MythTickle by Justin Thompson for June 18, 2010

Apparently Norse gods grow mustaches at a very young age. The Song of Thor can indeed be set to simple music very easily: I “sang” my way through it as I read the strip…. But, Celtic interlace borders for a Norse myth-title?

Poor Ms. Nature. To think that she has to put up with kids like Thor in her class for eternity!

The All Father does everything in a big way. In one of the early sagas, there is an epic battle between Odin and a dragon, which Odin kills with a blast of flatulence. In later sagas, there is confusion and an assumption that the dragon is the one emitting the flaming gasses.

If you think that’s bad, wait until you read some of the epics of Baal and his cronies. No flatulence as far as I’ve read to date, but (just for starters) Baal had a sexual potency that might make Krishna green with envy.

Fenrir is a wolf, not a dragon.

Redmess said, about 3 hours ago

Fenrir is a wolf, not a dragon.

True, but ‘Fenrir’ scans a lot better than ‘Jörmungandr’.

Most teachers would be happy he spelled all the words right.

Still hilarious…

This is so good. Are there going to be bios for all the others as well?

Sisyphos - me too. Which tune did you use?

The one which came immediately to my mind is also used on schoolbus trips with the lyrics beginning, “Miss Lucy had a steamboat…”

AAARRRGGHHH! My mistake. I MEANT to write Fafnir, but wrote Fenrir and Fafnir is more widely known as a dragon. I’ll change this. Thanks.

q;-p

LMAO!

I agree that Fafnir was a dwarf who became a dragon, but Thor speaks of Fenrir, who was a wolf, a child of Loki (along with Hel and Jörmungandr). It was Fenrir who bit of Tyr’s hand when they were binding him. At Ragnarök, Fenrir will devour Odin, but will in turn be killed by Odin’s son Víðarr.

Also at Ragnarök, Jörmungandr, the serpent (dragon) will come out of the ocean and poison the sky. Thor will kill Jörmungandr and then walk nine paces before falling dead, having been poisoned by the serpent’s venom.

Edit: Oops, forgot to make my own point: That’s how the Norse myths go–but Fenrir still scans better….

Ok, answer me this if Fafnir is the dragon, and Fenrir is the wolf, who is Fenris (or Fenrus)?

fenris is one of loki’s mean kids when ragnarok comes, he’ll bite off tyr’s hand

“You’re Thor? I couldn’t sit down for a week.” said Thor’s daddy.