- Aesir
Weather: Thor has dominion over the atmosphere. He is the one who governs thunder and lightning, winds and pouring rain, fine weather and fertility. (Adam of Bremen ix).
Agriculture: Inseparable from the weather conditions! Swedish folklore attributes crop fertility to lightning.
Protection: Thor defends not only the world as a whole but also wards the holy places and homesteads (see names of Thor).
Hallowing: The hammer sign is used for blessings of all kinds.
Justice: In northern Scandinavia Thor was the main god of justice and law.
Thor is generally depicted as a well-built red bearded man with a firey stare. In art he is often shown with a halo of fire or stars.
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Father: Odin
Mother: Jord (The Norse Earth Goddess)
Wife: Sif (Illustrated her by Jim Kirkwood)
Mistress: Jarnsaxa
Children: Thrud, Magni and Modi
Stepson: Ull,
Thor is normally said to be the son of Odin and his first mistress Jord (Earth). However in the Edda Thor is also shown as the ancestor of the gods so different interpretations existed.
His wife is Sif, the golden haired, and she is the mother of the god Ull but Thor is not his father. Thor's three children appear to represent his own strength; his sons are Magni (strength) and Modi (anger) and his daughter is Thrud (power).
Oku-Thor - Thor the Charioteer
Atli - Terrible One
Asabrag - Prince of Gods
Ennilang - The one with the Wide Forehead
Eindridi - The one who rides alone
Biorn - Bear
Hlorridi - The loud rider
Hardveur - The Strong Archer
Vingthor - Battle Thor
Sonnung - The True One
Veud/Veurr - Protector of the Shrine
Rym - Noisy One
The Hammer - Mjollnir (lightning)
The thunderbolt: Thor's weapon against the enemies of heaven and earth. In the myths the hammer is also used in blessings. It has various attributes - it can never be broken, it never misses its mark when thrown, it always returns to Thor's hand, and it can shrink in size so that Thor can conceal it in his shirt.
The Glove - Jarngreipr (iron gauntlet)
An iron glove that allows Thor to catch his hammer even when it is red hot.
The Belt - Megingjord (belt of power)
A magical belt that increases his strength.
Tanngnjostr and Tanngrisnir (teeth-grinder and teeth barer) The two goats that draw Thor's chariot across the sky.
Eagle: Eagle heads often decorate the Thor's hammer amulets, it is likely that this bird, or a similar bird of prey was strongly connected with Thor.
Numerous star constellations were connected with Thor in Scandinavia. Ursa Major was 'Thor's wain', Ursa Minor was 'Thor's throne', Polaris was 'the god's nail' (potentially referring to Thor whose images were studded with nails).
In the myths he was also accredited with creating the twin stars 'Thiassi's eyes' (Gemini?) and 'Auvandil's toe' (Venus?).
Thor is also shown in art with a halo of fire or stars.
Oak Tree: The oak tree is held sacred to thundergods all across Europe and Thor is no exception.
Rowan:The Rowan is known as 'Thor's salvation' because he is saved from drowning by a rowan in the Geirrod myth.
Houseleek: A succulent grown on roofs to protect against lightning fire and illness.
Bilskirnir (the one striking lightning with rays of light): Thor's hall in Asgard, the largest of all the heavenly halls. It stands in a region called Thrudheimr or Thrudvangr (power home).
Hammer: Thor's hammer is generally shown with a pointed head, a short haft and a large ring through the pommel.
Swastika: The swastika was known as a 'Thor's Hammer' in Iceland. This was probably also the god's usual symbol in Anglo-Saxon England.
Firesteel: Thor has strong connections with fire.
Whetstone: Unused whetstones are often found in heathen graves and one of the myths claims that all whetstones were produced when Thor battled Hrungnir.
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