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	Thor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thor was the son of Odin and Jord (Earth).
		Thor's daughter, Thrud, was promised to Alvis, a dwarf, and in exchange Alvis made weapons for the gods.
		Thor was the focus of a practical joke started by a Dilbert comic strip, whereby the prankster builds up static electricity from dragging their feet across a carpet, then greets an unwitting friend with the declaration: "Behold.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thor (1494 words)

	Thor -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thor was an outright hero for mankind, powerfully defeating his enemies, though he lost a wrestling match to an old woman named ((Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match) Elli (old age).
		Thor was the son of ((Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan) Odin and (Click link for more info and facts about Jord) Jord (Earth).
		Hárbarðsljóð; which details a contest between Thor and ((Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan) Odin in the guise of Harbarth as to who is the most accomplished.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/th/thor.htm (1598 words)

	Thor: working-class hero
		Thor's progress is marked by the continual overcoming of adversaries and obstacles, and there is some evidence to suggest that he was in continual conflict with giants and trolls.
		Thor's adversaries tend to be the frost-giants and giantesses.
		Thor is also said to have stranded a whale upon the shores of vineland in response to the prayers of Thorhall, one of the explorers.
	www.philhine.org.uk /writings/sp_thorwch.html (2589 words)

	Aesir
		Thor was the son of Odin and the giantess Jörd (Jord), Fjörgyn (Fjorgyn) or Hlódyn (goddess of the earth).
		Tyr was possibly the son of Odin and of Frigg or the giantess Fjörgyn (Fjorgyn), and younger of brother of Thor.
		She was the mother of Balder (dying god), Höd (blind-god) and Hermod (herald of the gods).
	www.timelessmyths.com /norse/aesir.html (6865 words)

	Thor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The son of Odin and a member of the Aesir, he was the god of thunder and the main enemy of the giants.
		Thor would ride around middle-earth in his wagon drawn by two goats, His abode was Thruthheim [Land of Strength] and his hall, Bilskinir.
		He was foremost of the gods to the common man, who would call on him to ensure fertility, and widely worshiped.
	www.ugcs.caltech.edu /~cherryne/myth.cgi/Thor.html (261 words)

	Thor - God of Thunder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Norse mythology, Thor was the god of war, thunder and strength, and son of Odin.
		Thor destroyed the enemies of the gods with his magic hammer.
		The lightning's flash was his mighty hammer, Mjolnir, hurled in battle with the frost giants, and the rolling thunder was the rumble of his fiery chariot.
	www.geocities.com /~jlhagan/thor/thor.htm (93 words)

	Thor
		He is a son of Odin and Jord, and one of the most powerful gods.
		Thor is helped by Thialfi, his servant and the messenger of the gods.
		Thor was usually portrayed as a large, powerful man with a red beard and eyes of lighting.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/t/thor.html (272 words)

	Article - Thor, god of thunder - presented by ©NewsFinder.Org - All Rights Reserved
		The reason for this is simple: Thor was the God of the common man. Thor was then and is now the defender of both Asgard and of Midgard (earth), and he is a warrior without peer, but he still is not a God of war or battle.
		While Thor is THE foremost warrior of all (although the other deities, Odin, Tyr, Uller, Heimdall, especially, are no slouches as warriors either, and neither is Freyja) Thor is a God who is called on for protection, health, agriculture (Thor brings the storms, which bring rain, which is essential for crops) and justice.
		Thor is the son of Odin and Erda, the Earth.
	www.newsfinder.org /more.php?id=700_0_1_0_M (1086 words)

	About Thor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thor is the mightiest champion of the Aesir Gods, the Protector and Hallower.
		Thor's hammer was and is used in Heathen marriage ceremonies to bless the bride, and at funerals to hallow the pyre.
		The fact that Thor's quest for his hammer (which is an obvious phallic symbol) involves dressing as a woman (an archetypal shamanic initiation for males) seems to indicate that this is the case.
	home.earthlink.net /~asatru/thor/thor.html (1416 words)

