskaparmal | blood | slaughter-dew | | | N | | blood | battle-sweat | | One reference for this kenning comes from the epic poem, Beowulf. As Beowulf is in fierce combat withGrendel's Mother, he makes mention of shedding much battle-sweat. | N | Beowulf | blood | wound-sea | svarraði sárgymir |...
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...In the day of Thorstein and his contentious relationship with Thord, the sense of competition they both faced in their community was commonplace. They were both in similar horse businesses. Their respective personalities, however, could not be further apart. Thord was known as an arrogant man, while Thorstein was more quiet and calm of temper. In what today would probably be described as a sheriff, Bjarni was the community chieftan. One of his servants was Thord, who was known to be a braggart about his prestigious position in working for Bjarni. Even in the Middles Ages, when Thorstein the Staff-Struck is set, as today, human traits in society such as jealousy, gossip, revenge, pride and competition are universal. So are the human traits of family dysfunction, ridicule, trickery. When reading this Medieval story with the intent of searching for human traits, it is very easy to see how the story is rife with them. Thorstein lives with and is in business with his elderly, cantankerous father Thorarin. These two men as well couldn't be further apart in temperament. Thorarin goads and ridicules his son Thorstein, for his even-temperedness and calm demeanor. Sure enough, at one point Thorstein and Thord do have a physical confrontation, which Thorstein is reluctant for his father Thorarin to be made aware of, as he realizes how his pugnacious father will most likely react. Sure enough, his father reacts true to form, goading and ridiculing his son by asking him if had been “beaten...
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...People have many different aspects of Loki, having their own opinions on him, Hero, Villian, other, and I believe that he is an Anti-Hero. Loki has all the traits and Anti-Hero would have, he has no goal, he switches sides, he’s a trickster, and he does wrong, then goes back to make it right. There aren't many details that stand out in the book to me but just looking at few of the things he does all arrows point at Anti-Hero. Loki would be considered an Anti-Hero by many, including myself because he has no goal. For example, in the book when the Eagle stole their food Loki tried defending Odin to help him (and himself) to get the food back from the Eagle, but then when he got caught by the Eagle he quickly turned. Usually, when heroes get in the deathly position they don't care and do the best they can to save others before saving themselves but Loki makes a very nonhero-like decision and made that bad deal. Other actions in the book show that he just lets things happen and sees what he can get out of it. So, making that deal with the Eagle and having no goal to what He really wanted at the moment gave him his reputation. Also, a lot of people consider anti-heroes to be quite the trickers and tricker is basically in Loki’s name (Loki the God of mischief). The way Loki is seen as a trickster in the book definitely stands out, like when he tricks Iduna into bringing her Apples out into open territory to steal them from her and be captured. He also tried tricking the Eagle...
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...MOVIE REVIEW THOR: THE DARK WORLD For SIR MUHAMAD FUAD ABDUL KARIM By NOR FAIEZAH BINTI AMIR HAMZAH 2012141929 NURUL FAZLINA BINTI OTHMAN 2012912953 Group: BA4A (AM228) Date of Submission: 15TH December 2014 TABLE OF CONTENT Table of Content……………………………………………………………… 1 Short Synopsis………………………………………………………………… 2 Four Issue or Problem Revealed…………………………………..... 3 - 4 How Issue Can Be Relate to Organizational Behavior……… 5 - 8 Suggestion to Rectify the Problems………………………………… 9 – 11 Reference List………………………………………………………………… 12 SHORT SYNOPSIS ABOUT THE MOVIE Thor: The Dark World movie are continuation from the movie Thor in 2011 that have been produced by Marvel Studios. The movie portray about the battle between Thor, the crown prince of Asgard and revengeful Malekith, the leader of the Dark Elves that plan to cover the Nine Realms with darkness using the weapon called Aether. In the first part, the Aether entered into Jane body when Jane is transported to another world where the Aether is sealed. Due to this, it causes the Malekith to awaken and attack Asgard in order to obtain Aether. Thor and Loki team up to trick Malekith to extract Aether from Jane body and destroy it, but their effort failed. In the end, Malekith died due crashing with his own ship after battle with Thor causing his plan to destroy entire universe and restore glory of Dark Elves using Aether in Greenwich futile. (149 words) IDENTIFY ANY FOUR ISSUE / PROBLEM REVEALED...
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...Beowulf and Thor have many similar qualities. Thor is a pagan god, which relates to the pagan belief in Beowulf. They have superhuman qualities such as, powerful strength and can endure situations an average human cannot, but they also have human qualities. Both Beowulf and Thor has weapons only they can use because of their superhuman strength. Their weapons being Thor’s hammer, Mjollnir and Beowulf’s sword, Hrunting. Beowulf defeated Grendel with his bare hands. He did not use a weapon because he did not think it was a fair fight because Grendel did not own a weapon. Being the superhero he is, Thor defeats enemies with his godly strength. “ For hours he sank through the waves”, Beowulf did something not humanly possible to sink to...
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