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Dylan Searcy
June 28, 2022 at 7:08 pm
Hel was described having half of her body alive and beautiful and the other half of a rotten corpse
Dylan Searcy
June 28, 2022 at 7:09 pm
Surtur was freyr’s killer
Dylan Searcy
June 28, 2022 at 7:11 pm
Elves were basically beings in between humans and gods, similar to dwarves and not giants
Ishana Bhattacharya
June 28, 2022 at 7:37 pm
I want more on Loki please… like does he use magic in Norse mythology and what about his sexuality… and also in Marvel too Loki doesn’t have any weapon..that spear was given to him by Thanos that too destroyed later on except the mind stone…
Jermaine Kngdom
June 29, 2022 at 12:26 am
Loki do use magic. He is straight but gave birth as a female wolf.
Outlaw
June 28, 2022 at 8:01 pm
Loki’s real name is Atreus and his fathers is kratos
Barış
June 28, 2022 at 8:01 pm
Do this for god of war
Abigrael Halo-Hymn
June 28, 2022 at 8:10 pm
The Testament of Abraham tells us the angel of death had to make a deal with Abraham because he refused to die.
The deal was – he’d get to ride around the world in a chariot before returning to the Most High.
During his ride he got upset with the wickedness he saw and he caused these people to be swallowed up in the Earth.
…which probably sounded thunderous.
God put a stop to this – saying He had reason to let them continue.
The point is: it is possible the norse people witnessed this flyby and named Abraham “Thor”.
Thereafter inspiring fear whenever a storm was playing out.
I don’t know if this is what happened – but it does offer some explanation.
Daniel Morgan
June 28, 2022 at 8:18 pm
Also Hela along with Fenrir, the giant wolf she rides, are both children of Loki.
Seer Mayton-El
June 28, 2022 at 8:24 pm
Other neat facts
Mjolnir was actually commissioned by loki
Odin’s spear Gungnir will never miss and any oath sworn upon it will never be broken
Loki once turned into a horse (if you are very very brave or foolish look up why)
Thor once had to dress up as a bride (I really wish we got something like that in Marvel)
In marvel Fenris wolf seems to be Hella’s pet in mythology he is actually her brother Fenrir
Jermaine Kngdom
June 29, 2022 at 12:24 am
Fenris and Fenrir are the same being. That’s why alot what he say is wrong. Norse has many contradicting stories. Like Loki and Odin are the same person. Odin used to be a trickster God who was called the walker before becoming king.
Thor hammer have various descriptions not all small like marvel.
Loki was once female. He once gave birth as a female wolf.
Loki was a fire giant. He has different color eyes apparently.
Thor mother is Gaia.
He isn’t wrong. And isn’t not wrong. Their are many different interpretations. Thor is blond and red headed.
Hela name is Hela and is a place in hel.
Suraj George
June 28, 2022 at 8:51 pm
He didn’t go over Fenrir☹️
Duván Andrés Solis Arrieta
June 28, 2022 at 8:55 pm
The depths of his comparation is rather an illusion. Seems like there is comment but it scratches no interior, it almost doesn’t touche the surface.
Arian
June 28, 2022 at 9:18 pm
Stop cutting him off constantly. This video feels a lot like you wanted to cram as many gods into the video as possible with no regard for the information about each god being relayed.
Akuvision2011
June 28, 2022 at 9:21 pm
Weird that he goes for a modern Icelandic pronounciation.
SuperEdwick
June 28, 2022 at 9:35 pm
I think Stan Lee admitted in “Origins of Marvel Comics” that he and Jack Kirby really didn’t know much about Norse mythology when they created their comic book Thor. They used some of what they remembered, but just made up a whole bunch of stuff (which is why Thor and Sif have the wrong hair color, for instance). What’s also left out of this video is that the movie Thor has no resemblance to the character Stan and Jack created, but is based on the famous Walter Simonson run on “Thor” in the 80’s, where he injected Norse mythology back into Marvel’s Asgard and completely revised Thor’s character (punting his secret identity of lame Dr. Donald Blake, for starters). That Simonson run is legendary for good reason, and one of the few cases in comics where the re-vision fully and completely replaced the original. But Dr. Nordvig here is a Norse mythology expert, not a comic book fan, so there’s no reason why he would have known about that Simonson run. I think he’d dig it, though.
asksearchknock
June 28, 2022 at 9:40 pm
This guy is the coolest PHDs I’ve ever watched
Thorus Crusius
June 28, 2022 at 10:17 pm
Next time, do a quick fact check. Just a little, tiny check.
