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Thor: The Dark World Thor: The Dark World is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2011's "Thor" and the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Alan Taylor, with a screenplay by Christopher Yost and the writing team of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. It stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor, alongside Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi,
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movie' receiving 'zero stars' by some cinema goers, whereas in fact a lamb was convincingly fake-slaughtered in a key scene in the movie. In October 2010 his feature documentary North West was premiered in cinema in Iceland receiving favorable reviews and running for 6 weeks. In addition to North West / 2nd part, it was released on DVD late 2011. The documentary tells the story of a snow avalanche which hit the town he was born in. Einar Thor Einar Thor, also known as Einar Þór Gunnlaugsson, (born August 2, 1964) is an Icelandic film director and writer primarily based
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vision was", putting together "reference videos, storyboards, script pages, you name it. We did like a 30-page book that had everything that we'd do with the character, from the theme of the movie to the tone of the film to the fighting style to what we liked about the character and what we didn't like". This meant that by the time they were hired they had already "figured the movie out". When the studio hired Kenneth Branagh and Joe Johnston to direct "Thor" and "", respectively, it made sure both directors were open to the idea of a shared universe
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Norse mythology kind of grew from. Having that in Asgard is going to make it all the more special and that's what Alan [Taylor] wants to bring to it." Feige said "while the relationship between Loki and Thor certainly has changed [after the events of the movie "The Avengers"] and has progressed, a lot of "Thor 2" is picking up where it left off in terms of Jane, who you just saw for a moment on a computer monitor, and also what's been going on in the nine realms without the Asgardians being able to use the Bifrost." Feige also
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film. Kenneth Johnson, the creator/executive producer (and sometimes writer/director) of the TV series, was not invited to contribute to the film. This television movie acted as a backdoor pilot for an unproduced television series featuring Thor, another Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name. Much like the television treatment of the Hulk, Thor's backstory has been altered from his original comic book appearance: while in the comics Donald Blake and Thor shared the same body and could transform by use of an enchanted cane, Thor is here
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Thor sticks on a pick. The werewolf head soon reverts to a human head, and the Vikings realise what their enemies are. Freyja finds an urn inside the house, she sees something in it that scares her. She goes to show Baldur, but Thor shows her the head in human form. Freyja gasps, dropping the urn into pieces. She asks in fear, "What in Odin's name?" Then Thor says he was hoping for some insights into that. Inside a house, Thor, Baldur, Ulfrich, Freyja, and Sif discuss about the head. Ulfrich refuses to believe it's sorcery. But Baldur says it
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Hulk alive. In the first story, No-Name and the rest of Warbound are killed after Iron Man didn't hesitate in using the lasing and destroys New York. In the second story that asked what would happen if Thor had battled Hulk", No-Name assisted the Warbound in fighting the Warriors Three until Miek's treachery is known. After Thor had successfully reasoned with Hulk, No-Name joined the Warbound in returning to Sakaar with plans to rebuild it. No-Name of the Brood No-Name of the Brood is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a Sleazoid
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pneumatic hammer to pound rivets and drill holes for bolts used to fasten the fire box of a locomotive to its boiler. The name "Thor" referred to : Thor, the mythical god of thunder, frequently pictured as wielding a mighty hammer. The name became popular and spread to other company products.[vi] The first factory was part of what had been a corset factory in Aurora, Illinois. Soon, they occupied the entire building. Railroads continued to be the major customers of the company's pneumatic products during these early years. The Thor enterprise had been organized into two companies at first: one
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From 2000-2011, Thor continued to record, release albums and tour, building a larger following and connecting with a new generation. Albums released have been "Dogz II" (2000), "Triumphant" (2002), "Beastwomen from the Centre of the Earth" (2003), "Are U Ready" (2004), "Thor Against the World" (2005), "Devastation of Musculation" (2006), "Into the Noise" (2007), "Steam Clock" (2008) "Sign of the V" (2009), "The Guardian" (2010) and "Soundtrack from the movie THOR - The Rock Opera" (2011). Thor wrote the music for and were starring in the movie "Thor - The Rock Opera". In 2009 Thor performed at the Sweden Rock
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tracks are listed below. Aai Thor Tujhe Upkar Aai Thor Tujhe Upkaar is a Marathi movie, which was released in November 1999. The movie is produced by Uma Prakash Bhende and directed by her husband Prakash Bhende, the movie shows how a greed ridden son drags his own mother to court, for money. Motherhood is the biggest blessing in a woman's life, but in today's materialistic world, it’s become a curse for aged women. This is the heart-rending tale of Sharada Inamdar who is coerced to pay a grave price for motherhood. Sharada the aged mother is seen as an
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Aai Thor Tujhe Upkar Aai Thor Tujhe Upkaar is a Marathi movie, which was released in November 1999. The movie is produced by Uma Prakash Bhende and directed by her husband Prakash Bhende, the movie shows how a greed ridden son drags his own mother to court, for money. Motherhood is the biggest blessing in a woman's life, but in today's materialistic world, it’s become a curse for aged women. This is the heart-rending tale of Sharada Inamdar who is coerced to pay a grave price for motherhood. Sharada the aged mother is seen as an unwanted burden by her
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now northwestern Germany) as dedicated to him. In Germanic areas occupied by the Roman Empire, coins and votive objects dating from the 2nd and 3rd century AD have been found with Latin inscriptions referring to "Hercules", and so in reality, with varying levels of likelihood, refer to Thor by way of . The first recorded instance of the name of the god appears in the Migration Period, where a piece of jewelry (a fibula), the Nordendorf fibula, dating from the 7th century AD and found in Bavaria, bears an Elder Futhark inscription that contains the name , i.e. , the
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minutes of constant noise, cheap effects, background music that never once stops and ropey acting will test the patience of even the most hardened B-movie aficionado..."Almighty Thor" was just one giant headache of a film." The movie was shown as part of the German TV show "Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten" in its third season. Almighty Thor Almighty Thor is a fantasy-adventure action film produced by The Asylum, which premiered on the Syfy cable network on May 7, 2011 and was released on DVD on May 10, 2011 in the United States. The film is directed by Christopher Ray and
