#vingthor

[stalkerofthegods]

Lord Thor deep dive

Lord Thor is the god of lightning, he is a great protector and god!

Herbs •Oak, mountain ash, hazel, Donnerbesen/Teufelbesen, house-leek/Sempervirum tectorum, hawthorn, houseleek, tormentil, oak

Animals• goats, bulls, Tanngrisnir "teeth barer" and Tanngnjostr "teeth grinder”

Colors •Sky-blue, cloud-white, lightning-gold, and red, purity white. 

Crystal• moss agate, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, Turquoise and Sapphire, iron, Thunderstones, fulgurite, thunder egg

Symbols•Hammer, goats, belt, and gloves of strength

Jewelry you can wear in their honor • A hammer, a necklace of his runes.

Alter ideas• Thor’s hammer figures, model goats (ideally pulling a cart), weapons, shield, lightning-bolts, rainwater, garlic, leek, onion, hawthorn, houseleek, tormentil, oak, the runes Thurisaz or Sowelo, rocks, metal, rainwater

Diety of• God of war, fertility, thindrr and lighting and of the people, spiritual healing, sacred groves, protection 

Patron of The dead, rain, thunder, hallowing, spiritual healing, war, protecting, protection, birth, marriage, and death, burial, and cremation ceremonies, weapons and feasting, traveling, land-taking, and the making of oaths between men

Offerings• Mead, beer, goat meat, hearty foods with lots of meat, onions, and garlic, flavored coffee, whiskey, beer, hard cider, meat sandwiches on dark bread with good mustard, bacon, sausage, lunch meat and sources of protein that builds muscle, Donate time to an organization dedicated to protecting children from abuse, do heavy work for someone in need of it, Protect the needy, Escort someone to do something that scares them, and be there as a source of courage and moral support for them, hard wood, Dark chocolate (he said he likes it.), ground ivy

Devotional• working out, helping around the house, helping others and protecting them, Honoring your family and learning your history, keeping your personal space tidy or cleaning it up as an act of devotion, watch a storm from inside, spend time in the rain, put thunder/storm music when meditating or going to sleep, stand in the storm (at a safe place away from trees and metal objects), collect storm water, Write him a letter praising him, compliment him, read his stories from Prose and Poetic Edda, thank him for being the protector of the humankind, Light up a candle of dark blue/red/grey colours, Place your offerings at the base of a tree, Be yourself and honest, live your life honourably and truthfully, Wear a necklace of Mjölnir, Set and maintain your personal boundaries, stand up for yourself and others, give him something that you made, Take care of pregnant people, 

Ephithets•Tor, Ásabragr (Asabrag, Æsir-Lord), Ása-Þórr (Asa-Thor Æsir-Thor), Atli (The Terrible), Björn (Bjorn, Biorn Bear), Einriði (Eindriði, The One who Rides Alone, The One who Rules Alone), Ennilangr (Ennilang, The One with the Wide Forehead), Harðhugaðr (Hardhugadr, Strong Spirit, Powerful Soul, Fierce Ego, Brave Heart), Harðvéurr (Hardveur The Strong Archer), Hlóriði (Hlórriði, The Loud Rider, The Loud Weather-God), Öku-Þor (Oku-Thor, Ukko-Thor, Cart Thor, Driving Thor), Rymr (Rym, Noise), Sönnungr (Sonnung, The True One), Véþormr (Vethorm, Protector of the Shrine), Véuðr (Véuðr, Véoðr, Veud, Veod), Véurr (Veur, Guard of the Shrine, Hallower), Ving��órr (Vingthor, Battle-Thor, Hallower), The Thunderer and many others

Equivalents• Zeus (Greek), Jupiter (Roman), Hercules (Greek), Thonar (worshiped in England)

Signs of them reaching out• sudden signs of their animals, seeing goats, seeing hammers, suddenly drawn to him, all of the sudden interest in fighting 

Number• Thurisaz, Sowelo, nine

Morals• Morally grey, he does murder.

Courting• Sif

Past lovers/crushes• Járnsaxa (joutan), Sif (goddess)

Element• fire, air 

Personality• He’s a big flirt, he likes to be complimented and to compliment you back, He often displays a quick temper and is quick to engage in violence, even if violence may not be necessary, but he is kind, kinder than you would actually expect. 

