Thor

Thor is the most well-known of the Norse gods, the strongest among them, son of Odin, wielder of the hammer Mjolner which returns when thrown. He enjoys food and drink, hates giants, lives in Thrudheim, and is the thunder god.

General

• Thor is the strongest of all gods and men, foremost of the Asas. (source)
• Reiterated that Thor is the strongest in The Danish History. (source)
• Thor has sometimes been outmatched in strength, but overall the mightiest. (source)
• Referred to as ‘The strong one of the gods’. (source)
• A peasant was so frightened by Thor’s angry glare that he fell to the ground. (source)
• A golem with a mare’s heart trembles upon Thor’s arrival. (source)
• Hrungner, with a heart of stone, pissed his pants in fear seeing Thor approach. (source)
• Thrym the giant is terrified by Thor’s hateful gaze, thinking fire shoots from his eyes. (source)
• Ragnar, son of King Hunding, fears nothing but Thor. (source)
• Thor is the thunder god. (source)
• Thor throws mighty thunderbolts at Geirrod’s daughters. (source)
• Thor seemingly summons lightning. (source)
• Idun’s golden apples keep the gods youthful; without them, they age like everyone else. (source)
• Thor drinks from the mead-horn of Utgard-Loke, lowering the water level in three gulps; the horn connected to the seas, causing tides. (source)
• Thor eats two of giant Hymir’s oxen. (source)
• Thor eats an ox, eight salmon, all women’s food at Thrym’s wedding, and three tuns of mead (tun = 252 gallons). (source)

Equipment

• Thor has a chariot drawn by two goats. (source)
• The goats can be eaten and resurrected if skins and bones are intact; damage injures them when raised. (source)
• Mjolner has split the skull of many giants. (source)
• Mjolner is unbreakable, unstoppable, returns to hand, shrinks to fit; short handle flaw. (source)
• Megingjarder belt doubles Thor’s strength. (source)
• Thor needs special gloves to wield Mjolner. (source)
• In ‘Thor’s Journey to Geirrod’s’, without treasures, given another strength belt, steel gloves, and staff Gridarvol. (source)
• Thor wields a club against Hother, which Hother breaks; not Mjolner. (source)

Strength

• Could have broken every bone in Loki’s body. (source) (Poetic Edda version: https://pastebin.com/G1zuJTT3)
• Thor kills a whole wedding party of giants. (source)
• Thor punches giant Hymer so hard he flips head-over-heels off a boat. (source)
• Thor kills a mountain giant with one Mjolner strike, shattering skull into pieces. (source)
• Would have killed giant Hyrrokken with one blow if stopped; she pushed largest ship Balder’s to sea. (source)
• Thor strikes illusionary giant Skrymer three times with hammer; weakest blow would kill Utgard-Loke, creates three square valleys in mountain. (source) (Skrymer size: https://pastebin.com/hy6VzrGG; Utgard-Loke bigger: https://pastebin.com/6ahaczQE; explanation: https://pastebin.com/CbfJGDmr)
• Thor strikes Midgard Serpent’s head so hard earth shakes and it sinks to sea bottom. (source) (Prose Edda vague: https://pastebin.com/mg1ubwmi)
• Thor kills the Midgard Serpent. (source) (Poetic Edda: https://pastebin.com/kuKT70de)
• With club, no man survives Thor’s stroke; no armor withstands; Hother stops by cutting club. (source)
• Thor lifts Utgard-Loke’s grey cat slightly; illusion of Midgard Serpent, lifted so high hand near heaven, tail/head barely touch ground. (source) (Explanation: https://pastebin.com/2uSNRypS)
• Thor wrestles Utgard-Loke’s elderly foster mother evenly, forced to one knee; illusion of old age. (source) (Explanation: https://pastebin.com/2uSNRypS)
• Thor fishes Midgard Serpent, shoves feet through boat to ocean bottom, pulls until line cut. (source) (Poetic Edda one pull: https://pastebin.com/Hp2pmSaH)
• Thor twists head off Hymer’s largest ox. (source) (Poetic Edda: https://pastebin.com/LnNpzfhd)
• Thor takes one end of net to catch Loki in salmon form; other end by nine or ten Asas. (source) (Asas count: https://pastebin.com/V7eq3QCG)
• Thor carries Hymir’s mile-deep kettle on his back. (source) (Kettle depth: https://pastebin.com/1D1CjPHv)
• Allegedly pulls off Starcad’s four arms, turning him from monster to man. (source)
• Thor throws Mjolner at Hrungner, killing him in one blow; Hrungner strongest giant. (source) (Hrungner strength: https://pastebin.com/2WzPMnHk; Poetic Edda stone head: https://pastebin.com/p5WZ7au8)
• Thor throws drinking glass through stone pillars but not breaking it; breaks by throwing at giant’s harder-than-stone head. (source) (Break: https://pastebin.com/V5izJJjz)
• Thor throws iron wedge through iron pole, Geirrod’s body, wall, into ground. (source) (Danish History version through mountain: https://pastebin.com/HkzVFb6h)
• Thor throws big rock at Gjalp in raging river. (source)
• Thor threatens to throw Loki so far east men see him no more. (source)
• Thor throws Orvandel’s toe to heavens, becoming a star. (source)
• Thor throws Thjazi’s eyes to heavens, becoming stars. (source)
• Thor claims to have killed giant Thjazi. (source) (Prose Edda Asa general: https://pastebin.com/qseRbp0W)
• Thor kills Berserkers’ brides, like she-wolves. (source)
• Thor pushes down chair with staff, breaking backs of two giant daughters trying to lift it to ceiling. (source)
• Poem of Thor vs Hrungner references quaking mountains. (source)
• Thor wades four rivers daily when Bifrost destroyed or too hot. (source) (Poetic Edda: https://pastebin.com/7LjvKC0j)
• Thor wades largest river Vimer with waves over shoulders. (source)

Agility

• Thor catches red-hot iron wedge thrown by Geirrod. (source)
• Thor rows boat with Hymer so fast and far Hymer admits speed, reaching Midgard Serpent. (source)
• Thor catches Loki in salmon form mid-jump by tail, explaining salmon’s small tails. (source)

Durability

• Thor hit in head by flint stone from giant piece becoming mountains, then Hrungner falls on him; fine but flint stuck in head. (source) (Stuck flint: https://pastebin.com/s8AzgpzT)
• Thor guards river while giants hurl stones at him. (source)
• Possibly hit by iron clubs of Berserkers’ brides; strong enough to shake Thor’s ship. (source)
• Thor catches red-hot iron wedge thrown by Geirrod. (source)
• Thor stands on ocean floor pulling Midgard Serpent. (source)
• Thor succumbs to Midgard Serpent’s venom after nine paces; poison blights land and sea. (source) (Poetic Edda: https://pastebin.com/kuKT70de)

Other

• Thor appears when Asas call his name. (source)
• Thor disguises as young man. (source)
• Thor disguised as Freyja to trick giants’ wedding party. (source)
• Thor tricks dwarf into answering riddles until sun shines, turning dwarf to stone. (source)
• Thor offers asylum to dead peasants like Odin’s Valhalla for warriors. (source)
• Thor is cool with child slavery. (source)
• Thor kicks dwarf into fire for no reason. (source)