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In Norse mythology and Anglo-Saxon mythology, Thor (from Old Norse Torr) is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing, healing and fertility. The cognate deity in wider Germanic mythology and paganism was known in Old English as Tunor and in Old High German as Donar (runic tonar ?????), stemming from a Common Germanic *Tunraz (meaning "thunder").
Ultimately stemming from Proto-Indo-European religion, Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman occupation of regions of Germania, to the tribal expansions of the Migration Period, to his high popularity during the Viking Age, when, in the face of the process of the Christianization of Scandinavia, emblems of his hammer, Mjolnir, were worn in defiance and Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness to his popularity. Into the modern period, Thor continued to be acknowledged in rural folklore throughout Germanic regions. Thor is frequently referred to in place names, the day of the week Thursday ("Thor's day") bears his name, and names stemming from the pagan period containing his own continue to be used today.
In Norse mythology, largely recorded in Iceland from traditional material stemming from Scandinavia, numerous tales and information about Thor are provided. In these sources, Thor bears at least fourteen names, is the husband of the golden-haired goddess Sif, is the lover of the jotunn Jarnsaxa, and is generally described as fierce-eyed, red-haired and red-bearded.[1] With Sif, Thor fathered the goddess (and possible valkyrie) Truer; with Jarnsaxa, he fathered Magni; with a mother whose name is not recorded, he fathered Moei, and he is the stepfather of the god Ullr. The same sources list Thor as the son of the god Odin and the personified earth, Fjorgyn, and by way of Odin, Thor has numerous brothers. Thor has two servants, Tjalfi and Roskva, rides in a cart or chariot pulled by two goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjostr (that he eats and resurrects), and is ascribed three dwellings (Bilskirnir, Trueheimr, and Truevangr). Thor wields the mountain-crushing hammer, Mjolnir, wears the belt Megingjore and the iron gloves Jarngreipr, and owns the staff Griearvolr. Thor's exploits, including his relentless slaughter of his foes and fierce battles with the monstrous serpent Jormungandr—and their foretold mutual deaths during the events of Ragnarok—are recorded throughout sources for Norse mythology.