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at Hassen Arena. In 2014 Thor re-released their 1985 album as "Only the Strong Deluxe Edition" distributed by Deadline Records. The new documentary film "I Am Thor" directed by Ryan Wise and produced by Ryan Wise and Al Higbee had a world premiere in 2015 and featurered Thor. In 2015, the movie "I Am Thor" toured film festivals throughout the world winning audience and critical acclaim. The movie got picked up for distribution in the USA through Dark Sky Films / MPI Media Group. The film won Best Documentary at the Fantasia International Film Festival 2015 in Montreal. Thor led
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name of his god. In the 1997 live action television series "Conan the Adventure" starring Ralph Moeller, Crom is shown as being real and active in mortal affairs having directed Conan to the location of an Atlantian sword wielded by him for the run of the series. In the 2011 film, "Conan The Barbarian", Crom is mentioned but only in passing and in expletives. In Marvel Comics' "What If?" #39 "What If ... Thor Battled Conan?" Thor travels to the Hyborian past and, suffering from amnesia, climbs the mountain of Crom to seek answers from the god. Later, at his
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Thor: Son of Asgard (video game) Thor: Son of Asgard is an action-adventure video game developed by Disney Mobile's Prague studio for iOS, based on Marvel Comics' Thor. The story is based on a comics version of Thor. Cutscenes are made from comic book-styled animation. The character itself is on the other hand based on his movie version, his persona and the suit. Player controls the character of Thor. The game features a simple Beat 'em up gameplay. Player fights hordes of enemies. His weapon is his Hammer that can be used to hit enemies or block their attack. He
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repeat and don't wish upon anybody else." During the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International, Jaimie Alexander said that she would reprise her role as Sif in "a very pivotal part" of the film. By October 2015, Taika Waititi entered negotiations to direct "Thor: Ragnarok". Other directors under consideration included Ruben Fleischer, Rob Letterman, and Rawson Marshall Thurber. Marvel presented the prospective directors with "the ten different ideas that we had for the movie", asking them all to come back with a clearer picture of what the film should be. Waititi created "a sizzle reel for the tone, and some joke
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of the Academy Award winner and former Juilliard alumni Robin Williams. Kristjansson had his first leading role, in the feature film Black's Game, a year after his graduation from The Juilliard School. When "Black's Game" opened in Iceland it become the biggest box office hit in 2012 and the 2nd highest grossing Icelandic movie in history. Kristjansson is based in Reykjavik and Los Angeles and is currently represented by Creative Arists Agency and Untitled Entertainment. Kristjansson's first Hollywood studio film was "Dracula Untold", produced by Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures and Michael De Luca. It was directed by Gary Shore. Kristjansson
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that he got a call from his manager telling him that the filmmakers needed someone who could sing high and that his name was suggested. On the set of the film, he met Wahlberg along with Zakk Wylde and Jason Bonham, who also appeared in the movie alongside several other notable musicians. Kennedy was the only actor in the movie whose actual singing voice was used. In the movie, directly paralleling a scene at the beginning of the film, Kennedy's character (Mike, also known as "Thor") is noticed by Wahlberg's character, Chris "Izzy" Cole, the lead singer of Thor's favorite
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Pinkston - Middle American Movie Reviewer Jon Mikl Thor - Rock God and Movie Legend Zon Son of Thor - Son of Rock God and Movie Legend Former Co-Host - Oliver Riggle 2006-2011 Former Co-Host - Philip H.R. Gunn 2005-2006 Former Co-Host - Billy Garberina 2005 Former Show Producer - Debra West 2005-2010 The Director's Cut (radio show) The Director's Cut is a weekly 2 hour movie radio show and podcast, found on several online and terrestrial radio stations. The Director's Cut was created as a weekend "movie talk" program in 2005 on KAGM. Soon it was picked up by
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she used her powers to rescue Donald Blake from danger. Upon saving Asgard from Ragnarok, Odin forces her to relinquish the hammer to Donald Blake so he can become the new Thor. This resulted in Jane losing her powers, but she was allowed to remain on Asgard and keep her goddess status since she later falls in love with and marries Odin. In "What If?" #25 (Feb. 1980), titled "What If Thor Fought Odin over Jane Foster" (also known as "What If Thor Fought the Asgardian Gods"), Thor is banished from Asgard along with Jane when Thor refused to accept
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side, yet Logi had not only consumed his meat, but also the bones and the trencher itself. It was evident to all that Loki had lost. In turn, Þjálfi races against a figure by the name of Hugi three times and thrice loses. Thor agrees to compete in a drinking contest but after three immense gulps fails. Thor agrees to lift a large, gray cat in the hall but finds that it arches his back no matter what he does, and that he can raise only a single paw. Thor demands to fight someone in the hall, but the inhabitants
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by Jon Mikl Thor embarked on a sold out major city tour throughout the USA in November, 2015 screening the movie "I Am Thor" followed by a live Thor concert. In March 2016 Jon Mikl Thor took Thor on a North American tour presenting both the screening of the film and a live concert. On May 13, 2016 the official reissue of Thor's 1977 "Keep the Dogs Away" album will be released on Deadline Records. 'Thor a Rock Odyssey', a live three (3) part Rock concert spectacular, will be presented on stage at the Highline Ballroom in New York City
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to Thor what happened to Sif and advises him to find her before Loki returns to his true form. Upon learning the truth from Mrs. Chambers, Jane Foster calls Donald Blake and informs him that she has found Sif, and Thor succeeds in restoring her. With Sif resurrected, Mrs. Chambers passes away. Sif then joins Thor in exile in Broxton, Oklahoma and checks into the same hotel as Donald Blake under the name Sylvan. While in Broxton, Sif struggles with the fact that Loki possessed her body while she was trapped in Mrs. Chambers' body. She aids Beta Ray Bill,
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Masterson attacks Thor, and soon after relinquishes Mjolnir to Thor. In gratitude for his services, Odin provides Masterson with an enchanted mace, Thunderstrike, the name of which he uses as his new code name. He later heroically sacrifices himself to defeat the Egyptian god Set. The weapon and name Thuderstrike are later taken up by Masterson's son Kevin. Dargo Ktor is the host of a 26th-century version of Thor, who is empowered when holding Mjolnir, a subject of worship in that century. Marvel announced that in October 2014 there will be a new Thor who is female. As revealed in