Mickey Mouse
June 28, 2022 at 10:30 pm
Nice
JnliewMichael
June 28, 2022 at 10:46 pm
No mention of the horse story for Loki, disappointment! XD
Ciaran Jasper
June 28, 2022 at 10:57 pm
I’m so glad the thumbnail had tittles I always thought Chris Hemsworth was a myth. Thank goodness they cleared that up for me
Andy Dufresne
June 28, 2022 at 10:59 pm
Before they “Converted to Christianity”…. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ben Blackburn
June 29, 2022 at 12:35 am
The fact that someone can do all the research and deliver it to us so quickly and easily makes the acquisition of knowledge so underrated. This guy is too legit, Norse mythology seems to be such an ambiguous topic
eliminator173
June 29, 2022 at 12:56 am
It doesnt make sense that Heimdall or valkerie are black though.
·〰Poofie~Baku〰·💘
June 29, 2022 at 12:59 am
I’m curious how he didn’t point out more details about Sif, such as being a sister to Heimdall, or how Loki shaved her golden hair (which symbolized fertility of the land) in her sleep and replaced it with a magical headpiece made by Eitri and Brokk.
This event alone led to the creation of Mjölnir and Gungnir, among others.
SPOILER ALERT, this was referenced in the Disney+ Loki show.
Or perhaps WIRED cut out this part for time?
-red.
Leah 👈𝓕**СК МЕ - СНЕ𝓒𝓚 𝓜𝓨 Р𝓡0𝓕𝓘𝓛Е 💗
June 29, 2022 at 1:17 am
I’m curious how he didn’t point out more details about Sif, such as being a sister to Heimdall, or how Loki shaved her golden hair (which symbolized fertility of the land) in her sleep and replaced it with a magical headpiece made by Eitri and Brokk.
This event alone led to the creation of Mjölnir and Gungnir, among others.
SPOILER ALERT, this was referenced in the Disney+ Loki show.
Or perhaps WIRED cut out this part for time?
-red.
Rivka 🔥 21 y.0 -check My V!deo
June 29, 2022 at 6:46 am
I was hoping he would mention the fact that MCU Sif has black hair, since she notoriously has beautiful golden hair in the myths. Idk why they changed that since it’s one of the few well-noted details about Sif & would’ve been an easy fix to dye the actress’ hair or something like that
Abdulrahman Alhajeeri
June 29, 2022 at 6:57 am
I hope they do this again when god of war Ragnarok comes out
Ava RoSe Sᴇx Cʜᴀɴɴᴇʟ 21
June 29, 2022 at 7:04 am
I’m curious how he didn’t point out more details about Sif, such as being a sister to Heimdall, or how Loki shaved her golden hair (which symbolized fertility of the land) in her sleep and replaced it with a magical headpiece made by Eitri and Brokk.
This event alone led to the creation of Mjölnir and Gungnir, among others.
SPOILER ALERT, this was referenced in the Disney+ Loki show.
Or perhaps WIRED cut out this part for time?
-red.
👈 Sonia’s Way
June 29, 2022 at 8:01 am
I was hoping he would mention the fact that MCU Sif has black hair, since she notoriously has beautiful golden hair in the myths. Idk why they changed that since it’s one of the few well-noted details about Sif & would’ve been an easy fix to dye the actress’ hair or something like that
Eliana 🔥𝐆𝐨 𝐓𝐨 𝐌𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 [𝐋!𝐯𝐞]
June 29, 2022 at 8:20 am
I was hoping he would mention the fact that MCU Sif has black hair, since she notoriously has beautiful golden hair in the myths. Idk why they changed that since it’s one of the few well-noted details about Sif & would’ve been an easy fix to dye the actress’ hair or something like that
Polo Loi
June 29, 2022 at 9:15 am
How about Odin had child with Sif
Haseena Jhetam
June 29, 2022 at 9:24 am
Hoping he would talk about fenrir
Lawrence Masula
June 29, 2022 at 10:26 am
I wasn’t ready when he said “mjollnir”
Md92
June 29, 2022 at 11:22 am
The way he said mjohnir
Petra W
June 29, 2022 at 12:25 pm
I wish you told the origin story of Mjölnir in the myth. It’s so much more fun than the MCU.
