Thor was theScandinavianGod ofThunder and a deity inNorse mythology. He possessed a "MagicHammer",Mjölnir, with which he couldcontrol the veryelements. His father wasOdin.

Biography[[edit] |[edit source]]

Meeting the Third Doctor[[edit] |[edit source]]

TheThird Doctor andJo Grant met Thor in141. He was actually ahumanson of Odin, High King of allSweden; Odin was believed to be a god due to the power ofGungnir or Spear of Destiny, an alien artefact he possessed.

The Decayed Master, under the alias ofFrey, influenced theVanir, a tribe ofVikings in141 to fight Odin and Thor and the Third Doctor so that he could get Gungnir. The Doctor explained to Jo at the time that Norse mythology probably came from real adventures of early Viking history, as here the fight between Vanir and Odin's folk. (PROSE:The Spear of Destiny^[+]Loading...["The Spear of Destiny (short story)"])

With the Legendary Legion[[edit] |[edit source]]

When theEarth wasthreatened by afleet of Alien Monsters,Doctor Who gathered a "Legendary Legion" of individuals from across Earth's history, including Thor. (GAME:Doctor Who Trump Card Game^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who Trump Card Game (game)"])

On Maruthea[[edit] |[edit source]]

Thor with theHuman Torch onMaruthea. (COMIC:The Incomplete Death's Head^[+]Loading...["The Incomplete Death's Head (comic story)"])

Thor once attendedBonjaxx'sbirthdayparty atMaruthea. (COMIC:The Incomplete Death's Head^[+]Loading...["The Incomplete Death's Head (comic story)"])

Further events[[edit] |[edit source]]

TheSeventh Doctor playedscrabble against a Norse lighting god for thecontrol plinth ofBotoya'schroni-core. (AUDIO:The End of the Beginning^[+]Loading...["The End of the Beginning (audio story)"])

Legacy[[edit] |[edit source]]

Aposter featuring Thor, theHulk, andSpider-Man. (TV:The Return of Doctor Mysterio^[+]Loading...["The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)"])

Grant, a fan ofsuperherocomic books, had variousposters of Thor in hischildhoodbedroom, including one forMighty Marvel Comicon 1975. (TV:The Return of Doctor Mysterio^[+]Loading...["The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] |[edit source]]

• Anthony Hopkins, who plays Odin in the MarvelThor film series, was considered forRassilon during the planning stages of the 1990s TV reboot.^[1]
• Thor, identifiable through his iconic winged helmet and hammer Mjolnir, appears inThe Incomplete Death's Head^[+]Loading...["The Incomplete Death's Head (comic story)"]. Although probably intended to be consistent with the Marvel interpretation of the character (who, although the genuine Norse god, becomes asuperhero in the present day), he was illustrated with a beard, which his then-current Marvel design lacked.

External links[[edit] |[edit source]]

• Thor atMarvel Database
• Marvel Comics' Thor on Wikipedia

Footnotes[[edit] |[edit source]]