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two per year until Dr. Strange, while was an Annie Awards nominee for "Best Home Entertainment Production" of 2007 only sold half the number of DVD as either UA feature. After which, the MAFs releases were slowed to one per year. Marvel Animation was incorporated in January 2008 to direct Marvel's efforts in animation and home entertainment markets including Marvel Animation Features. A proposed "Ultimate War/Thor" dual film DVD was passed over for the 2009 released "Hulk Versus" dual film DVD. Ultimate War would have adapted the Ultimate Marvel comic book of the same name while the Thor movie would
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Thor: The Mighty Avenger (toy line) Thor: The Mighty Avenger is a toy line manufactured by Hasbro based on the Marvel Comics film, "Thor". It is composed mainly of 3.75" scale action figures. The line falls under Marvel's "Avengers Assemble" marketing banner, which will also include the and Captain America: The First Avenger toy lines. This will be used as a lead up to 2012's "The Avengers" motion picture. Unlike previous 3.75" action figure lines based on movies, Hasbro is not doing a comic series with this line. All of the figures will be based on the movie. This official
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to play Thor, despite his contract with Marvel Studios scheduled to end after "Avengers: Endgame", saying the next month "if there's another great script that comes along" he would consider playing the character again. He and Waititi had discussed what they would want in a potential fourth "Thor" film by then. Thor: Ragnarok Thor: Ragnarok is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2011's "Thor" and 2013's "", and is the seventeenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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some Sami called him Thoron or simply Thor, and were unsure which had influenced which. But the name Horagalles is now interpreted as a loanword from the Old Norse "Þórr Karl", "the Old Man Thor," "Thor, the Elder," or "Thor fellow," "Thor Karl" (possibly from Norwegian "Torrekall"), or Swedish "Torsmannen", "the thunder man." Horagalles' consort is called Ravdna, and the red berries of the rowan tree are sacred to her. The name "Ravdna" resembles North Germanic names for the tree, such as Old Norse "reynir", and according to the "Prose Edda" book "Skáldskaparmál", the rowan is called "the salvation of
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Thor (Ultimate Marvel character) In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Thor (Thorlief Golmen) is a fictional superhero based on the Marvel Universe version of Thor. Thor is the Asgardian God of Thunder based on the deity of the same name of Norse mythology and a founding member of the Ultimates. Thor was adapted from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's comic book version of Thor by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch, first appearing in "The Ultimates". "Ultimate Thor" is the alter-ego of Thorlief Golmen, an anarchist who discovered he is the reincarnated form of the Norse warrior Thor. The "Ultimate" redesign of
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who becomes the host body for Greithoth: Breaker of Wills when he grasps it. Shortly after the Worthy are defeated, a distraught Titania is shown in her prison cell imploring Raft personnel to stop Crossbones from stealing Skirn's hammer and committing atrocities with it. When Absorbing Man and Titania rob an armored car, the female Thor appears to thwart their plans. Upon meeting the female Thor, Creel mocks her for being a woman and for having taken Thor's name for herself, which she answers by breaking his jaw. Titania then appears to confront her. But out of respect for what
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frequency in Denmark (and has direct cognates in Norse settlements in Ireland, such as ), whereas appears particularly often in southern Norway. ("Thor's Island") appears on the Swedish west coast. Thor also appears in many placenames in Uppland. In English placenames, Old English (in contrast with the Old Norse form of the name, later introduced to the Danelaw) left comparatively few traces. Examples include Thundersley, from * and "Thurstable" (Old English "Thunor's pillar"). F. M. Stenton noted that such placenames were apparently restricted to Saxon and Jutish territory and not found in Anglian areas. In what is now Germany, locations
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the short film "Motel" which was his first live-action film. He then worked as director on "Hotel for Dogs" in 2009 for DreamWorks Pictures. He directed the live-action/animated feature film, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", based on the book by Jeff Kinney. He has also been featured in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie Diary". He directed "" (2013). Thor has also directed multiple episodes of "Arrow" and one episode of "The Flash". Thor Freudenthal Thor Freudenthal (born 20 October 1972) is a German film director, animator and special effects artist. Freudenthal was raised in Berlin, Germany. He attended the
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on the first team, and in July 2006, he was loand out to the 2nd division club, Fyllingen. At the end of 2007, he returned to his native club, NBK. He Is currently playing in the Norwegian second division for Førde Fotball. Thor Jørgen Spurkeland Thor Jørgen Spurkeland (from Knarvik, Norway) is a Norwegian footballer playing midfielder and striker. https://www.google.ie/search?q=Thor+J%C3%B8rgen+Spurkeland&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=662&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLzp3Lg9HQAhUnKcAKHbsgBXYQsAQIJQ#imgrc=8U4RzTw_DMPRfM%3A He was transferred to Brann from Nordhordland B.K. (NBK) in 2003. He debuted on the first-team in the Norwegian Cup's first round against Norheimsund on May 26, 2004. He scored his first goal for Brann in the 1st round in
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Thor Industries Thor Industries, Inc. is an American manufacturer of recreational vehicles (RVs). The company sells towable and motorized RVs through its subsidiaries brands including Airstream, Heartland RV, Jayco, Livin Lite RV, and others. The company's headquarters is in Elkhart, Indiana. It has manufacturing facilities in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Idaho, and Oregon. Thor Industries, Inc. was founded on August 29, 1980, when Wade F. B. Thompson and Peter Busch Orthwein acquired Airstream from Beatrice Foods. The name "Thor" combined the first two letters of each entrepreneur's name. Airstream had not fared well during the economic downturn of the late-1970s, losing
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living version of her, apart from learning that 'Thor the Unworthy' - the Earth-616 Thor who lost possession of Mjolnir - is interfering in attempts to find her. After interrogating Loki as a witness, the Ultimate Thor learns that the Janes are being murdered by Rune Thor and Destroyer Thor because they looked the Janes in the eyes and saw how far they had fallen from what they could be. The Thors are subsequently rallied to oppose Doom by the Jane Foster of Earth-616 - currently Thor and one of the few survivors of the Incursions - while Rune Thor
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comic relief. Some of his more ill-considered acts have included taunting the Snarl, abandoning a village to the fire giant Surt while being hassled by Durkon, and creating a portentous storm while drunk. A running joke in the series is the question 'what would Thor do?' based on the famous question 'what would Jesus do?'. Durkon occasionally considers what Thor would do for guidance, but, unfortunately, since Thor would simply crush his enemies with his divine power before returning to Asgard to woo goddesses and drink an oceans worth of beer, the W.W.T.D. motto is never as applicable to Durkon's