Vasquimho
June 29, 2022 at 1:50 pm
Why did he pronounce valholl as an Icelanders… Old norse would not pronounce valhötl…
Rutwick Gangurde
June 29, 2022 at 2:24 pm
Christianity has single handedly destroyed the most original, authentic cultures ever than anything else has. Just imagine how colourful and different the world today would be if these cultures survived and thrived.
pally326
June 29, 2022 at 2:42 pm
I had Dr. Nordvig as a professor for 2 semesters during the 2019-20 school year at CU! Also had Jackson Crawford as a professor a couple times too, so happy to see them on prolific YouTube channels talking about Norse myth!
Dani Bethea
June 29, 2022 at 2:50 pm
No mention of the Valkyries?
Tard Wrangler
June 29, 2022 at 5:17 pm
You know why
va
June 29, 2022 at 3:08 pm
This is super interesting and very well presented! ♥ Loved this!
Aayush Kulkarni
June 29, 2022 at 4:45 pm
10:26 So I guess this is where Hajime Isayama got his idea for Ymir
Steve Connor
June 29, 2022 at 4:50 pm
He said the G word. #triggeredginger 🙂
james
June 29, 2022 at 5:03 pm
Thor was a alien
Mid Middleton
June 29, 2022 at 5:41 pm
“Very close as to what he is in the mythology.” You had me until you spoke about Heimdallr…He’s described as the whitest of the Gods and has Gold teeth. I still loved the Heimdall in Marvel.
Tiff Tiff 💋 F Uc_k me 🍆
June 29, 2022 at 9:02 pm
I love learning about history it’s amazing to how things like this originated
Mei 🍆 I am Online 💋 F Uc_k me
June 29, 2022 at 10:23 pm
I love learning about history it’s amazing to how things like this originated
Janey 🔥F-'ck M'-e - Check my P'ro'fi-le🔥
June 29, 2022 at 11:45 pm
I was hoping he would mention the fact that MCU Sif has black hair, since she notoriously has beautiful golden hair in the myths. Idk why they changed that since it’s one of the few well-noted details about Sif & would’ve been an easy fix to dye the actress’ hair or something like that
Moking C
June 30, 2022 at 12:18 am
Now I wanna see him react to God of War, which I believe provides a more in depth interpretation and creation based on the old Norse mythology.
N N
June 30, 2022 at 1:32 pm
I quit the game bc I found the interpretation of norse mythology tio shallow. All female gods compressed into one whiny lady, the explicitly peaceful Balder just changed into a hooligan because of his unability to get hurt. That would’ve been cool if it was depicted as an internal struggle in him between two opposite sides of something..
..but maybe the game would’ve got better if I’d kept playing 🙂
Moking C
June 30, 2022 at 1:46 pm
@N N the game has one of the most well-told story in recent gaming history (not by my own standard). But the story is about father-son relationship, so I assume one needs to be at least old enough to be able to appreciate that.
And the game, or any game, is never for everyone, so I’m not gonna persuade you anything. Just don’t call it shallow if you haven’t even finish the game bruh, that’s like calling a mountain too low when you been climbing it for 5 mins.
Clara -My New Private vidoe
June 30, 2022 at 1:07 am
I was hoping he would mention the fact that MCU Sif has black hair, since she notoriously has beautiful golden hair in the myths. Idk why they changed that since it’s one of the few well-noted details about Sif & would’ve been an easy fix to dye the actress’ hair or something like that
I Side Effect I
June 30, 2022 at 1:30 am
heimdall and sif are brother and sister in norse also
Kevin Murphy
June 30, 2022 at 2:07 am
Thor was under powered
Joseph Carrino
June 30, 2022 at 2:18 am
truth
Ben L
June 30, 2022 at 3:04 am
The most important thing I learned is how wrong my pronunciation has been
#Legendaryfishing
June 30, 2022 at 3:10 am
Would have been cool to add stuff about Fenrir.
Presence of the Dragon
June 30, 2022 at 3:51 am
People get a lot of strange ideas like the movie alien code, sometimes I get scared shitless like this is a jotnar idea. I have my mjolnir on right now trying not to freak out about how people disregard reality.
Marcus Blasurca
June 30, 2022 at 4:16 am
Fenrir
Asterix Gaul
June 30, 2022 at 4:17 am
Interested people must read book called Norse mythology by Neil Gaiman.
J R
July 1, 2022 at 1:47 am
And ”Ragnarok” by Walt Simonson.
Asterix Gaul
July 1, 2022 at 2:38 am
@J R thanks. Didn’t know that. Will read
Rusty the beagle
June 30, 2022 at 5:00 am
I want them to do Eternals next
Austin Hernandez
June 30, 2022 at 6:41 am
Mythology? Respect people’s beliefs. Don’t call it mythology.
