The Creation of Thor's Hammer

Loki's just a stand-up guy. When he feels like it.

This week, I decided to mosey over to the Norse store of mythology. Just a note, for those of you familiar with Loki and Thor in the Avengers universe, they're a bit different in Norse mythology. For example, Loki is Thor's uncle, not brother, and everybody is more violent. Their personalities are pretty much the same, though. You still can't trust Loki as far as you can throw him. Assuming you could throw him; his father is a giant. In any case, you can find today's legend here.

Firstly, let's dwell for a moment on the fact that this whole story starts because Loki is bored. So he decides's to cut off Thor's wife's hair. Not the smartest move he could have made, but it speaks to Loki's character. He is a force of chaos and he doesn't feel the need for logic to guide that chaos. He lives in the moment and counts on his quick wit to get him out of whatever trouble he lands himself in.

His nature does not always bring bad things for the gods, though. It is only because Loki taunts Brokkr and Sindri that they make  Mjollnir, Thor's hammer. I know, the Norse names are certainly interesting. Loki also gets away from this adventure relatively unscathed because of his tricky reasoning. In comparison to losing your head, getting your mouth sewn shut is not that big of a deal. So all in all, it was a win for the gods.

I do have to wonder what happened when Sif's hair grew back. Did she still wear the dwarf hair, or put it away for the next time Loki messed up her 'do? The dwarf version was supposed to be prettier...

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