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them as bait on a giant fishing rod, and after the deception is revealed battles Thor to the death. He attacks Thor in a park still disguised as Fin Fang Foom, but does not recognize Thor who is wearing his Asgardian armor. After apologizing and talking to Thor, Fin Fang Foom says if Thor can lift his big toe, he will battle the "super hero" (Thor) away from the city. Thor is able to lift his toe, and Thor rides him away from the city. When he realizes he does not know his foe's name, Thor tells him. The presence
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to inherit his power and position as she became the new Thor. In "What if Thor was the Herald of Galactus?", Galactus comes to devour Asgard. His herald kills Sif and Thor kills the herald in revenge. Galactus then announces that Asgard has fed him enough, and asks Thor to become his new herald in exchange for leaving Asgard alone. Thor agrees and directs Galactus to worlds with bloodthirsty races he deems worthy of destruction. Until the day Munnin, one of Odin's ravens, reaches him to inform him that Odin is dead and Asgard has fallen. Thor returns to Asgard,
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the mortal Eric Masterson, who became the hero Thunderstrike. When Odin awakes, Thor is forgiven and returned. During a battle Thor is driven into a "warrior's madness" by a Valkyrie. After overpowering everyone who attempts to stop his rampage, Thor is brought by the Eternal and Thanos before Odin, who cures his son of the madness. Thor, together with the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and other heroes, is trapped in an alternate universe after defeating the villain Onslaught. The heroes live alternate lives for a year in what is revealed to be an artificial creation until returning to their own
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, and . In , composed in the 13th century by , Thor or statues of Thor are mentioned in , , , and . In chapter 5, a heavily euhemerized account of the gods is provided, where Thor is described as having been a —a pagan priest—who was given by Odin (who himself is explained away as having been an exceedingly powerful magic-wielding chieftain from the east) a dwelling in the mythical location of , in what is now Sweden. The saga narrative adds that numerous names—at the time of the narrative, popularly in use—were derived from "Thor". Tales
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third heart attack, February 9, 1965, at the age of 54 and the Thor brand name almost died. In the early part of the twenty-first century, the Thor name and logo was resurrected on washing machines manufactured from Australia. The new company had no ties with the original company, other than the use of the Thor logo and name. [i] "“The Company On The Go…”;" narrated by Alex Dreier; promotional long-playing phonograph record produced by Thor Power Tool Company, 1959. [ii] Clark, William, “Thor Power Tool Fast Growing; Volume Trebled in Last 10 Years”, newspaper column, Chicago Tribune, June 13,
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A separate online game titled "Phineas and Ferb The Movie Game: The Dimension of Doooom!" was released when the website for Across the 2nd Dimension was launched. The game plays very similar to its predecessor, "Transport-inators of Doooom!", of which it even shares its name with. In the game, the player plays as Phineas, Ferb, Agent P, or the Candace of the 2nd Dimension (and after the game is beaten, the Phineas and Ferb of the 2nd Dimension as well). Each character has a glider to help get/fly through the air, and a ray gun to defeat nearby enemies. The
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describes Red Cell as the "Las Vegas" of government programs, saying "what happens in Red Cell, stays in Red Cell." On April 21, 2018, Thor announced his candidacy for President of the United States in the 2020 election. On July 5, 2018, Thor decided against running and left the Republican Party, becoming an Independent, citing frustration with the GOP-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump's divisiveness. Thor lives in Nashville. He no longer lives on the Greek island of Antiparos; however, he does still vacation there. Brad Thor Bradley George Thor Jr. (born August 21, 1969) is an American thriller novelist,
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to Thor and refuses to ferry him. At first, Thor holds his tongue, but only becomes more aggressive, and the poem soon becomes a match between Thor and , all the while revealing lore about the two, including Thor's killing of several in "the east" and berzerk women on (now the Danish island of ). In the end, Thor ends up walking instead. Thor is again the main character in the poem , where, after the gods have been hunting and have eaten their prey, they have an urge to drink. They "sh[ake] the twigs" and interpret what they say.
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Team Thor Team Thor (also known as Team Thor: While You Were Fighting: A Thor Mockumentary) is a 2016 mockumentary style comedy short film directed by Taika Waititi and starring Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo as their respective Marvel Cinematic Universe characters, Thor and Bruce Banner / Hulk. The short attempts to humorously examine what the characters were doing during the events of "". It was produced as a side project before Waititi began production of his film "" for Marvel Studios. The short was met with enthusiasm from fans and spawned two sequels. While Captain America and Iron Man
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October after "T2" is part of a decoy force used to distract the defenders. The ship was briefly refitted in November. On 2 December "T2" and her sister rendezvoused with the commerce raider "Thor" in the Schillig Roads; after they were joined by , "T7" and the torpedo boat the following day, they began to escort "Thor" through the Channel. Delayed by heavy fog, the ships did not reach Brest, France, until the 15th, while "Thor" continued onwards into the Atlantic. On the morning of 12 February 1942, the 2nd and 3rd Torpedo Boat Flotillas (with "T2", "T4", "T5", "T11",
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buoyant" while acknowledging the effect of a "Marvel Fatigue factor" towards the audiences. Peter Debruge of "Variety" called the movie "preposterous", but praised Goldblum's performance. Stephanie Zacharek of "Time" magazine stated negatively that ""Thor: Ragnarok" is packed tight with zooming space vehicles and noisy thunder battles, but the movie's extravagant excess is more narcotizing than energizing." Zacharek further added that "Even poor Thor seems lost in all of it, and he's supposed to be its star" while criticizing the film's visual effects as being "an instance of fun overkill" and "a special-effects coma". Manohla Dargis of "The New York Times"
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middle of the hall (v. 5). Thor sits in the doorway while his companions go inside (v. 6). The next morning Thor goes outside and finds an enormous giant, described at length, sleeping by an oak, his snoring shaking the earth (v. 7-16). Thor grabs his hammer, intending to kill the giant, but just then he wakes up and startles Thor (v. 16-17). The giant sits up and heartily greets Thor and his companions (v. 18). Thor asks the giant for his name (v. 19). He tells them that he is Skrímnir and asks Thor where he is going (v.