Home• Asgard

Mortal or immortal • immortal 

Fact•Thor could even bring some things back to life, Thor was invoked at weddings, at births, and at special ceremonies for these abilities to protect and sanctify, his other names are Thorr, Thunor, Thonar, Donar, Donner, Thur, Thunar, or Thunaer.

Curses• tools randomly breaking, arguments with your spouse, you can your spouse fighting, marriage problems 

Blessings• safety at sea and bounty on land, blessing your marriage 

Roots• Indo-European make him generally accepted today as derived from a Proto-Indo-European deity

Friends• The Aseir

Parentage• Odin and Fjorgynn, or Jord, and Sif.

Siblings• Vidar, Baldr, Höðr, Týr, Meili, Váli, Bragi, Hodr

Pet• Tanngrisnir "teeth barer" and Tanngnjostr "teeth grinder (two goats that reincarnate every time they're eaten, and pulls a Thor's chariot)

Children •Móði, and Thrudr (Strength). He was also the father of three sons, Modi (Courage) and Magni (Strength), and his son Ull

Appearance in astral or gen• Thor is a huge, good-hearted, rough-hewn, red-haired and -bearded man with fiery eyes.

Festivals • Þorrinn, pronounced “Thorrinn” in English

Day • Thursday

Place• in sacred groves, including the one near Dublin.

Status• Norse deity in the asier, protecting Asgard 

Hates• Jörmungand (they kill each other), snakes.

His Tarot cards• Chariot

Scents/Inscene • Pine, Cinnamon, Musk, Nutmeg and Sage

Prayers• 

Sif & Thor 

I offer this prayer to Thor and to the Goddess Sif. Hail to You, Holy Ones. Hail to You, Protectors of Midgard, Hail to You, Son of Odin and Hail to You, His gleaming Bride. You hallow and drive out all pollution. You are mighty. There is no malignant force that You cannot banish. There is no threat, You cannot overcome. You are magnificent and Your grace protects me in the face of evil. Mighty Thor, wise, compassionate Friend of humanity, look upon us and wield Your hammer for our protection. Gracious Sif, You Whose gentle touch causes the grain to grow, please nourish us, restore us, and grant us the fortitude to walk in alignment with the Holy Powers always. Through Your blessings, may we grow strong in faith. through Your blessings may we grow strong in devotion. Through Your blessings, may we always resist impiety, may we be nourished as the grain is nourished under Your caring hands. In times of peril, come to our aid, I pray. In times of desperation, I place myself under Your care.nHail Thor, Son of Odin. Hail Sif, His Gracious Bride.

To Thor 

Son of Strength. I ask you to grant me that strength. That I may lift the weight of the day. Defender of Midgard. Grant me your skill in battle. That I may protect my family, my land and my kin. Bringer of Rain and Thunder. Grant me the ability to wash the weariness and pain of my daily work. That I may strike my next task like the blows from Mjolnir.  Son of Odin, Hammer Wielder, Giant Killer and Guardian of Man. I ask that you make me like the sturdy oak. That I do not break from the blows of misfortune. That I may not be crushed by the powerful. That I may be resilient and mighty like your own arm. That I may be brave to face the evil of this world. Hail Thor!

Links/websites/sources •

http://www.northernpaganism.org/shrines/thor/offerings.htmlhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pagan/comments/v3qn1e/offerings_to_thor/https://www.tumblr.com/freyjasdottirr/656705772435193856/how-to-worship-thor-for-beginners https://occult-world.com/thor/https://aminoapps.com/c/pagans-witches/page/blog/thor/7eop_a5jCPurvZk2W3QXxP55Yaen6YJzQZ taking-thymehttps://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Thor/313835#:~:text=Thor's%20wife%20was%20Sif%2C%20a,stepfather%20of%20Sif's%20son%20Ull.https://norse-mythology.org/symbols/thors-hammer/https://www.reddit.com/r/heathenry/comments/j30vk6/offering_prayer_to_thor/Charming of the Plough Prayer to Thor and Sif | Gangleri's Grove

@aretemisapollo

There you go, have a good thorsday

(it's funnier on Thursday)

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[muspelheim71]

Thor spoke: "I am Vingthor, the wanderer far and wide am I, and I am Long-Beard’s son.”

