The Norse myths are stories of god and giants, men and dwarves, shape shifters, tricksters, monsters. Although this story has not been explicitly told in film, the humour and Thor’s unconvincing portrayal of a woman are referred to in the films. The characters of Thor and Loki appear in Marvel comics and films. The Norse myths influenced literature, TV, and film. The story of Thor losing his hammer is found in the Poetic Edda. The second manuscript, known as the Poetic Edda, is a collection of poems by unknown authors, which date back earlier than the skaldic poetry (800-1100AD). A section of it tells the story of Gyfli the king of the Swedes who visits Asgard, home of the gods, and is told tales about the beginning of the world, the adventures of the gods and what will happen when the world ends.

The first, known as the Prose Edda, was written by Snorri Sturluson who wrote to preserve the stories of the Icelandic skalds (or court poets). Norse poems and myths were told orally by poets and storytellers for many centuries before they were first written down in the 13 thĬentury in one of two manuscripts.

Thor’s hammer is one of the most iconic story objects and the humour in this story makes it a favourite with many Norse myth enthusiasts.

Loki persuades a reluctant Thor that he must dress up as goddess Freyja, to pretend to marry Thyrm and reclaim his hammer. When Thor’s hammer, Mjölnir, is taken by a giant Thyrm, he must come up with a plan to get it back.

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