Thor, the hammer-wielding God of Thunder. In Germanic mythology, Thor (whose name comes from Old Norse) is the hammer-wielding God of Thunder – associated with thunder, lightning, storms ...

Keep scrolling to learn everything you need to know about summoning Thor’s mighty hammer, Mjölnir. See below A marvellously comprehensive compendium of Norse mythology from creation to ...

Norse mythology comprises the stories and legends ... An example of this is when Thor’s hammer was stolen by Thrym, a God of Jötunheimr, which was one of the nine Norse kingdoms.

Neil Gaiman stops by the WSJ Cafe to discuss his new book "Norse Mythology" and how his take on Thor, Odin and Loki is different from Marvel's comic book version. Photo: Getty Images ...