Here's ODIN's lad, THOR The MIGHTY, out in the frozen wastes of JOTUNHEIM, looking for a Frost Giant or two to have a snowball fight with. Nah! Actually, it's Thor who's been hanging on my wall for a few years (hence the string around his waste which loops up through his cape), whom I took down earlier today to wipe the dust from. As there was still snow on the ground, I thought I'd snap a photo of the ol' Thunder-god in my back garden before restoring him to his accustomed place on the wall.
Doesn't he look mighty? That's why I decided to share him with you here. Hope he doesn't catch cold without his scarf.
Indeed Thor doest seemeth mighty, verily he hath the thighs of an horn-ed elephant buteth he better watcheth out, in case he a catcheth nasty chill in that cuttaway oufit.
ReplyDeleteI've just noticed that his thighs are wider than his waist - not possible, surely?
ReplyDeleteWorry ye not - Thor hath had his Ready-Brek.
I was visiting my brother tonight and one of his children must have been given a mock Mjolnir for christmas.
ReplyDeleteIt was the basic shape ,small but,big enough for a kid,with a button to activate a blue light on the shaft.
This lit up a flash of lightning shaped cutaway plastic .
They were not going for authenticity.
It was great.
I loved Jack Kirby Thor.
I picked it up and threw myself into a kneeling position and struck the floor while looking off into the distance....Regally.
I looked around for a cane,to switch the hammer with, but none was available.
So I tried my best to describe the scene to my brother and his wife,but I could not do it justice with words.
I am going to ask them to keep it for me when the batteries go and it becomes abandoned.
Or I might do a swap!
Since I came home I have been adding real leather binding and a wrist loop to the thing, in my head.
I will need to stop frequenting your blog.
Baab, if you didn't visit here, you'd just spend more time playing with your nephews' toys. Then they'd be mighty Thor - er, I mean sore.
ReplyDelete(Originally posted on 25 January 2013 at 03:36.)