~Alvismál

[vingthors-son]

Vingthor's power

[reyesmarconi]

* LOCATION SERIES: THOR’S RESIDENCES.

as the god of clouds, thor is scarcely at home and instead, he’s always out and about either seeking adventure or on call for his skillset by gods and worshippers alike. this being said, he has a number of established homes both in asgard and in midgard that he frequents and could be found at whenever necessary.

ASGARD.

in the lore, thor is ascribed three dwellings – þrúðheimr / thrudheim, or the world of might and strength, which is mentioned as his realm or kingdom (grímnismál, 4), bilskirnir, or lightning-crack, which is specified to be the name of his hall or mansion (also mentioned in grímnismál), and Þrúðvangr / thrudvang, or power-field, which could be interpreted as a different name for thrudheim, yet i chose to view as just a different location within the realm (pictured above).  

as always with norse myth, not much is mentioned about any of these places. thus i choose to take some creative freedoms with their descriptions and specifications. however, according to the norse myths by heilan yvette grimes, thor was born actually in midgard/verland (the land of men) with his mother jord (noteworthy for being the personification of the earth, and a jotunn). he was quick to grow and soon jord realized she could not manage him. at just a few months old he was able to lift and kick off the ten loads of bearskin piled on his cradle to keep him warm, a worthy feat for a grown man and inimaginable for an infant. all around, he apparently got on her nerves a lot (according to etter robert james, he was all around a handful, throwing massive and destructive fits, pulling at his parents hair and ears and being a little shit all the time, basically), so she sent him to the giants vingnir and hlora to be raised as their foster son in jotunheim, the reason why sometimes thor is referred to as vingthor and hlorridi.

one small detour: in the endnotes to his translation of the völsungasaga, jesse l. byock explains: “fosterage was a norse custom of having a child raised in another household in order to extend kinship bonds or to form political alliances”. since we have to assume that the giant-asgardian conflict was still alive and well while thor was growing up, it’s good to keep this in mind for later reference – maybe not for this post, but in general.

thrudheim.

upon his return to asgard, and after killing a rock giant that threatened the aesir, thor was rewarded with some lands upon which he built a estate, and that estate was called thrudheim. in stanza 4 of grímnismál it is described as “a land [that] is holy, which i see situated near the aesir and elves”. not much else is stated about the kingdom. some believe that in the afterlife worshippers of thor may end up in it, but unlike what you may think, not many of these worshippers are warriors. those tend to go to valhalla (the hall of odin) or folkvang (the hall of freya). instead, thor’s hall tends to receive the common folk, peasants, farmers and workers of the land, and only a certain type of those who die in battle (primarily the “thralls”, as in the servants and slaves, as opposed to the noble warriors, who will go to odin’s hall). this much is mentioned in hárbarðsljóð, where odin (disguised as a ferryman) openly mocks thor with this fact during a verbal spat.

so, knowing the population it will have, we can guess that the kingdom counts with many of the amenities of a large, tightly packed farming city. i’d also envision it surrounded by farms and crop fields, specially wheat fields considering that sif, thor’s wife and an earth goddess, would be living with him. it’s these fields what i would call thrudvang and what would give thrudheim the appearance of being washed in gold – on top of, of course, the gleaming strikes of lightning that would be frequently seen in the cloudy skies. it’s likely the kingdom plays a big role in asgard as a hub for agriculture and livestock farming – i.e much of the food (and some of the mead) the gods eat and drink comes from thrudheim. the harvests would be always bountiful and perfect, thanks to the kind weather and generous soil endowed to the realm by thor and sif respectively.  there would be crops and flora of all kinds, as it’s a very lush place, but it must be mentioned particularly the presence of oak forests due to their significance in thor’s worship, as well as other plants and produce: the ash, the hazel, the birch, the rowan (also due to sif), the thistle, garlic, onion, houseleek, leek, vervain, burdock, hawthorn, the blackthorn, bramble, holly, nettle, and the rose, all of which have special properties and meaning in the cult of thor. (may be topic for a different post)

bilskirnir.

