Miscellaneous Myths: Utgard-Loki

In today's Norse Mythology news: A goat has a very bad day, Loki loses an eating competition and Thor fails to wrestle an old lady, more at 11.

[herothecrow]

“Nobody wins. Except Loki, who got a good meal and got to watch Thor fail. Loki had a pretty good day overall.”

[ananicholas]

"Odin didn't raise no quitters but he definitely raised a fool or two"
Plot of Thor: Ragnorak

[aze]

Utgard-Loki: "The risk I took was calculated, but man am I bad at math."

[coleskylar]

I feel like the number one reason Loki goes on adventures with Thor is that he gains an unholy amount of glee watching his nephew-by-blood-oath suffer even the smallest of inconveniences

[Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

*Thor on a good day:* "What? An old woman? No. I could never."
*Thor on this particular day:* "YOU WANNA GO WRINKLES? I'll throw down with an 80 year-old! I DON'T GIVE A-"

[Nitrinoxus]

"Odin didn't raise no quitter, but he *definitely* raised a fool or two."


...That needs to be on merch, Red.

[constructivecriticism]

You know, it’s amazing that even after Thor basically turned two mountains into parking lots, Útgard-Loki still had the balls to continue pranking him.

[PushoverMediaCritic]

Jormangandr: "Thor, what the hell are you doing? Thor? Thor, stop. Thor, stop trying to lift me, it's not even Ragnarok time yet."

[MathMasterism]

Can we just appreciate the sheer titanium balls of this random mortal kid who raced the personification of thought and managed to loose with some measure of dignity?

[MsPageMistress]

Oh, I love this story! It's like one of the earliest trolling stories.
"Odin didn't raise no quitter, but he definitely raised a fool or two." That just sums up so much of Norse mythology.

[smileyfacemc]

“So, Thor the Thunderer, Loki the Liesmith, and I guess two kindergartners.” has got to be my favorite part of this entire video.

[dmdizzy]

"Odin didn't raise no quitters but he _did_ raise a couple of fools."

God. Love it.

[a_e_hilton]

I love that the vikings have a mythological origin for cats "doing that cat thing where it goes all liquid"

[thehulkster]

Thor: so OP that even his failures are epic displays of power.

[danielcastillo]

Cat: Lifts one paw
Utgarda-loki: *Chuckles* I'm in danger

[kawehi]

Love how Thor’s single bad weekend nearly destroyed everything in existence.

[bluelanternguardianangel]

"Odin didn't raise no quitter but he raised a fool or two" and "OH BALLS I MAY BE IN OVER MY HEAD" are probably the best quotes in this lol

[DimitriFilichkin]

Honestly the best part of the story is this random mortal child just hopping right at the chance to challenge a giant's thanes after a literal god just god demolished moments before, and despite losing, Utgard-Loki is a good sport and compliments his effort.

[alexc]

In the original myth, Elli (old lady) gets Thor only down on one knee, so not exactly an ass whooping and Utgard-Loki was also horrified that Thor nearly managed to conquer death

[wildcardjoey]

Peasant boy has speeds to nearly keep up with the speed to thought