Thor (English Wikipedia)

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de Vries 1962, p. 618; Orel 2003, p. 429 de Vries, Jan (1962). Altnordisches Etymologisches Worterbuch (1977 ed.). Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-05436-3. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) Orel, Vladimir (2003). A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill. ISBN 90-04-12875-1.
Orel 2003, p. 429, Delamarre 2003, p. 290 Orel, Vladimir (2003). A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill. ISBN 90-04-12875-1. Delamarre, Xavier (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental. Errance. ISBN 978-2-87772-369-5.
Hellquist, Elof (1922). Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary] (in Swedish). Lund: Gleerup. p. 1202.
Friedrich Max Müller (1897). Contributions to the Science of Mythology. Longmans Green. pp. 744–749.
"Age of Mythology". p. 20 – via webarchive.org.
"Age of Mythology Reference Guide". p. 33 – via webarchive.org.

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Lindow 2002, p. 205. Lindow, John (2002). Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-983969-8.
Delamarre 2003, p. 290; Matasović 2009, p. 384; Koch 2020, pp. 142–144. Delamarre, Xavier (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental. Errance. ISBN 978-2-87772-369-5. Matasović, Ranko (2009). Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-17336-1. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2020. Koch, John T. (2020). Celto-Germanic, Later Prehistory and Post-Proto-Indo-European vocabulary in the North and West (PDF). Aberystwyth Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd Prifysgol Cymru, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. ISBN 978-1-907029-32-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
Orchard, Andy (2003). A Critical Companion to Beowulf. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-84384-029-9. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023. Page 120: "He was as fair in appearance, when he came among other men, as when ivory is inlaid in oak. His hair is fairer than gold."
On the red beard and the use of "Redbeard" as an epithet for Thor, see H.R. Ellis Davidson, Gods and Myths of Northern Europe, 1964, repr. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin, 1990, ISBN 0-14-013627-4, p. 85 Archived 7 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine, citing the Saga of Olaf Tryggvason in Flateyjarbók, Saga of Erik the Red, and Flóamanna saga.
Gustafson, Hans (16 May 2018). Learning from Other Religious Traditions: Leaving Room for Holy Envy. Springer. p. 77. ISBN 978-3-319-76108-4. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023. It has always seemed a bit odd to me that this particular interpretation—that the major cosmological poem of Norse mythology is built on Christian motives that are never stated or alluded to in the text—has become hardwired in to the discipline of Scandinavian Studies, like the easily disprovable statement repeated by every major scholar that Thor had a red beard in the Eddas.

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"Thor: Chris Hemsworth Talks Future MCU Exit". Den of Geek. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

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Þorgeirsson, Haukur (1 December 2023). "The Name of Thor and the Transmission of Old Norse poetry". Neophilologus. 107 (4): 701–713. doi:10.1007/s11061-023-09773-w. ISSN 1572-8668. S2CID 261040519.
Jackson, Peter (2002). "Light from Distant Asterisks. Towards a Description of the Indo-European Religious Heritage". Numen. 49 (1): 61–102. doi:10.1163/15685270252772777. ISSN 0029-5973. JSTOR 3270472.
Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. "Thursday (n. & adv.), Etymology," September 2023, doi:10.1093/OED/8603919228.

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Scott, Sheena (29 May 2021). "'Ragnarok' Season 2 On Netflix: Norse Mythology Retold". Forbes. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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"Everything Known About God of War's Thor Before Ragnarok Sequel". Game Rant. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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Blain, Louise (11 May 2021). "Assassin's Creed Valhalla Thor armor: Where to find Thor's gear and Mjolnir". Games Radar. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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"Rick Riordan announces 'Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard'". Hypable. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.

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"Age of Mythology Wiki Guide: The Major Gods". IGN. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
"God of War (2018) Wiki Guide: Thor". IGN. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

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Jackson, Peter (2002). "Light from Distant Asterisks. Towards a Description of the Indo-European Religious Heritage". Numen. 49 (1): 61–102. doi:10.1163/15685270252772777. ISSN 0029-5973. JSTOR 3270472.
Roymans 2009, p. 227. Roymans, Nico (2009). "Hercules and the construction of a Batavian identity in the context of the Roman empire". In Roymans, Nico; Derks, Ton (eds.). Ethnic Constructs in Antiquity: The Role of Power and Tradition. Amsterdam University Press. pp. 219–238. ISBN 978-90-8964-078-9. JSTOR j.ctt46n1n2.13.