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workplace of Thor's alter-ego, Sigurd Jarlson. Thor, as Jarlson, finds and rescues the unconscious Lorelei, and fights Fafnir until the dragon flees. Believing her to be mortal, Thor calls for an ambulance; before she is taken away, Lorelei lets Thor know she is attracted to him and promises to thank him properly when she has recovered. As the ambulance drives off, he realizes he does not know her name. Lorelei hears that Fafnir, bent on revenge, is rampaging around New York destroying buildings. Thor arrives, battles and kills Fafnir, and returns home to Jarlson's apartment. Using the name 'Melodi', Lorelei
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on Midgard to check in on Thor's mission, only to find out the warrior had no idea what that mission was. Unwilling to tell Thor what it was, the group go out drinking in Europe. There they meet, fight and then befriend Captain Britain. Volstagg the Voluminous briefly appears in "Ultimates 2" #1, meeting with Thor at the Terrace in the Sky restaurant in Morningside Heights. He is there to warn Thor of Loki's plot against him. None of the other patrons can see Volstagg, and it was unclear at the time whether this is due to Loki's interference or
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depth, regarding the love between animals and the people who live with them". Both reviewers highlighted the film's employment of adult-oriented humor that makes it equally enjoyable for viewers of all ages. Noel Murray of "The A.V. Club" gave it a B+. Murray said that the action theme of the movie was a deviation of what the series does best, but that the movie still had enough to satisfy its fans, including a charming dialogue. "Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension" averaged 7.6 million viewers, the film soared to become TV's #1 scripted telecast of 2011 to
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Kon-Tiki (1950 film) Kon-Tiki is a Norwegian-Swedish documentary film about the Kon-Tiki expedition led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in 1947, released in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark in 1950, followed by the United States in 1951. The movie, which was directed by Thor Heyerdahl and edited by Olle Nordemar, received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for 1951 at the 24th Academy Awards. The Oscar officially went to Olle Nordemar. The Academy Film Archive preserved "Kon-Tiki" in 2013. The movie has an introduction explaining Heyerdahl's theory, then shows diagrams and images explaining the building of the
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Thor image. After years of historical study and promotion, Thor turned ownership of the Vancouver Millionaires, their website and the 'Victory V' logo over to the Vancouver Canucks and the NHL. He is also the founder of VM Sports, a line of authentic Vancouver Millionaires apparel such as reproductions of the team's jerseys. Thor's Millionaires memorabilia commemorates the city's historic 1915 Stanley Cup-winning team. Thor's music career coincided with his film career. In 2002, he wrote the title song for the movie "FUBAR" titled "FUBAR Is a Super Rocker". In 2005, he wrote "Glimmer" for the American made-for-TV murder mystery
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this superhero summer with a bang". In the "Chicago Sun-Times", Richard Roeper liked the film "Thanks in large part to a charming, funny and winning performance from Australian actor Chris Hemsworth in the title role, "Thor" is the most entertaining superhero debut since the original "Spider-Man"". Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave it a negative review stating, ""Thor" is a failure as a movie, but a success as marketing, an illustration of the ancient carnival tactic of telling the rubes anything to get them into the tent". A.O. Scott of "The New York Times" disliked the film, calling it
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it is no miracle that this caveman returned (still during the war) with his name changed to "Thor". In "De Rode Ridder" series the existence of the thunder god Thor is shown in #45, (The Hammer of Thor, 1970) and the Thunderer has a role in #63 (The Valkyrie, 1974), in which the Rode/Red Knight has been chosen by Odin to complete a mission the gods cannot do themselves without causing Ragnarok. Both albums are by Karel Biddeloo. Unlike the Marvel Thor, Biddeloo's Thor is more or less a country boy, with enormous powers but bound by responsibility (avoidance of
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Niklas Busch Thor Niklas Busch Thor (born 21 February 1986) is a retired Swedish footballer. Thor took a football high school program at in Norrköping, Östergötland County. During his time in high school, Thor played for IFK Norrköping and IF Sylvia. After graduating high school, he moved to Uppsala, Uppsala County where he played for his mother club Storvreta IK. Seven years later, in late 2013, he signed a two-year deal with IK Sirius in Sweden's second highest league, Superettan. Thor married Swedish politician Ebba Busch Thor in 2013: they use the common name of Busch Thor. They have a
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best way possible." This is something Hemsworth had hoped for, looking to have a lighter tone in "Ragnarok" compared to the previous "Thor" films, especially the second one, similar to "Guardians of the Galaxy". He said, "I feel we had less of the sort of the naivety or fun or humor that the first ["Thor"] might have had. I wish we had more of that in the second [movie] ... We've done regal. We've done Shakespeare, and we've shown that. I think now it's time to go, 'Ok, cool. Let's try something different. Hemsworth continued that in order to prevent
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a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers, appearing in each volume of that series. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series, movies, video games, clothing, toys and trading cards. The character was first portrayed in live action by Eric Allan Kramer in the 1988 television movie "The Incredible Hulk Returns". Chris Hemsworth portrays Thor Odinson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films "Thor", "The Avengers", "", "", "Doctor Strange", "", "" and will reprise his role in "" in 2019. Additionally, archival footage of Hemsworth as Thor was used in the episodes "Pilot"
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Thor of Tranent Thor of Tranent, also known as Thor, son of Sveinn or Thor, son of Swain (fl. 1127 x 1150), Lord of Tranent and Sheriff of Lothian, was a landlord and chieftain active in Lothian in the reign of King David I of Scotland. He is attested in a large number of charters during King David's reign in Lothian, both as a charter witness on charters granted by other patrons and on charters he himself issued. His name appears either as Thor son of Sveinn or "Thor of Tranent", the latter appellation deriving from his ownership of the
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of Thor's hammer referring to the hammer's original name, the "Uru Hammer". Later, writer Roy Thomas changed the name of the hammer to the mythologically correct name of "Mjolnir" and used the name "Uru" created by Larry Lieber as the name of the fictional metal that the hammer is made from. Other significant moments in Marvel continuity include the altering of Mjolnir's enchantments in "Thor" #282 (April 1979) and "Thor" #340 (Feb. 1984); the temporary possession of Mjolnir by a member of the Enchanters Three in "Thor" vol. 3, #14–15 (Aug.–Sep. 1999); and when the hammer has been damaged, occurring
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and is generally described as fierce eyed, red haired and red bearded. With , Thor fathered the goddess (and possible valkyrie) ; with , he fathered ; with a mother whose name is not recorded, he fathered , and he is the stepfather of the god . By way of Odin, Thor has numerous brothers, including . Thor has two servants, and, rides in a cart or chariot pulled by two goats, and (that he eats and resurrects), and is ascribed three dwellings (, , and ). Thor wields the mountain-crushing hammer, , wears the belt and the iron gloves
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this is what we have to wait for with the Avengers movie videogame, I'm not very excited." "The Guardian" gave the same PS3 version three stars out of five and said that "while it's energetic fun in parts, there's a series of near-vertical blips where the learning curve should be." David Jenkins of "Metro" gave the DS version six out of ten and stated, "Gorgeous 2D art still can't forgive the needless repetition, but while the novelty lasts this is a great little brain dead brawler." However, Roger Hargreaves of the same newspaper gave the Xbox 360 version three out
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relinquishes the name and role of Thor after witnessing the woman wield its power. Thor Odinson continues his work as a superhero under the name "Odinson", using Jarnbjorn and a prosthetic arm made of black uru. In the 2016 limited series "The Unworthy Thor", Odinson learns that Ultimate Thor's hammer has crash landed on Asgard following the "Secret Wars" storyline. Odinson ultimately turns down the opportunity to lift it and reveals to Beta Ray Bill that the words Nick Fury whispered to him were "Gorr was right", explaining that no god is worthy of mortal admiration. After this an unknown
