Thor
Marvel’s Loki wins heathens’ hearts even while losing the Norse immortal’s complexity
By Heather Greene — June 21, 2021
(RNS) — To modern heathens, Marvel’s characters are not simply 'all-powerful superheroes,' but thriving gods.
‘WandaVision’ echoes myths of Isis, Orpheus and Kisa Gotami to explain how grief and love persevere
By Michael Nichols — May 27, 2021
(The Conversation) — 'WandaVision' reimagines stories from Egyptian and Greek mythology, as well as Buddhist tradition.
Thor and his followers come to the Northern California hills
By Kimberly Winston — October 16, 2015
BROWNSVILLE, Calif. (RNS) Around one corner of a snaking two-lane road sits an old barnlike building newly decorated to invoke a Viking longhouse, with dragon-headed door hinges and a carved red "mjolnir" -- the hammer of Thor -- above its front doors.
Will Thor join the Army? Believers still in limbo
By Kimberly Winston — July 7, 2015
(RNS) In January, a U.S. Army official told Heathen representatives that the old Norse religion of Asatru had been granted official recognition -- only to backtrack a few days later.
Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods in 1,000 years
By Reuters — February 3, 2015
(RNS) Worship of the gods in Scandinavia gave way to Christianity around 1,000 years ago but a modern version of Norse paganism has been gaining popularity in Iceland.
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