How Do Thor & Other Marvel Characters Compare To Actual Norse Mythology?
It's no secret that Marvel takes a lot of inspiration from various mythologies. The recent Disney Plus show Moon Knight is a great example of this, where the Egyptian gods and Egyptian mythology feature heavily in the story. One of the biggest mythological inspirations in the MCU, however, is the Thor storyline and its featuring of various figures and legends from Norse mythology. A lot of the characters and places that feature in Thor's movies and comics are pulled from actual Norse myths, and they clearly take inspiration from the culture in various aspects.
Of course, the Thor movies are just loosely based on this mythology, just like the comics, add a lot of their own fantastical elements to make everything fit better within the Marvel universe. They might use the names and general powers of many of the god characters, but their mythological counterparts are very different from their portrayal in the MCU. Obviously, one of the most basic changes is that the MCU versions of these characters are not in fact deities, but were rather aliens from another part of the universe that were interpreted as gods by the residents of Midgard (Earth). Which parts of Norse mythology did Marvel keep in their story, and which parts did they simply fabricate or change up?
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How does the God of Thunder himself compare to his mythological counterpart? On a purely aesthetic level, Thor is typically depicted as a middle-aged redhead in Norse mythology, as opposed to the MCU's younger, blonder version of the character. Classic depictions of Thor more closely resemble MCU Thor's look in Avengers: Endgame, rather than Chris Hemsworth's signature muscular physique. While Odin was still the head of the
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