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more different". She noted how the convention footage ("meant to please a crowd running on little sleep and jittery with anticipation") was released between "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017) and "Thor: Ragnarok", and "[i]t made sense to use Thor and the Guardians to hype up ["Infinity War"]" because "Marvel relied on the anticipation of "Thor: Ragnarok" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"s success to excite fans, and footage of older movies set to classic Marvel scores as a way to drive home how this movie is an event in itself." Conversely, the trailer ("designed to explain what's
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Sigyn (Marvel Comics) Sigyn is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is based on the being of the same name from Norse mythology. Sigyn first appeared in "Thor" #275 (September 1978), and was adapted from mythology by Roy Thomas and John Buscema. The character subsequently appeared in "Thor" #276-278 (October–December 1978), #300-302 (October–December 1980), "Thor Annual" #9 (1981), "Thor" #307 (May 1981), 313 (November 1981), 321 (July 1982), "Thor Annual" #14 (1989), #19 (1994), "Thor" #479-480 (October–November 1994), and 484 (March 1995). Sigyn appeared as part of the "Asgardians" entry in the "Official
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called by Anthony Couto from Comic Book Resources as "quite stunning", "insanely colorful", and "perfectly symmetrical", with Matt Goldberg of Collider feeling it "really [lets] you know that this "Thor" movie is going to be radically different than the first two". Due to the Comic-Con presentation, "Thor: Ragnarok" generated over 264,000 new conversations on social media from July 17 to 23, the most out of any film during that time period, according to comScore and its PreAct service. It remained the most-discussed film on social media for two more weeks. In August 2017, Marvel partnered with car manufacturer Renault on
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forge a new weapon: Stormbreaker. Thor, Rocket and Groot later arrive on Earth to reinforce the Avengers in battling the Outriders. Thor later attacks Thanos and tries to kill him but fails and is later left one of the few surviving heroes after Thanos accomplishes his goal. Thor will return in "". In an early "What If" story, Jane Foster discovered the stick rather than Donald Blake, spending time as a female Thor (called Thordis) before she was recalled to Asgard, allowing Odin to return the hammer to its rightful owner, although Jane went on to be elevated to godhood
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marked with a Christian cross, three of the personal names mentioned in the inscription contain the Norse pagan god Thor as a name element. The name Þorbjôrn translates as "Thor Bear," Þorsteinn as "Thor's Stone," and Þorfastr as "Thor Fast" (fast in the sense of holding one's ground in battle). These three names in the inscription also reflect a common practice of that time in Scandinavia of repeating an element in a parent's name in the names of children. Here the "Þor" from the father's name, Þorfastr, is repeated in the names of two of his sons, Þorbjôrn and Þorsteinn,
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text uses the word "fahido", "painted", also translated as "carved" or "inscribed." Although many runestones had their inscriptions painted, there is no direct evidence that this particular runestone was painted. Of the personal names in the inscription, Ásmundr means "Divine Hand" and Farthegn means either "Far-Travelling Thegn" or "Far-Traveling Warrior." The name Thorketill or Þorketil, which includes as a theophoric name element the Norse pagan god Thor, signifies a "Vessel of Thor" or "Kettle of Thor", possibly a type of sacrificial cauldron. The "Poetic Edda" poem "Hymiskviða" includes a story of Thor fetching a large cauldron to brew ale. A
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comic funny. Statements that he would be fat are false, but may be based on his disguise in #3 as Volstagg, thus parodying Marvel's Asgardians. Thrud and Modi are his firstborn children (in #2), their mother is Sif (pregnant from the start of the series). Magni has Jarnsaxa as mother and shows up in #9. Other uses of the Thor of Norse mythology include: Other characters by the name of Thor include: Thor (comics) Thor, the god of Norse mythology, has appeared as a character in various comics over the years, appearing in series from a range of publishers. Thor
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Ingimundr and Þjalfi in memory of their father Þorketill. The Old Norse name Ingimundr means "Tutelage of Youth." Þjalfi means "Digger" or "Delver," and Þjálfi was the name of a servant or follower of the Norse god Thor that is listed in the "Prose Edda". The name Þorketil signifies a "Vessel or Kettle of Thor," possibly a type of sacrificial cauldron. The "Poetic Edda" poem "Hymiskviða" has a story in which Thor fetches a large cauldron to brew ale. Södermanland Runic Inscription 194 Sö 194 is the Rundata designation for a runic inscription on a memorial runestone located in Brössike,
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a nightmarish future follows as Thor's reign on Earth becomes tyrannical. Sif, unwilling to go along with this new vision, is exiled from Asgard. Thor eventually marries the Enchantress and has a son, Magni. As an adult seeking understanding of these events, Magni finds Sif, who influences him to rise up against his father even though she still loves him. Following Magni's death in a battle involving Thor, Thor Girl and Desak, Thor sees the error of his ways and travels back in time to undo what he has done. After the timeline is reset, Loki brings about Ragnarök in
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raft from Earth-1610. Valeria tells Sheriff Strange that the object is much older than the believed age of the Earth. Strange tasks the Thor of Higher Avalon and Old Thor to enforce a quarantine around the discovery site. One of the Moloid diggers on site inadvertently opens the craft, and Old Thor is killed by weapons thrown from within. The young Thor flees to tell Strange what has happened. As he leaves, the Cabal and Maker emerge from the lifeboat. Thanos is told by a Moloid that they are in Battleworld. Strange informs Doom of recent events in the domains
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now under control of Loki and the frost giants, who reveal that Galactus' coming to Asgard was part of his plan to weaken Odin. After recovering Mjolnir, which he left behind, Thor guides Galactus to Asgard to feed in order to defeat Loki, since Asgard is an insult to what it once was. Thor frees Balder and the other imprisoned Asgardians, telling them to flee to Midgard. Thor defeats Loki, but continues being Galactus' herald: if he can be bold enough to decide which world is to be devoured, he is still worthy of wielding Mjolnir. On Earth, Balder becomes
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proved too costly to produce profitably and the idea was dropped.[v] In 1906, Neil C. Hurley, Sr., and his brother, Edward Hurley, formed the Hurley Machine Company. Their initial product was the first electric washing machine in the world, the Thor washing machine. Although the tool company and the washing machine company were two separate entities, the name "Thor" had acquired a reputation for quality and dependability. It is unclear how these two Hurley brothers, Neil and Edward, received permission to use the Thor logo and name on its new venture, but the fact that another brother co-founded the tool
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Industries", sold to Allied Specialty Vehicles, including the "McCoy Miller" and "Marque" brands also in 2013. Thor Industries Thor Industries, Inc. is an American manufacturer of recreational vehicles (RVs). The company sells towable and motorized RVs through its subsidiaries brands including Airstream, Heartland RV, Jayco, Livin Lite RV, and others. The company's headquarters is in Elkhart, Indiana. It has manufacturing facilities in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Idaho, and Oregon. Thor Industries, Inc. was founded on August 29, 1980, when Wade F. B. Thompson and Peter Busch Orthwein acquired Airstream from Beatrice Foods. The name "Thor" combined the first two letters of
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid (sometimes known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Movie) is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's book of the same name. The film stars Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron. Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Chloë Grace Moretz also have prominent roles. It is the first film in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film series, and was followed by three sequels, "" (2011), "" (2012) and "" (2017). The film earned $75.7 million on a $15 million budget.
