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Sister Sweden and Finland
Scandinavian Poster
A large poster, showing the Scandinavian boys, on thick Gloss Art 170gsm paper.
Nordic Halloween
An early Halloween comic. Idea by Sbaldur.
America is dressed as the Marvel god/superhero Thor, while the rest are dressed as the version of the gods from the comic "Valhalla". Sweden is dressed as Odin.
One superhero that for sure will never be taken seriously in Scandinavia is Thor. Ever.
"Valhalla" is a re-interpretation of the old myths. For example, even though he’s a jackass, Loki doesn’t turn more and more evil. It’s just the other gods who trust him less and less because he keep causing trouble, and in the end they start blaming him for things he didn’t do.
In the story about Balder’s death he doesn’t intend for Balder to die. He just wanted to make a fool of Balder’s brother Hod by making him think he could hurt his brother with a mistletoe. So Loki was just as surprised as everybody else when it killed Balder.
Neither did he betray the gods during Ragnarok. The jotuns captured him without the gods knowing, so when the battle started they saw him on the jotuns’ side. He tried to get over to the gods, but was attacked by Heimdal.
In 1986 the comic got turned into a cartoon [link]
25th October 2010
3:21pm Fri 18th May #8340830
Marvel really destroyed my beautiful vision of thor and loki too. . . Stop screwing with our gods America!!
Marvel really destroyed my beautiful vision of thor and loki too. . . Stop screwing with our gods America!!
5:56am Thu 17th May #8338860
finland would NEVER dress up like a viking god. we had our own gods, for example Ahti, Ukko, Tapio, Ajatar, Pohjola and so on.
finland would NEVER dress up like a viking god. we had our own gods, for example Ahti, Ukko, Tapio, Ajatar, Pohjola and so on.
3:37am Thu 17th May #8338794
Meh. The Thor movie was kind of the weakest link in the whole Marvel shared continuity in my opinion. But That was a plot related issue. As for design you have to remember that the original comic book Thor character debuted in the silver age of comics, which was a weird erra to say the least.
Meh. The Thor movie was kind of the weakest link in the whole Marvel shared continuity in my opinion. But That was a plot related issue. As for design you have to remember that the original comic book Thor character debuted in the silver age of comics, which was a weird erra to say the least.
7:50pm Mon 14th May #8336423
Finland is just as normal as ever .. not having a care in the world what is going on around him... DID HE EVEN SPEAK
Finland is just as normal as ever .. not having a care in the world what is going on around him... DID HE EVEN SPEAK
8:10am Sun 13th May #8334351
I watched "Thor" the movie.
I could not believe how ridiculous it was.
But seriously. A celtic knot on Mjölmer?
I watched "Thor" the movie.
I could not believe how ridiculous it was.
But seriously. A celtic knot on Mjölmer?
7:28am Thu 3rd May #8321114
Speaking of Thor, have you seen the movie and if so what did you think of it?
Speaking of Thor, have you seen the movie and if so what did you think of it?
11:12am Mon 23rd Apr #8306298
@Jenny pretty much spot on, except Thor isn't really that stupid and Odin is a god of wisdom and knowledge, not really technology or bossing the other gods around.
@Jenny pretty much spot on, except Thor isn't really that stupid and Odin is a god of wisdom and knowledge, not really technology or bossing the other gods around.
11:05am Sun 22nd Apr #8304539
Oh, nice job matching the countries with the gods by the way. I might have seen Norway more as Heimdall, he's a bit of a mountaineer and nature lover and possesses a great variety of natural gifts (he can hear the grass grow!), but then that'd have ruined the joke. Thor is not a bad fit, though maybe a little self-deprecating. (Thor is really very stupid.)
And the rest I think is spot on. Baldur, of course, the god of pretty sparkles and being so swell he can skydive into volcanoes with no fear of getting hurt; Tyr the taciturn blademaster; Loki the god of getting everyone into trouble with a smile on his lips, and of course Odin the god of information technology, besserwisserness and bossing the other gods around. There's a longer story in there somewhere, I'm sure.
Oh, nice job matching the countries with the gods by the way. I might have seen Norway more as Heimdall, he's a bit of a mountaineer and nature lover and possesses a great variety of natural gifts (he can hear the grass grow!), but then that'd have ruined the joke. Thor is not a bad fit, though maybe a little self-deprecating. (Thor is really very stupid.)
And the rest I think is spot on. Baldur, of course, the god of pretty sparkles and being so swell he can skydive into volcanoes with no fear of getting hurt; Tyr the taciturn blademaster; Loki the god of getting everyone into trouble with a smile on his lips, and of course Odin the god of information technology, besserwisserness and bossing the other gods around. There's a longer story in there somewhere, I'm sure.
10:48am Sun 22nd Apr #8304485
@mikulek04: He's being Tyr, god of soldiers and General of the Aesir army. Gave his arm to fetter Fenris the Wolf.
Pretty impressive costume job isn't it.
@mikulek04: He's being Tyr, god of soldiers and General of the Aesir army. Gave his arm to fetter Fenris the Wolf.
Pretty impressive costume job isn't it.
5:36am Fri 20th Apr #8301040
The ancient finns didn't actually believe in scandinavian gods
just saying
The ancient finns didn't actually believe in scandinavian gods
just saying
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@norskandrogyne YES! I KNOW, RIGHT?!! FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE NOTICED IT!!!!
Heh... anywho. I kind of view Marvel Thor with an amusement. I do not take it very seriously, but it's an interesting look... like fanfiction. You know it could never really happen, but it's still fun to entertain.