Trikalabris
June 30, 2022 at 7:44 am
The modern beliefs are nowhere near what the original religion or myth was so it’s not like he is disrespecting what people believe.
Jax_Unfiltered
June 30, 2022 at 9:23 am
What about the GIANT WOLF that fought HULK????? Anything?
bird
July 3, 2022 at 12:33 am
That one of lokis kids
Farzan Baloo
June 30, 2022 at 9:32 am
you forgot Fenrir the wolf, in marvel he is undead, but in norse story he is the one who eats the sun i believe or was it the moon? correct me if im wrong
Ian Gabriel Alcantara
June 30, 2022 at 9:51 am
Can you do God of War vs Norse Mythology Prof too
William Iversen
June 30, 2022 at 10:29 am
I now realized how accurate God of War’s mythology was
J R
July 1, 2022 at 1:15 am
Most people don’t realize it but there are a LOT more accurate representations of Thor out there in pop culture(AND in comics and even DC Comics has their own version of Thor) in various different mediums but the Marvel version is just the most popular version of Thor in pop culture.That’s why when I write some comics that I have planned for my version of Thor,I’m not even going to call them ”Thor”,just to avoid any kind of association or confusion with Marvel’s version of Thor.
God Of War is very accurate to Norse myth and legend.
D T
June 30, 2022 at 12:38 pm
In his past life he was the one creating the myths
D T
June 30, 2022 at 12:41 pm
“If you don’t manage your family properly you will deal with Ragnarok ”
WOW
108 U 🟡
June 30, 2022 at 5:53 pm
Plot twist: That’s Loki shapeshifting as a Norse prof
atanu debroy
June 30, 2022 at 7:47 pm
Not true. Clearly the hammer is called ” Jonathon”.
jalabi99
June 30, 2022 at 8:18 pm
So all this time I’ve been pronouncing “Valhalla” wrong? Mind-blown!
Fridafuzz
July 3, 2022 at 9:38 pm
Valhalla is the more modern English rewrite for the old norse Valhǫll, so you’re technically pronouncing that version of the word correctly.
Mogey Silmaril
June 30, 2022 at 9:12 pm
Correct me if I’m wrong, but can we discuss how Loki is the mother of Odin’s horse, Sleipnir?
steeltec
June 30, 2022 at 9:53 pm
I would really love to see him breakdown god of war’s take on the Norse mythology, I think it’s really interesting personally.
acekyle rodriguez
June 30, 2022 at 11:40 pm
I thought Loki had a sword it’s called laevateinn It think
Ana Carolina Buzelim dos Santos
July 1, 2022 at 12:59 am
I like how serious wired take those videos, calling an doctor and stuff
Thors Strength
July 1, 2022 at 2:22 am
Comics are closer to actual mythology
OH.BOY.CHEESE.E 54
July 1, 2022 at 5:00 pm
yeah
bird
July 3, 2022 at 12:27 am
…how???
Thors Strength
July 3, 2022 at 8:25 am
@bird and I said closer to mythology. Not exactly like it.
Thors Strength
July 3, 2022 at 8:33 am
@bird oh boy. You’re one of the people that gets offended about this. I’m a pagan myself and don’t get offended by marvel making comics that have gods. They have every mythology in their comics.
Minor Voices
July 1, 2022 at 1:43 pm
I love how when he talks about Thor and Odin he compares down to little details like hair color and blind eye, but when talk about Heimdall.. “Yeah he guards.. and watches”
Well, congrats dude, you’re not cancelled!
Emm
July 2, 2022 at 12:32 am
I love the Norse pronunciations!
Haha, when I took myth in high school I was definitely butchering all of the names. I wasn’t even close. 😅
James Girven
July 2, 2022 at 3:17 pm
It’s important to note that he is using traditional Icelandic pronunciation rather than the linguistically reconstructed Old Norse pronunciation
Charles Glenn Japlit
July 2, 2022 at 5:53 am
I thought Freya is the mother of Baldur lol
Antonia Regner
July 2, 2022 at 12:53 pm
Isn’t Hel also Loki’s daughter in the mythology?
