Norse Mythology/Funny


 * The Lay of Thrym. All of it. Mjolnir is stolen by the frost giant Thrym, who demands Freyja's hand in marriage as a ransom. Naturally, the gods turn to resident Trickster Loki for an answer. His solution? Get Thor to pose as Freyja. So, Thor and Loki travel to Jotunheim for the wedding, and it falls to Loki to explain the blushing bride's odd behaviour. 'Freyja' devours a whole ox? She's been so excited about her wedding, she hasn't eaten in a week. Her eyes are filled with fire? It's fine - she hasn't slept in a week either. Thrym demands his men to bring Mjolnir in to bless the bride, but this is too much for Thor and he seizes his hammer... and kills everyone in the room, but by the moral standards of the Aesir it's OK to do that if they're giants. Nowhere in the Poetic Edda does it mention Thor shedding his disguise, so one must picture a huge, hairy man beating people up in a dress. You've got to wonder how Loki explained the beard...
 * Perhaps Loki said "Its okay, she hasn't shaved in a week either."
 * There's that thing about Thor kicking a dwarf into his brother's pyre.
 * I can't be the only one who thought Balder's death-by-mistletoe is hilarious.
 * My first thought was "Mistletoe- It's super effective!"
 * The origin of Sleipnir
 * When Thor and Loki go to Utgard Loki's castle, one of Thor's challenges is to pick up a cat and as he pulls the cat up it keeps arching its back up further and further instead of just getting lifted off the ground. As a whole that story is pretty funny and even more bad ass.
 * Thor getting a beer pot.