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is near-ageless with a lifetime which may stretch into several millennia. As Thor Girl, Tarene wields a gold hammer through which she could channel her powers as a continuous beam of energy capable of knocking Thor off his feet and shattering buildings. Like Thor, she can also use her hammer to fly and control the weather, allowing her to summon storms, gusts of wind, create lightning bolts and various other effects. She can also traverse dimensional barriers such as from Earth to Asgard. When she had her cosmic powers, the full extent of what she could do was unknown, but
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Geirröðr In Norse mythology, Geirröd (also Geirrödr) was a jötunn and the father of the giantesses Gjálp and Greip. The story of Geirröd is told in "Þórsdrápa". Loki, while flying as a hawk, was captured by Geirröd. Because he hated Thor, Geirröd demanded that Loki bring his enemy to Geirröd's castle without his magic belt and hammer. Loki agreed to lead Thor to the trap. On the way to Geirröd's castle, Loki and Thor stopped at the home of Grid, a giantess. She waited until Loki left the room, then told Thor what was happening and gave him her iron
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and Heinrich Haussler (2nd in Milan – San Remo, 4th in Dwars door Vlaanderen, several other impressive results in 2009). In a victory highly similar to the 2008 Tour of Flanders, Stijn Devolder powered away late to the win. With what pundits called the strongest team in the race behind him, the QuickStep rider was able to ride away, while other teams marked teammates Tom Boonen and Sylvain Chavanel. With riders such as favorite Pozzato watching Boonen, Devolder found the strength to solo to victory. Haussler, who was riding in support of Thor Hushovd planned not to contest the victory
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Halifax. Thorgy Thor moved to Brooklyn in 2006 and considers herself a Brooklyn queen. She's said Brooklyn's drag style has contributed to her aesthetic. Thorgy Thor Thorgy Thor is the stage name of Shane Thor Galligan, an American drag queen and musician most known for competing on the eighth season of "RuPaul's Drag Race" and for returning on the of "". Galligan studied music at the University of Hartford Hartt School in Connecticut before graduating from the State University of New York, Purchase with a Bachelor of Music in both viola and violin performance in 2006. He also knows how
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Gunnar Thor Gunnar Thor is an Icelandic former strongman competitor who won the title of Iceland's Strongest Man, and competed at the World's Strongest Man and then went on to become a champion bodybuilder. Gunnar Thor Gudjonsson known as Gunnar Thor, won the title Hercules of "The Old Town" from 1992 to 1994 and from 1996 to 1998. In 1998 he came second in the renowned Iceland's Strongest Man, an event that despite its name had for a number of years been open to international competitors. In 1998 he was invited to the World's Strongest Man competition but did not
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inspired numerous works of art and references to Thor appear in modern popular culture. Like other Germanic deities, veneration of Thor is revived in the modern period in Heathenry. Old Norse (), Old English , Old High German , Old Saxon , and Old Frisian are cognates within the Germanic language branch, descending from the Proto-Germanic masculine noun 'thunder'. The name of the god is the origin of the weekday name "Thursday". By employing a practice known as during the Roman Empire period, the Germanic peoples adopted the Roman weekly calendar, and replaced the names of Roman gods with their
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he later slew to assume the title of "King of Thrace", to have had hair "fairer than gold", and to have been strong enough to lift ten bearskins. The name of the is explained as "men from Asia", "Asgard" being the "Asian city" (i.e., Troy). Alternatively, Troy is in (Turkey, i.e., Asia Minor), and "Asialand" is Scythia, where Thor founded a new city named Asgard. Odin is a remote descendant of Thor, removed by twelve generations, who led an expedition across Germany, Denmark and Sweden to Norway. In the "Prose Edda", Thor is mentioned in all four books; "Prologue", ,
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Thor sits as judge at the immense cosmological world tree, . In , the god 's messenger, , threatens the fair , with whom is smitten, with numerous threats and curses, including that Thor, , and Odin will be angry with her, and that she risks their "potent wrath". Thor is the main character of , where, after traveling "from the east", he comes to an inlet where he encounters a ferryman who gives his name as (Odin, again in disguise), and attempts to hail a ride from him. The ferryman, shouting from the inlet, is immediately rude and obnoxious
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from "", bundled with Iron Spider, the Ben Reilly version of Scarlet Spider, Ultimate Miles Morales and Ultimate Spider-Woman. Spider-Man is a playable character in "Lego Marvel Super Heroes", James Arnold Taylor reprises his role. He serves as one of the main story characters in the game alongside the Avengers (consisting of Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye), the X-Men (consisting of Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Gambit, Charles Xavier, and Emma Frost), and the Fantastic Four. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is a game based on the movie of same name developed by
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Kevin Feige stated that following "The Avengers" (2012), "Thor will go off into a new adventure." Kenneth Branagh, director of "Thor", responded to his comments, saying, "It is kind of news to me. Here's what I would say to that: It's that I'm thrilled they're that confident. I shall wait for the audience to tell us whether there should be a second one, and then if that's a nice conversation to be had [among] all of us, that'd be thrilling. But I've got too much Irish superstitious blood in me to assume that "Thor 2" will happen. But if Marvel
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is the wife of the thunder god Thor. Sif has been linked with Ravdna, the consort of the Sami thunder-god Horagalles. Red berries of rowan were holy to Ravdna, and the name "Ravdna" resembles North Germanic words for the tree (for example, Old Norse "reynir"). According to "Skáldskaparmál" the rowan is called "the salvation of Thor" because Thor once saved himself by clinging to it. It has been theorized that Sif was once conceived in the form of a rowan to which Thor clung. In Neo-Druidism, the rowan is known as the "portal tree". It is considered the threshold, between
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Thor responds by telling Loki to be silent, threatening him with Mjöllnir, and adding that every one of Loki's bones will be broken with it. Loki says he intends to live for a long while yet despite Thor's threats, and taunts Thor about an encounter Thor once had with the Skrýmir (Útgarða-Loki in disguise). Thor again commands Loki to be silent, threatens Loki with Mjöllnir, and says he will send Loki to Hel, below the gates of Nágrind. In response to Thor, Loki says that he "spoke before the Æsir," and "before the sons of the Æsir" what his "spirit