E-M-0
July 2, 2022 at 4:46 pm
The best norse mythology version of Thor is on the Netflix Tv Series called Ragnarok with david stakton and so many norse mythology elements are in it like you see the axes, the mead, the lighting and thunder along with the Jotuns family which are giants posing as humans for thousands of years
Lucifer Morningstar
July 2, 2022 at 4:46 pm
The best norse mythology version of Thor is on the Netflix Tv Series called Ragnarok with david stakton and so many norse mythology elements are in it like you see the axes, the mead, the lighting and thunder along with the Jotuns family which are giants posing as humans for thousands of years
Jack Raiden
July 2, 2022 at 4:57 pm
6:51
Baldur…
The God who feels no pain…
Teetriplekay Animates
July 2, 2022 at 6:13 pm
When he said “we’re gonna talk about…..” I shouted Bruno for some reason 🤣
Lars L
July 2, 2022 at 7:21 pm
One of the things that he omitted was that Odin and Loke (Loki in english) are blood brothers. And that Tor (Thor in english) rides on a chariot pulled by two goats. – Also, Sif has golden hair in norse mythology – litterally hair made out of gold (A result of the bet that Loki made which also made Mjølner aka “Mjolnir”)
Fridafuzz
July 3, 2022 at 8:47 pm
He literally mentioned that Odin and Loke are blood brothers at 4:14
M. Jackson
July 2, 2022 at 8:42 pm
Thor is a red head and not a pretty man. That’s the 2 biggest differences that stand out to me.
Ishaan IJK
July 3, 2022 at 5:39 am
We need a Norse mythology vs God of war vs Marvel comparison. That’ll be cool to see for sure
Karthik Haritha
July 3, 2022 at 6:17 am
No mention of mjolnir being heavy and not choosy? Thor being the son of Angrrboda? Heimdahl being Odin son and seven mothers? Loki being gender fluid and having sleipner? And father of Skol and Hati? This is great but more detailed would be awesome
Fridafuzz
July 3, 2022 at 8:36 pm
Except Thor is the son of Jörð, not Angrboða. Angrboða is the mom of Loki’s monster kids.
Karthik Haritha
July 4, 2022 at 3:05 am
@Fridafuzz okay, thanks for clearing up the confusion and correcting my error
Obuobi Obuobi
July 3, 2022 at 7:26 am
Selena
July 3, 2022 at 2:13 pm
Man, i love Norse Mythology.
Cristian Montes De Oca
July 3, 2022 at 10:03 pm
Only one God, My Lord and Savior, Amen‼️✝️✝️✝️
Michael Naz
July 3, 2022 at 11:11 pm
Yeah you forgot to ad Shango the Real King and the original God of Thunder.
samuel asamoah
July 4, 2022 at 10:40 am
People study fiction tooo?
norwegian Thor norway sypien
July 5, 2022 at 8:59 am
Thor story line
Kaboi
July 6, 2022 at 9:40 pm
Norse Mythology is actually very amazing, would love to see more video about it
Casandra Julin
July 7, 2022 at 9:25 am
This video is a shame! I am a true Nordic knowing these stories by heart and he butchers almost everything… his language skill is lvl 0…
Fiͥbiͣnͫ
July 7, 2022 at 4:42 pm
Crossover of norse mythology and greek mythology in love and thunder 🤓
Fiͥbiͣnͫ
July 7, 2022 at 4:46 pm
What about Gorr
carver Augustus
July 7, 2022 at 5:10 pm
Really well done. Fantastic
sjalusi1
July 8, 2022 at 9:05 am
Wonder if he feels as if it’s cultural appropriation when people of non northwestern European ethnicity use this mythology. Just like how African Americans get upset about “cultural appropriation”
Raleigh Noel
July 8, 2022 at 8:29 pm
So many similarities in Greek mythology. It’s crazy
Infaq khan
July 9, 2022 at 3:52 am
See how thousands of years ago fairytales were turned into religion. Now in current times all these brainless religion people be thinking “oh but god makes so much sense”. Tf it doesn’t sherlock.
Yoda
July 9, 2022 at 8:14 am
He’s the coolest professor I’ve ever seen
Quaxsuke HigashiKata
July 9, 2022 at 10:39 pm
They gave him that goat chariot in the new movie… loved the goats btw
toxic_mischief
July 10, 2022 at 12:00 am
As a Norse mythology nerd- I am so happy someone finally pointed out that most of the Asgardians in the movies should have red hair!!
John Barton
July 10, 2022 at 5:58 pm
Marvel specifically made Thor blonde as a copyright decision. DC actually has a Thor that is a Norse God with traditional red hair.
Alan D
July 10, 2022 at 10:59 pm
11:42 So what you are saying is that Ragnarok must occur because fate is… inevitable?