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"How God of War Ragnarök's characters compare to actual Norse myth". Polygon. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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Þorgeirsson, Haukur (1 December 2023). "The Name of Thor and the Transmission of Old Norse poetry". Neophilologus. 107 (4): 701–713. doi:10.1007/s11061-023-09773-w. ISSN 1572-8668. S2CID 261040519.

smitegame.com

"Gods". smitegame.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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Koch 2020, pp. 142–144. Koch, John T. (2020). Celto-Germanic, Later Prehistory and Post-Proto-Indo-European vocabulary in the North and West (PDF). Aberystwyth Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd Prifysgol Cymru, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. ISBN 978-1-907029-32-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
Delamarre 2003, p. 290; Matasović 2009, p. 384; Koch 2020, pp. 142–144. Delamarre, Xavier (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental. Errance. ISBN 978-2-87772-369-5. Matasović, Ranko (2009). Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-17336-1. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2020. Koch, John T. (2020). Celto-Germanic, Later Prehistory and Post-Proto-Indo-European vocabulary in the North and West (PDF). Aberystwyth Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd Prifysgol Cymru, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. ISBN 978-1-907029-32-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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Koch 2020, pp. 142–144. Koch, John T. (2020). Celto-Germanic, Later Prehistory and Post-Proto-Indo-European vocabulary in the North and West (PDF). Aberystwyth Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd Prifysgol Cymru, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. ISBN 978-1-907029-32-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
Delamarre 2003, p. 290; Matasović 2009, p. 384; Koch 2020, pp. 142–144. Delamarre, Xavier (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental. Errance. ISBN 978-2-87772-369-5. Matasović, Ranko (2009). Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-17336-1. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2020. Koch, John T. (2020). Celto-Germanic, Later Prehistory and Post-Proto-Indo-European vocabulary in the North and West (PDF). Aberystwyth Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd Prifysgol Cymru, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. ISBN 978-1-907029-32-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
Orchard, Andy (2003). A Critical Companion to Beowulf. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-84384-029-9. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023. Page 120: "He was as fair in appearance, when he came among other men, as when ivory is inlaid in oak. His hair is fairer than gold."
On the red beard and the use of "Redbeard" as an epithet for Thor, see H.R. Ellis Davidson, Gods and Myths of Northern Europe, 1964, repr. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin, 1990, ISBN 0-14-013627-4, p. 85 Archived 7 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine, citing the Saga of Olaf Tryggvason in Flateyjarbók, Saga of Erik the Red, and Flóamanna saga.
Gustafson, Hans (16 May 2018). Learning from Other Religious Traditions: Leaving Room for Holy Envy. Springer. p. 77. ISBN 978-3-319-76108-4. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023. It has always seemed a bit odd to me that this particular interpretation—that the major cosmological poem of Norse mythology is built on Christian motives that are never stated or alluded to in the text—has become hardwired in to the discipline of Scandinavian Studies, like the easily disprovable statement repeated by every major scholar that Thor had a red beard in the Eddas.
"Thor: Chris Hemsworth Talks Future MCU Exit". Den of Geek. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
"Rick Riordan announces 'Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard'". Hypable. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
Scott, Sheena (29 May 2021). "'Ragnarok' Season 2 On Netflix: Norse Mythology Retold". Forbes. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
"Age of Mythology Wiki Guide: The Major Gods". IGN. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
"Everything Known About God of War's Thor Before Ragnarok Sequel". Game Rant. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
"God of War (2018) Wiki Guide: Thor". IGN. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
"How God of War Ragnarök's characters compare to actual Norse myth". Polygon. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
Blain, Louise (11 May 2021). "Assassin's Creed Valhalla Thor armor: Where to find Thor's gear and Mjolnir". Games Radar. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
"Gods". smitegame.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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Þorgeirsson, Haukur (1 December 2023). "The Name of Thor and the Transmission of Old Norse poetry". Neophilologus. 107 (4): 701–713. doi:10.1007/s11061-023-09773-w. ISSN 1572-8668. S2CID 261040519.
Jackson, Peter (2002). "Light from Distant Asterisks. Towards a Description of the Indo-European Religious Heritage". Numen. 49 (1): 61–102. doi:10.1163/15685270252772777. ISSN 0029-5973. JSTOR 3270472.