Thor

Thor (Donar in German) is the best-known god of Germanic mythology. His parents are Wodan and Jörd. His mother is occasionally referred to as Fjörgyn; she is the personification of Mother Earth, as indicated by her name’s meaning in Old Norse. Therefore, Thor is half giant and half god and when it comes to strength and bravery, none of the Aesir or the Vanir can match him. Thor is well known as a quick-tempered character and as a result is easily filled with rage. In line with this, the medieval sources don’t present him as wise and far-sighted, for he is more of a tough guy than a strategist. He and his wife, Sif, have three children: a daughter named Thrud, and two sons called Modi and Magni. Bliskirnir is the name of the hall where he lives, and it is located in the area of Thrudheim, or Thrudwanger, in Asgard. He owns a chariot drawn by two magical goats. Thor can butcher and eat them and on the following day they come back to life again. Furthermore, he has a glove made of iron, a belt which boosts his strength, and centuries ago the female giant Grida made Thor a present of the stick Gridafölr. But his most famous tool is without any doubt the hammer Mjöllnir, which was crafted by the darkelves Brokkar and Sindri. With Mjöllnir, Thor is the protector of Midgard, and is the strongest defender against giants and the grimmest adversary to all creatures of Utgard. Oddly, Roskwa and Thjalfi, two human children, are his servants. They were taken as punishment from their father, a farmer, after Thjalfi hurt Thor's magical goats. Thor’s adventures are legendary and sometimes Loki accompanies him. Furthermore, Mjöllnir’s wielder is the protector god of the farmers; his physical power, and the fact that he produces thunder and lightning in storms, are symbols of this agricultural attribute. Even as a god of war, the simple folk worshiped him more intensively than Wodan. His name lives on in Thursday, formerly Thorsday, and many people with an affinity for the old gods wear the sign of the hammer as decoration around their necks.