General Grievous
July 10, 2022 at 11:45 pm
I also thought Thor’s hammer in mythology could only be lifted by Thor because he was the only one strong enough and the worthy was thing was all marvel
Elder
July 11, 2022 at 10:08 am
The Norse believe is Not a myth. It is a religion just as any other. ( Tor er rasende nu for tiden :))
Elder
July 11, 2022 at 10:08 am
The Norse believe is Not a myth. It is a religion just as any other.
mylife 23
July 22, 2022 at 2:12 am
As a pagan I consider mythology to be a classification similar to retro or vintage. But instead of time periods it’s religions. Like how Christianity, Islam, Judaism are considered Abrahamic religions. Mythology doesn’t have to mean ” fake “
Zod
July 11, 2022 at 5:22 pm
11:52 but….it still proved to be possible, because Thor brought his head TO Asgard, next to the very flame that brought him back to life. So, it WAS fate played out…
Zzz Aaa
July 12, 2022 at 2:40 am
they censured a lot of stuff
Danny
July 12, 2022 at 1:09 pm
Thor I’m the mcu better he actually seems like more of a god with the others gods too
Geddelti
July 12, 2022 at 9:28 pm
Ymir so not Marvle but Attack on Titan xdd
Monkey D. Luffy
July 13, 2022 at 1:46 pm
Just imagine, that mythology is just an ancient storyline for a comic book characters.
Shenanigans Fπckery
July 14, 2022 at 8:15 pm
Who is more stronger is Norse Thor or Marvel Thor?
Quantum Locke & Key
July 15, 2022 at 3:02 pm
Love hearing these in proper pronunciation!
Taker2K20
July 16, 2022 at 12:16 am
He forgot to say that hela is actually the daughter of loki and not odin.
HIMA
July 17, 2022 at 1:42 am
Posty
David Samudio
July 18, 2022 at 12:42 am
“Before the Scandinavian converted to Christianity” I’m gonna let that one sink in. I’m pretty sure the fashionable and pacifist christian conversion machinery was smooth and didn’t accused Mjolnir of being used to crucify their prophet.
Dannil
July 19, 2022 at 2:25 pm
Superpower of Swedes is eating surströmming
BlackDoveNYC
July 19, 2022 at 3:27 pm
I like his pronunciations of Old Norse. Reminds me of Olde English… or maybe Middle English.
Heidi Compton
July 20, 2022 at 6:43 am
He sounds Danish. Makes sense that he would know a lot about Norse mythologi 😀
Mads D
July 23, 2022 at 8:49 pm
Han er dansk 😉
Heidi Compton
July 24, 2022 at 1:20 pm
@Mads D Niiice! Syntes nok hans accent lød bekendt ;D
bebomac5
July 21, 2022 at 2:10 am
If you want a vastly superior fictional portrayal of Norse mythology, play
God of War (2018). It’s not close.
It’s sequel God of War Ragnarok will launch this Fall.
brandurell
July 21, 2022 at 8:19 am
Hel was Loki’s daughter, that should be mentioned. I’m not sure if Loke was Hel’s mother or father, as Loki could change into many things. He is the mother of Sleipnir, Odin’s 8 legged horse, and the Fenris wolf, I think. Excellent video. Also, I think Friday is named after Frigg, which is cool.
Lady Liza
July 24, 2022 at 12:24 pm
Loki is Hels father, her mother is the giant Angerboda. They also had Fenrir, the wolf, and Jormungander, the world serpent, together. Also, Friday being Friggs day is actually a bit of a debate. Some think it could be Freyjas day, some say its Friggas day
brandurell
July 25, 2022 at 11:32 am
@Lady Liza the Faroese word for Friday is Fríggjadagur, which sounds more like Frigg, but in Danish it is fredag, sounding more like Freya. Interesting, I think..
Lucifers Choice
July 21, 2022 at 12:01 pm
Nicely explained and shows the diferrences, I’m just sad that the info that Hel is the daughter of Loki, not Odin, is totally missing… XD’
Irfan Hashmi
July 21, 2022 at 5:58 pm
I feel like this guy has not watched the Marvel movies…Loki isn’t depicted as being a blood relation to Thor, he is called a frost giant in the MCU. Also the scepter isn’t really “Loki’s” weapon, its just the space stone lent to him by Thanos. And lastly, the situation of there being a Ragnarok despite Thor’s efforts is still very much in play in the MCU, in fact Thor stealing the crown is what allowed Ragnarok to happen.
Lin Åm
July 24, 2022 at 6:50 am
I came here to say this. Thank you!
