The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants - Scott A. Mellor

Thor – son of Odin, god of thunder, and protector of mankind – struggled mightily against his greatest challenge yet: opening a bag of food. How had the mighty god fallen so far? Scott Mellor tells the myth of Thor's journey to Utgard.

Lesson by Scott A. Mellor, animation by Rune F.B. Hansen.

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[caffeecup]

Anyone noticed Loki tricked the giant so that he can eat free food?

[JonatasAdoM]

thalfi: "Isn't it weird the king of giants and loki have the same name?"
thor: "nah"

[giddy]

Thor, Loki and Thjalfi: *show how strong they are*
King of Giants: "Thanks! I hate it!!!"

[maddoxWolfe]

Thalfi:I can outrun anything in the wild

Thor: I am mightier than all of you

Loki: I can eat really fast

[ironvanguard]

“But. My hammer, ’ said Thor.
‘Shut up, Thor, ’ said Loki.”

[NonLogicUser]

Anyone else impressed that a mortal almost outran thought itself?
Dude must dedicate to his leg days.

[Medicine]

He looks like a calm and reasonable person.

[brettjohnson]

Minor point, the "giants" in old Norse mythology aren't actually "giants" the way we think of them. It's sort of a cross translation thing, but giants are are actually the same species as the gods, they're just a different family, so they're the same size as the gods, and completely humanoid.

[cooldude]

Kudos to the artist for not using the Marvel versions of Thor or Loki!

[breyanna]

0:13
“Has trouble with opening a bag of food”
Me too Thor,
Me too
Those darn troublesome chip bags

[makkussy]

Thor and Loki lost because they didn't do "get help"

[woooooooooooooooooooooooo]

"Congratulations!"
"Never come here again!"

[luqcrusher]

Wow. I’m so used to Greek mythology that I assumed all myths end with the moral basically boiling down to: don’t mess with arrogant gods.

So fascinating and refreshing to learn of one with actual morals.

[LW-fesq]

Wow that was impressive guys! Please never come back!

[Potato-tbwy]

Thor raised the horn to his lips, and drank the surprisingly cold, and salty mead, in the longest gulps he could muster

Plus sharks, octopuses, whales, fish, jellyfish, coral, seaweed, etc.

[kensingcd]

This is probably the most significant of all the Norse myths. It’s not about victory or fame or glory, it’s about the constant push to attempt what is deemed impossible, to not fear failure.

[GlidusFlowers]

In Icelandic, these are the rough translations for the names
Logi = flame
Hugi = mind
Elli = old age

[shadowdawns]

Never knew Loki had another super ability
Marvel should use that in contest with Thanos
Who ever eats more and fast gets infinity stones

[jragonjewel]

1:27
“Loki went first, declaring himself the world’s fastest eater.”

Me: “HOLD MY MEAD!”

[miltonsumirat]

I underestimate the story until the twist. It's so beautiful. Thank you, Ted Ed.