	Thor, God of Thunder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This previous Thor is said to have killed the Midgard Serpent, and to have been killed himself by the dying monster's venom, at Ragnarok, the destruction of a previous version of Asgard.
		For years Thor strove to become strong and worthy enough to wield the hammer, and was responsible for many heroic deeds.
		Known superhuman powers: Thor possesses the superhuman physical attributes of an Asgardian, but as the son of Odin, lord of the Asgardians, and Jord, elder goddess of the Earth, his strength, endurance, and resistance to injury are greater than those of the vast majority of his race.
	www.starnet-database.com /dbase_shield/profiles/thor/thor.html (982 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thor is the son of Odin and a member of the Aesir, the name for the collection of Norse gods.
		He is the god of thunder and the main enemy of the giants.
		Thor is also the god of thunder but he is not the ruler of the gods.
	webhome.idirect.com /~donlong/thor.html (437 words)

	Thor, the thunder god (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Norse mythology, the god of thunder and the sky.
		Thor was the eldest son of the chief deity, Odin, and Jorth.
		He had three principal possessions, a hammer (Mjöllnir), typifying thunder and lightning and having the virtue of returning to him after it was thrown, a belt (Meginjardir), which doubled his strength, and iron gloves to aid him in throwing his hammer.
	www.occultopedia.com /t/thor.htm (724 words)

	Marvel Directory
		Thor is forever torn between his divine home -- the hallowed halls of Asgard -- and the troubled lands of his adopted home, Earth.
		Among the hammer's various enchantments are its indestructibility and the ability to summon all the elements of storm (wind, rain, thunder, and lightning).
		Thor's superhuman strength is matched with an immunity to all human diseases, superhuman speed, agility, and simulated flight when he hurls his enchanted hammer Mjolnir.
	www.marveldirectory.com /individuals/t/thor.htm (299 words)

	Norse Mythology in Comic Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Thor was a reassuring supernatural presence in both divine and human crises, be they encroachments by giants on gods, or petty tyrants on peasant freeholders, or overzealous Christian missionaries on idols of the old religion; no wonder he had eclipsed Odin in the temple at Uppsala and elsewhere in the twilight of paganism" (Puhvel, 201).
		Thor's most recent acquisition of a secret identity is perhaps his most interesting; during the course of a battle alongside the Avengers, an EMT named Jake Olson was caught in the crossfire.
		Thor, though a prominent figure throughout the Norse myths, does not appear in each and every one; in many cases, other gods (like Heimdall, Odin, and Loki) are the central characters of a given myth.
	www.gettysburg.edu /academics/english/vikingstudies/davidsen/researchdocument.html (18309 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Essential Thor Vol. 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thor's look and powers were pretty much set from the start, but the book's theme, supporting players, and villains had a way to go.
		Thor's origin was pretty weak (a lame-footed American doctor in Norway beats back the invasion of the Stone Men from Saturn using a magic cane).
		Thor is conscripted by an alien race into taking a dangerous mission in order to save Earth from colonization (Who says the FF should have all of the intergalactic adventures?).
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0785107614?v=glance (2907 words)

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		Thor was inspired to take up cycling by his older brother Ronny, three years his elder.
		Winning was perhaps too easy to Thor and at the age of 19 he considered leaving cycling.
		Thor isn’t just a good cyclist – one of the best of his generation, capable of winning Paris-Roubaix or the Tour of Flanders in the future – he’s also a young, charming and polite man. He’s a real God of modern cycling.
	www.thor-hushovd.com /uk/presentation.htm (447 words)

	Trekken Antar, Holy Warrior Of Thor, God Of Thunder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He has always felt a strong bond with the mighty god Thor, god of thunder, throughout his life, so upon becoming a man he entered into Thor's service as a fighter and novitiate.
		Soon thereafter, in a dream, Thor himself visited Trekken and proclaimed him to be one of his chosen warriors, born to spread Thor's word far and wide and proclaim his holy name in the face of undaunting evil.
		Thor and his honor are the most important things to Trekken, and although women love him, he typically doesn't have to time to fool around with them.
	www.frontiernet.net /~jimbeach/TrekkenAntar.html (329 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		THE TRUTH ABOUT THOR Thor is the ancient Norse god of thunder, and he's pretty ticked off.
		Though not vengefully angry with them, he feels disdain for modern humanity, who have for the most part abandoned the old gods and thrown their lot in with these Johnny-come-lately celestials and their supposedly omnipotent God.
		If he encounters a human who still sincerely believes in the gods of Asgard, he will be fiercely protective of that person.
	www.eyrie.net /~gryphon/IN/thor.txt (465 words)