Ben A
July 21, 2022 at 9:18 pm
I absolutely love the way he annunciates all the Old Norse words and names. just perfect.
tahi rua
July 22, 2022 at 10:20 am
He mentions Tūmatauenga the Polynesian god of war!! In the movie
Harle
July 22, 2022 at 11:53 am
As a Elden Ring player, hearing Malekith triggered my PTSD.
Mutiara S.
July 24, 2022 at 4:47 am
2:57 well, adopted
Paul Ho
July 24, 2022 at 6:15 pm
More like Myth-ias, amirite?
Roi Ball
July 24, 2022 at 7:45 pm
Reading Norse mythology lead me to Marvel comics as a kid.
Duane Richards II
July 25, 2022 at 2:20 am
I’m turned on
chi bill
July 25, 2022 at 7:21 am
so God of War mijonir is more correct
Alleriadota
July 25, 2022 at 9:00 am
aaah Im waiting of zeus, hercules and god of dumplings
YAMO
July 26, 2022 at 3:56 am
I’d love to see Dr. Nordvig comment on God of War. Specifically, the dialogue Mimir has on the boat.
RepoDraghon
July 26, 2022 at 4:33 am
I would’ve like to have seen yhe Valkyries mentioned too, buy oh well
Takuma Uzumaki AMV
July 26, 2022 at 8:46 am
i wonder how many times did he say,”In Norse Mythology”
Mr. Bob Dobalina • 93 years
July 26, 2022 at 12:15 pm
Look after your family or Ragnarok is coming for you
Rebecca Spiteri
July 26, 2022 at 1:47 pm
Ah sh**!
Madara Uchiha
July 27, 2022 at 6:42 am
“Marvel Thor looks like a Disney princess compared to God of War Thor.” ~ someone on the internet
Ada Mina
July 27, 2022 at 10:36 pm
It’s not helped by the fact that Disney bought Marvel and Disney already has a habit of taking liberties with fairy tales like The Little Mermaid.
RazorEdge
July 27, 2022 at 7:14 am
Ok PLEASE GET THIS STRAIGHT:
The Guy in the image on the LEFT is PLAYING THOR..HE IS NOT THOR !!
His name is Chris Hemsworth in case you ARE NOT AWARE !! 🤬
Monina
July 27, 2022 at 8:51 am
Check out Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology. Great way of getting introduce to Nordic Mythology and also an easy entertaining read.
Todd no last name
July 27, 2022 at 9:24 am
Did he mention Tyr? I was only half paying attention, and I didn’t notice if he mentioned Thor’s one-handed brother. Who doesn’t exist in the MCU or in comics.
Also, someone needs to go through the posts and delete the spam.
Jorn Idema
July 27, 2022 at 10:13 am
He should do the same with the Netflix serie ragnarok
Karan monza
July 27, 2022 at 11:06 am
☀️☁️
Lucian Iancu
July 27, 2022 at 12:21 pm
“My name is Doctor Mathias Nordvig” lol :))))
Maul565
July 27, 2022 at 12:52 pm
There are a few key things he didnt mention with all the Norse gods, like Heimdall is actually the whitest skinned God to the point that he shines.
So its great that Marcel picks Idris Elba for the role.
Larry Darnell Rembert III
July 27, 2022 at 4:55 pm
What about The Warriors Three?
Writer in Black
July 28, 2022 at 4:22 am
I notice you don’t mention the Warriors Three – Does that mean they don’t have any basis in mythological figures?
Sanket Choukate
July 28, 2022 at 7:10 am
Dyslexic me read his name as Mathias NordVPN.
john babu
July 28, 2022 at 9:06 am
I think i learned more pronunciation of norse words than mythology 😂😂
Daniel Are
July 28, 2022 at 1:16 pm
I wish the Thor movies were more like the actual Thor
Vignesh Waran
July 28, 2022 at 6:07 pm
When you know the real Ragnarok story, you will feel like a stupid that Marvel made so much changes
Zeljko Vukelic
July 28, 2022 at 8:46 pm
Norse mythology are based on old Serbian mythology. Thor is Perun (old serbian god of thunder). They have same caracteristics.
Palidor19
July 28, 2022 at 11:56 pm
Is there a video where he talks mythology in video vsmes ? Eg God of War
iceyyiceee
July 29, 2022 at 6:07 am
Isaac
Jule Hunter
July 30, 2022 at 11:18 am
The movie Valhalla – The Legend of Thor, is actually correct with mythology. Cool
Jesse Channon
July 31, 2022 at 3:30 am
Thor was fat and ginger in the myths
Roy
July 31, 2022 at 6:11 am
Wasn’t Loki consider a spider god
Still Watching Alif
July 31, 2022 at 6:36 am
My man looking like Post Malone
Sean哥
July 31, 2022 at 12:31 pm
Where valkyrie?