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space, the player turns to the descriptive booklet to see what happens. The module features a system involving obscuring the secret paragraphs with red dots; a tinted piece of plastic is enclosed which when placed over the dots makes them vanish, allowing the player to read whatever is underneath. In the plot, Odin has vanished, leaving Thor to handle the crisis in Asgard. Loki has taken a magical sword that belonged to Frey. Thor is told that without the sword, Asgard is extremely vulnerable to sudden attack by hordes of Giants, Trolls and others. Thor is given a gift by
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of Screen Rant felt it was "a strong start" for the film, having "a distinctly playful vibe" by setting it to "Immigrant Song". "The Verge"s Chaim Gartenberg said "this may be the weirdest Marvel movie to date" thanks to the costumes, makeup, and 80s aesthetic. Michael Arbeiter for Nerdist was pleased with the teaser, stating, "nothing in the MCU thus far can hold a candle to the imagination promised by this "..." have any of [the previous MCU films] felt this beholden to what we've always known and loved as the "adventure" genre?" The teaser was viewed 136 million times
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be the mold for what Thor was, he was to be a classical character. And it was in my auditions. I owe this entirely to Marvel and their open-mindedness, they saw something that they thought was interesting. They saw some temperament that they liked." The casting director gave Hiddleston six weeks to bulk up, so he went on a strict diet and gained twenty pounds of muscle. In the end, Branagh decided he was more suitable as the antagonist and cast him as Loki. The film magazine "Empire" ranked Hiddleston's portrayal as Loki the 19th Greatest Movie Character of All
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Age, when, in the face of the process of the Christianization of Scandinavia, emblems of his hammer, , were worn and Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness to his popularity. Due to the nature of the Germanic corpus, narratives featuring Thor are only attested in Old Norse, where Thor appears throughout Norse mythology. Norse mythology, largely recorded in Iceland from traditional material stemming from Scandinavia, provides numerous tales featuring the god. In these sources, Thor bears at least fifteen names, is the husband of the golden-haired goddess , is the lover of the ,
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period, she adopts the name Thor, the Goddess of Thunder, and joins the Avengers. This storyline ends with the character sacrificing her life to defeat a dangerous adversary, and the reverting of the mantle Thor to its original bearer. Jane Foster has also appeared in various media adaptations of Thor, including the 2011 feature film "Thor" and the 2013 sequel "", in which she is portrayed by Natalie Portman. She is also referenced with photos or in dialogue in "The Avengers" (2012), "" (2015), "" (2017), and episodes of the television series "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.". Jane Foster first appeared
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named after Thor are sparsely recorded, but an amount of locations called (German "Donner's mountain") may derive their name from the deity , the southern Germanic form of the god's name. In as late as the 19th century in Iceland, a specific breed of fox was known as ("Thor of the holt"), likely due to the red coat of the breed. In Sweden in the 19th century, smooth, wedge-shaped stones found in the earth were called ("Thor's wedges"), according to a folk belief that they were once hurled at a troll by the god Thor. (Compare Thunderstones.) Similarly, meteorites may
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of Thor", possibly referring to a type of sacrificial cauldron. The "Poetic Edda" poem "Hymiskviða" includes a story of Thor fetching a large cauldron to brew ale. The name "Þorbjôrn" also refers to the Norse god and translates as "Thor Bear". Although the names may refer to Norse pagan gods, this does not indicate any belief as the inscription clearly indicates a Christian faith with its cross. U 380 is the designation for a runestone with a very worn inscription, with two possible names read from the runes. The personal name Ásbjôrn from the inscription means "Devine Bear" and has
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Thor (film) Thor is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the fourth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Kenneth Branagh, written by the writing team of Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz along with Don Payne, and stars Chris Hemsworth as the title character, alongside Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo, and Anthony Hopkins. The film sees Thor banished to Earth from Asgard, stripped
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it to his son Odinson, who goes by the title "Thor", who must first prove he is worthy to wield the weapon. Another version of the hammer's origin is presented in the second volume of the title "Thor", in which Odin orders the dwarven blacksmiths Eitri, Brok and Buri to forge Mjolnir using the core of a star (the movie uses this origin as well, and Odin says that Mjolnir was "forged in the heart of a dying star") and an enchanted forge. The forging of the hammer is apparently so intense it destroys the star and nearly the Earth
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Dogs" was composed by John Debney, who recorded his score at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Brothers. Hotel for Dogs (film) Hotel for Dogs is a 2009 American family comedy film based on Lois Duncan's 1971 novel of the same name. The movie, directed by Thor Freudenthal, was adapted by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle (both of "Kim Possible" fame) along with Jeff Lowell. The picture stars Jake T. Austin, Emma Roberts, Troy Gentile, Kyla Pratt, Johnny Simmons, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon and Don Cheadle. It tells the story of two orphans, Andi and Bruce (played by Roberts and
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Hotel for Dogs (film) Hotel for Dogs is a 2009 American family comedy film based on Lois Duncan's 1971 novel of the same name. The movie, directed by Thor Freudenthal, was adapted by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle (both of "Kim Possible" fame) along with Jeff Lowell. The picture stars Jake T. Austin, Emma Roberts, Troy Gentile, Kyla Pratt, Johnny Simmons, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon and Don Cheadle. It tells the story of two orphans, Andi and Bruce (played by Roberts and Austin), who attempt to hide their dog at an abandoned hotel after their strict new guardians tell them
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