22 thoughts on “Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ Thor”

  1. There’s a scene in American Gods where ‘Mr Wednesday’ has to break the news to the deluded Ostara that just because people celebrate Easter doesn’t mean they still worship her. That honour goes to the dozens of Jesuses attending her party.

    1. Not for Seventh Day Adventists like HUD Secretary Ben Carson — who at Trump’s request today said “grace” (as one does before cabinet meetings).

  4. I guess the fact that all three Thor movies were released on a Friday shows that they are correct, although like most other movies in Australia, they were released there on Thursday.

    There remains a small remnant of the faithful who hold mead-drinking parties specifically on Thursday, so not all is lost. 🙂

    In fact, if you want to have an religious foundation for beer on Wednesday (Wodan/Odin), and Thursday (Thor), and Friday (Freya), all you need to do is to purchase the following.
    (These are the same three Days of the week whose patrons appear in both all three Marvel comics Thor movies, and in Wagner’s Ring cycle).

    https://i.pinimg.com/736x/3d/15/e6/3d15e672a4756f462381c6c5246de4de–viking-wedding-alcoholic-beverages.jpg

    I’m so excited by this, I think I’m going to revive the Thor religion. I propose the following as it’s main theme song.

    https://youtu.be/XxWTDcP9Y5E

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    4 days of the week (Tues-Fri) are named after Norse gods or goddesses, one after a Roman God (Saturday) and two after astronomical objects (Sunday and Monday).

    But while the Moon (Monday) often has goddesses associated with it, Friday is the only day associated directly with a goddess, Frigg or Freia. As such, I am surprised that New Agey feminists haven’t done more to claim it.

      1. You might like to try the SkullSplitter too.
        I’d have to check but I suspect they get their names – appropriately enough – from the Orkneyinga Saga. Yes it looks like they do – they sometimes have the Skulsplitter taps supported by “Bloodaxe”.

    2. Hollywood always debuts their movies on a Friday, based on the tradition set by the blockbuster Gone with the Wind which debuted on a Friday- 12/15/39. It has always been a way to judge a movie’s success by its opening weekend box office receipts. There has been a long tradition of “midnight showings” where potential big movies or cult movies open on Friday’s midnight. The viewers consider the movie opening on Thursday, but the receipts count towards the weekend opening. I don’t know when it changed, but now almost every big movie (the last Thor included) debuts on Thursday night. There are usually two showings, one at approx. 8 and one at 10. These showings don’t count as opening weekend numbers (afaik) but the strategy is to get more teenagers to line up on Thursdays so they can talk about it on Friday and boost Friday sales. If the movie sucks I guess it can backfire. But Hollywood is keen to realize word-of-mouth-and-text is important.

      Sheesh, sorry for this long winded explanation, but at least you know Thor is opening on Thursdays now.

      Those look like mighty fine beers.

    4. I think that Odin’s day Tuesday and Wodan’s day Wednesday are named after the same god, Woden, Vodin (West-Germanic), Odin (Norse).

      1. No, Tuesday is named after Tyr, a son of Odin, though both have been God of War at some time or another.

  5. Terry Pratchett’s “Small Gods”. Gods need their religious followers’ belief to prosper.

        1. Surely, if you’re a true Norseman, then Heiðrún will keep you. In mead, if nothing else. See also the otherwise incomprehensible article about Luke Skywalker glugging milk.
          You know, if someone did a Kickstarter (other crowdfunding services are available) for gene-engineering a mead-milking goat, I’d have to consider whether or not to chip a few coins into the pot.

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