Thomas Blackburn
July 31, 2022 at 8:38 pm
Was hoping to hear the differences with the Valkerie.
Robman92
August 1, 2022 at 5:22 am
Altho Loki turning into a snake have been referenced in Thor Ragnarök
DJ MacTab
August 1, 2022 at 5:29 pm
Bi frost not bee frost!
Tero Mutikainen
August 2, 2022 at 6:22 pm
Hel was where 😅 (it really sound like he said “nipple heimr”, you can pronounce it with combining n + if + hey + mrr. No nipples here)
Pretty good parts, some pronouncing went kinda there, but every now and then it didn’t. Some facts were weird and not alternative possibilities (Like Frigga and Freya being the same person, there was no mention that Hel was Loki’s child etc). Also I have a slight smile every time I hear Odin and Thor’s names. It is not “Oh-tin”, it is “O-thin”.
But I really love this video, it shows really good corrections for what Marvel did to Norse mythology 👍
john stewert
August 3, 2022 at 9:04 am
This guy should watch the show “ragnarok”
Jug hound
August 3, 2022 at 5:59 pm
The Ragnarok Event of Scandinavian Folk Lore is detailed in the books of Enoch & Jubilees as the Nephilim Wars. Which was fought on the 100 mile x 100 mile Vigard Battle Plain somewhere at the base of Mount Vincent on the Island Continent of the Antarctic. Imagine what could be laying on the ground down there ?
murfad
August 3, 2022 at 11:08 pm
wouldve loved to know if heimdall is actually said to be black in the mythology haha. i cant imagine.
Andrickfilms
August 4, 2022 at 12:40 am
It’s cool that they showed the chariot Thor uses in the mythology cause in love and thunder they pay homage to the chariot with the goats
trblessed1020
August 4, 2022 at 1:35 am
I really love the very accurate pronunciations…. Very interesting I could have probably listened to him for an hour
Molibur Zuba
August 4, 2022 at 10:10 pm
Marvel is woke and Norse Mythology isn’t
J Gamer
August 8, 2022 at 9:05 pm
Your mom isn’t woke
Aditya Swarup
August 5, 2022 at 8:32 am
Marvel absolutely made a mess of the entire Norse world. Ever since I started reading about Norse mythology (s/o to Neil Gaiman) marvel to me is now just a big joke.
Ray Drexler
August 5, 2022 at 6:38 pm
I remember reading that the hammer was just so freaking heavy no one else could lift it. If I recall four frost giants (dressed as women) tried and failed. So Thor “tossed “ it to their king, killing him instantly.
Aaditya Singh
August 6, 2022 at 1:32 pm
Marvel’s Thor is muscular but in the mythology he is actually fat
Batara Dharma
August 6, 2022 at 8:56 pm
I suspect he is the real living Thor
Don Lee
August 8, 2022 at 1:31 am
No mention of Thor’s belt that gives him strength or that he’s kind of a jerk.
Phoenix
August 8, 2022 at 8:07 pm
Why does he sound like shrek when he says the Norse name
Very Concerned Jesus
August 9, 2022 at 6:30 pm
No mention of Thor being a genocidal manic towards giants 🙁
P. A. Y. E
August 10, 2022 at 1:07 pm
Actually the Hammer is called Jonathan not Mjolnir! 😂
Alex A.
August 11, 2022 at 5:23 am
man’s even have an algiz runeee, supperr cooll
Papa Smjördeig
August 11, 2022 at 10:24 am
Maybe i missed it but i think he forgot to mention that Hel or Hela, Fenrisúlfur or Fenris and Odin’s horse Sleipnir are all Lokis children. Loki being the father of Hel and Fenrir and the mother of Sleipnir
Aubrey Bryant
August 11, 2022 at 10:49 pm
What he failed to mention was that absolutely *none* of the Norse deities were black. Making a deity black would have been insulting to the ancient Norse.
Eisenfaust
August 13, 2022 at 11:44 pm
Yeah, nowadays kids are saying vikings were black
average smart ape
August 13, 2022 at 3:15 am
What do you think of the Almighty Johnson’s take of Norske mythology?
Vertutame
August 13, 2022 at 11:58 am
I can’t pronounce any of the name lol