the massive hall was built for thor also around the same time as thrudheim was established as his estate. grimnismál, stanza 24, has odin reveal the following vision as he catalogs the dwellings of the gods: “five hundred rooms and forty / there are, i think, under the arches of bilskírnir / of those halls which i know to be roofed / my son’s is the biggest.” in gylfaginning, when he introduces thor, snorri has hár say that thor has a kingdom and a hall called bilskírnir with 540 rooms, which is the greatest of buildings, equal only to the one in valhalla. in skáldskaparmál snorri says that “owner of Bilskírnir” is a valid thor kenning, and in fact “prince of bilskirnir” is attested in the skaldic corpus. the meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to be either “suddenly illuminated (by lightning)” or “everlasting.” according to heilan yvette grimes, in bilskirnir, thor’s fallen worshippers “guaffed mead and banqueted on enormous meals, and practiced their warrior skills in preparation for the last fateful battle.” in regards to appearance grimes also noted that the outside of bilskirnir was studded with shields and glowed red in contrast with the inside which was a gleaming purple.

it’s a gigantic “mansion”, but more than that, it’s tall enough to reach the skies, as apparently thor frequently shoots lightnings from the top floor. it’s also here specifically where he’s said to live with his wife and children.

MIDGARD.

palafito in ologá, venezuela.

ologá, in contrast to the realm of thrudheim, is a tiny settlement where less than 50 families reside in stilt houses, or palafitos, which are houses raised on piles over the surface of the soil or bodies of water. it’s located south of maracaibo, 1m over the water level, and it’s a community of fishermen. it’s sustained mainly by said fishing but also by tourism, as it’s from its palafitos that the world-famous catatumbo lightning can be comfortably seen and photographed. (you can click in their names for some nice galleries featuring catatumbo and ologá)

thor feels a natural connection to the place, given its peculiar atmospheric conditions which make it so predisposed to thunderstorm activity and lightning (which occurs during 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour). he has a natural pull to it, drawing special strength from the perpetual storm, which sent him to the small town sometime around the mid 50s and made him build his own stilt house there, keeping in mind his size and height, something that quickly made him the object of curiosity from the locals. he made his most used human persona, dario belmonte, be born here, and he became a very active figure in the town as a fisherman, builder, and healer and all around friend to everybody. it got to the point that eventually he pretty much confessed (more or less) his status as a god to the entire town, as there was no other way to explain his lack of aging and magical abilities. to this day, they continue to keep his secret, and he visits them sporadically every few years to make sure they’re doing well.

his palafito is not more lavish than any of the other houses in the settlement and it’s made from the same materials. it’s a two room house and anyone else is free to use it whenever he isn’t here – he usually leaves it to his neighbors so they can rent it to tourists.  

in his post-ragnarok verse thor, who was meant to die after his battle with the midgard serpent, ends up coming back to “life” in the depths of the maracaibo lake during one of the loudest thunderstorms the townsfolk had ever witnessed. he’s found floating unconscious by a couple fishermen in the morning and taken to the house of one of the older citizens, who recognizes him. he’s nursed back to health and it’s from this point onwards that thor begins his arc exploring what is left of midgard.

farm in sweet grass county, montana.

located in the outskirts of big timber, montana, thor counts with a 4 bedroom farmhouse with a barn and 4 horse stalls + heated tack shed. next to the house sits a metal shop with concrete floor and overhead door with electricity throughout. the barn and the arena are surrounded by corrals. 40 acres surrounding the house comprise the perimeter, cross fenced as needed. there are 4 wells, one in each of the 120 acre parcels.  

thor established this farm in 1995, and lived in it almost permanently between march of that same year and november of 2007. he didn’t live alone, however; he invited his brother tyr – who was then living in kentucky – to live with him so they could be close to one another. almost simultaneously thor made tyr the part owner of the estate. in the farm they keep up to four horses, a dozen of chickens and six goats (which he keeps for milk), and a variety of crops cycled in and out depending on the season (carrots, beets, potatoes, green peas, sweet peas, broccoli, corn, and more). they also have two dogs, two huskies by the names brynjar and einar that freely roam the property, as well as tyr’s three cats.

after 2007, thor still technically continues to live there, but he travels more frequently.

PHOTO CREDITS. 1 / 2 / 3 / 4.