	Xorr the God-Jewel (Thor foe)
		Thor and company defeated them and, after explaining that they were not raiders, convinced them to take them to their base.
		Thor and company piloted their Asgardian Viking ship, the Starjammer I, after the miners, and succeeded in overtaking and overpowering them.
		Thor approached his captive allies and sought to free them, but Xorr manifested a large humanoid form for itself and claimed that its captives were tied to its life force such that if any portion of Xorr were damaged, they would die.
	www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/xorrtgj.htm (1039 words)

	Thor,Viking God Of Thunder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The son of Odin and also a member of the Aesir, he was the God of thunder and the main enemy of the giants.
		Mjollnir would return to Thor's hand after being thrown and it produce a symbolic lightning when it hit the target and never fail.
		Now Thor would ride around middle-earth in his wagon drawn by two goats, his leader was Thruthheim (Land of Strength) and the second one Bilskinir.
	www.viking-innovations.net /Thor-God-Of-Thunder.html (160 words)

	Bilskirnir: The Thor Fan Listing - powered by PHPFanBase Version 1.0 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In addition to being the god of Thunder, Thor is the greatest foe of the Jotuns (giants), and the protector and defender of the common man. Amulets in the shape of his hammer, Mjollnir, were commonly worn by both the ancient Norse people and today's modern Heathens (who still worship the gods of old).
		His role in promoting the fertility of the land led to his also being viewed as a god of fertility in general (though not to the same degree as Freyr), and marriages were blessed and sanctified by placing a hammer, representing Mjollnir, in the bride's lap.
		Following Ragnarok, when Thor will kill - and be killed by - Jormungander, the mighty Midgard serpent, Magni, Mode and Thrude will take their place with Baldur and the sons and daughters of the other gods, to rule the new Midgard.
	thor.thunderhaven.net (467 words)

	Thor's Home Page
		The Norse god Thor recovers his stolen hammer Mjölnir from the giant Thrym.
		Thor and the Midgard Serpent from The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson.
		The magic belt in this tale is reminiscent of the Norse god Thor's belt of strength as described in The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson.
	www.pitt.edu /~dash/thor.html (289 words)

	Welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Fabio has signed for a feature animated film as "Thor" with Charlton Heston signing on as his father (the voice of).
		The THOR project is still in the talking-planning stages and is still on the horizon.
		With the "god of romance" on board, "Thor" is guaranteed to inspire a thunderous reaction.
	www.fabioifc.com /fabio/THOR.html (345 words)

	Forbidden Planet Home Shopping Thor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thor - He is the Norse god of thunder, master of storm and lightning, protector of Earth, and heir to the throne of legendary Asgard.
		He is the Norse God of Thunder - master of the storm and lightning, heir to the throne of immortal Asgard.
		And in the wake of Odin's heroic sacrifice, Thor is called upon to fulfill his father's legacy as lord and master of the Eternal Realm - leaving Earth's protection in the hands of the untested Tarene!
	www.forbiddenplanetstore.com /acatalog/Marvel_Thor_GN.html (802 words)

	Thor's Hammer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Miniature Thor's hammers were widely used as religious amulets during the Viking era.
		These charms were normally between two and three centimeters in length, and typically made from silver.
		This mold was used to cast Thor's hammer amulets as well as small ingots of different size and value.
	www.pitt.edu /~dash/hammerpix.html (216 words)

	Encyclopedia Mythica: Origin of day names
		This day was named after the Norse god Tyr.
		The Romans called it dies Mercurii, after their god Mercury.
		The day named after the Norse god Thor.
	www.pantheon.org /miscellaneous/origin_days.html (300 words)

	Norse God Thor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thor is a god of thunder, son of Odin and a member of the Aesir.
		He smashed giants' heads with his mighty hammer.
		Sites compares Thor with the Greek god Zeus and with the most popular Athenian goddess, Athena.
	silvana.itgo.com /Thor.htm (117 words)

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