[prodiyal]

@vingthor​

         ❛  you are aggressively scandanavian. you look like you built sweden. if that one guy from game of thrones fucked a sword, you would be the baby.  ❜ 

[vingthors-son]

Vingthor's power

[kojiscorner-a]

@vingthor​

“Oh, hello, hello! If it isn’t my favorite lightning lunkhead! Fancy a game, like the old days?”

[willbeshot]

@vingthor said: fucking yeets him across the dining hall

                    Before the Duke even had the chance to speak, he was promptly lifted up and thrown through the air; his horrified shriek being the only thing that managed to escape him before he landed across the room onto the floor.

“You--!”

                    He grunted, pushing himself up using a chair that he had managed to somehow break in his fall. Heroes bodies were incredibly sturdy, some had even compared them to demigods for the sheer fact that you could throw most dangerous things at them and somehow their bodies would be relatively alright, but that did not mean that they were incapable of feeling pain. 

“How dare you! Don’t you know who I am?!”

[jcllity]

@vingthor​

❛ I’m often told that whatever dreams the mind conjures up means something. ❜ With a head angled down, a sandal clad foot toes at the colored linoleum, trying her very best to not catch on his chair; hands gesticulating wildly. ❛ A green rabbit falling out of a hat in an endless loop, or seeing a strange color scheme on a stretched out neck, little random things. People could say, oh that green rabbit signifies money and the color scheme... ❜ With one hand she grabs a few fries from her pile and with the other, gently pushes her pink sun hat higher. ❛ Well, I’m sure someone can twist it into you having to look at a problem differently, stretching yourself to see over it or whatever! ❜

She kicks her foot out just a little and catches on his chair.  ❛ Basically, what I’m trying to say is that I saw your face in my dreams a few nights ago, and yes, I know how that sounds. ❜

[yblchth]

@vingthor​ liked for a starter!

   “  Boarish - oafsome  ,  tha  ! Nonesoless  loudsome  than  the  thunkin’  o’  empty  skulls  clatterin’  down  from  the  wheels  edge  .  Has  tha  no  mind  to  pay  for  us’s  who’re  trying  to  get  a  lay  of  the  place  ?  ”

[paluteana]

@vingthor​​  liked  for  a  starter !

palutena  is  between  cats  at  the  moment .  this  is  to  say ,  wrestling  with  the  two  currently  clawing  around  her ,  one  hanging  off  her  blouse  &  another  peeking  curiously  around�� her  shoulder .  you  always  read  about  the  tragedy  of  crazy  cat  ladies ,  women  doomed  to  loneliness  with  their  animal  companions .  now  she  knows  it  was  not  life  that  made  them  go  mad ,  it  was  the  cats .    “    hope  you’re  getting  enough  clicks  with  this  because——-  AH !  i  really  need  to  cut  their  nails .    ”

[hraunwyf]

@vingthor

"hey, torleif!"

it was the name he was using the last time she saw him, though she isn't sure about it now—either way, who's going to hear 'torleif' in a crowd and not think it means him? it's been a long time, and loki's maybe a bit too enthusiastic about it, considering that in a single jump she manages to get her arms around his shoulders and bring the giant down, delighted laughter on her lips. "where have you been?”

[milldjm]

Jazzilator #jazzilator #ving #cassette #limited #re-issue #vingthor #fullprinted #beats #sp303 #asgard

[unalived]

     ❝ I HOPE YOU’LL forgive my wariness. My past interactions with ‘gods’ did not begin on such a hospitable note. ❞

@vingthor

[taliionic]

@vingthor

❛ You know, I’ve read books, done my google searches and all of that but I’ve never understood the appeal y’all have. Some of the Æsir are absolute assholes, you included at certain points. ❜

[yggdrcsil]

@vingthor

Does he think he can still sneak into his own home? He must—she’s been watching him from the bed for at least ten minutes now, going about trying to quietly remove his boots, undress without making a sound, as if the light clatter of his belt buckle might disturb her long after his foot on the threshold rooms away had.

Or maybe it is simpler, and he doesn’t want to interrupt her rest, but how could she rest now?

“I’m awake, you know,” she says, little more than a whisper, little more sound than a crackle in the hearth. “You might as well stomp and storm all you want.”