The Children of Loki | A Tale of Neglect, Fear and Prophecy

[@MythologyFictionExplained]

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[@ki-pattao9030]

Amazing

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[@vilena5308]

I always found the stories of Loki's children incredibly sad. And yes, a good lesson...

[@SapphireDragonDX]

Now I'm imagining what would happen in a timeline where Loki's children were treated with much more respect and got along with the gods.

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

Yeah, I wonder how things could have been different if the gods hadn't been so awful. Maybe it was their terrible behaviors that brought about the results of the prophecies?

[@chanbill5390]

Literally all of Odin's prophecies were self fulfilling because he always sought control over his destiny, and that's a no no.

[@kylelundgren5133]

@@chanbill5390 Norse mythology seems to be was to be similar to Greek tragedies in their writing.

[@OnizukaAllMighty]

Justice for Fenrir, he literally did nothing wrong

[@btetirick]

I've read versions of this story that make it clear that had they treated Fenrir well, then when Ragnarok came he would have sided with Odin and fought on the side of the Gods. But sadly their fear of what he MIGHT do, caused them to turn an ally, into an enemy.

[@c-moon8789]

He was going to

[@fernosbonos5394]

@@btetirick that is like treating a dog

[@Kroggnagch]

He pooped on the porch, the whole porch.

[@МирославСтойчев-ю4к]

I love him. He is my favourite child of Loki

[@crystallight2]

Most stories dealing with Hel show her much like Hades. Both stay out of mortal affairs the most out of the main deities. Also both just do their jobs without much complaint. In fact in one tail, when Oden gives Hel Helheim to rule over she thanks him for his generosity. From what little survives of Norse literature Hel doesn't feature in many stories but in the few she is in she is largely indifferent. Infact, the only tail she is prominently in is the Death of Baldur. Out of Loki's children she mainly is content to stay in her realm and place the dead in storage. Another interesting fact is that Hel means "hidden". Fitting for both the goddess and her realm as the underworld is hidden and the dead are often hidden by being buried beneath the ground. Some have speculated that Hel is a late adition to Norse myth, and is a literary personification of the grave instead of a goddess who was worshipped in her own right.

[@MythologyFictionExplained]

Tell me your favourite child and why it's Fenrir?

[@marcusblackwell2372]

Because I'm a dog person and he deserved much better

[@midimusicforever]

Fenrir because wolves are cool, and he's the coolest wolf.

[@cloroxbleach3936]

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[@samlovatt6966]

thought choice but I gust all of them.

[@thegadflygang5381]

I am a Hel fan personally. She has the most fully developed personality and lore

[@bruuuuuuuuhhhh]

Loki giving birth to an eight legged horse named "Slippy" perfectly encapsulates Norse mythology

[@AngryHomunculus]

Regular reminder that "Cerburus" possibly means "spotted", according to analysis of the Proto-Indo-Aryan civilation's language

[@alicerivierre]

Ha! I wonder if this eight-legged horse called Loki either mom or dad, or both! LOL!

[@Friendship1nmillion]

The eight legged horse 🐎 conceived by Loki is named " Sleipnir " . *IF* it were named " Slippy " it'd be perfectly named for racing in { the Australian horse race 🏇 } The Melbourne cup 🏆🎊 . ♑️✍️🇦🇺🇳🇴

[@bruuuuuuuuhhhh]

@@Friendship1nmillion Actually, Sleipnir roughly translates to "slippy" or "the slipper"

[@vishu-oz4xr]

Horse mythology

[@DarkMegaPlague]

Fenrir the betrayed. Jormungandr the abandoned. Helya the banished.

[@mammadingo9165]

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[@bloodoftheunicorns2621]

Jormungandr wasn’t abandoned Loki couldn’t be around his children.

[@grumpybaztard4930]

​@bloodoftheunicorns2621 Not abandoned but exiled in hopes of death , alienated from family because of fear .

[@thegadflygang5381]

I never did understand the anthropomorphic children from Loki considering his father is Farbauti, a giant, and mother Laufey, also a giant. The parable nature of the tales are brilliant though as a means of retributive justice. Great vid!!! I genuinely did not know that much about the "kids" outside of the hel mistress

[@danielseelye6005]

The Jotunn are agents of chaos compared to the Aesir and Vanir as agents of order so he Jotunn could do weird things, like have monstrous children.

[@RebelWvlf]

Loki is shapeshifter and he could transform into literally everyone, even changing genders (he transformed into woman called Thokk who didn't cry for Baldur when he died and so he stayed in Hel until Ragnarok). Children naturally inherit traits from their parents, and perhaps Norsemen went by this logic that, if Loki's form is changeable, then his children might've been random-looking too.

[@AngryHomunculus]

TBF you could say the same thing about Typhon having two multi-headed dogs, an indestructible lion, and a multi-headed dragon as offspring, but honestly that could come down to the fact that Typhon is meant to represent the chaotic nature of the natural world

[@smallndmighty]

I didnt think Farbauti was of giants blood, Wasnt Loki half giant ? Farbauti means somthing slong tbe lines of deadly striker. Laufey was a Giantess i thought

[@TheHornedKing]

Just throwing this out, but look up the band Brothers of Metal, and their songs "Chain breaker", "Powersnake" and "Hel". Awesome songs about that trio.

[@la_belle_heaulmiere]

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

[@madambutterfly1997]

Tyr is one of the only Aesir worth any respect.

[@zionleach3001]

Really? What about Thor. I know God Of War changed a fee things. But I thought the Aesir were at least neutral.

[@madambutterfly1997]

@@zionleach3001 he was a prick prior to the God of war Retcon. His response to practically everything was killing

[@madambutterfly1997]

@@zionleach3001 The Vanir are the decent gods. The Aesir all suck (except for Tyr obviously)

[@zionleach3001]

@@madambutterfly1997 Oh, from what I understood Thor was sort of a protector of humanity and Skadi's father was killed by Odin. But I haven't heard much of the Vanir, aside from the Norse sea god.

[@madambutterfly1997]

@@zionleach3001 the Aesir are described as assholes. When you look at the stories in mythology you see that the Aesir aren selfish and cruel.

[@mellea1316]

Their stories always make me sad. Especially Fenrir's

[@zionleach3001]

I imagine Hel during Ragnarok would be busy making preparations for all the dead heading her way. Since she mostly keeps to herself she'd Probably watch it happen.

[@adamhenry7043]

Where do the dead go when they die again? Since all the souls in Niflheim and Valhalla come back to fight each other, which afterlife do they go to after all dying in battle?

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[@allanfulton7569]

Fenrir is definitely my favorite.

[@melindoranightsilver9298]

If they had just treated Fenrir better, he could have been useful to the gods. Instead they treated him poorly and he obviously turned on them.

[@samlovatt6966]

Love learning stuff like that, epically the mystical creatures.

[@frogmad13]

Well Loki was known for horsin’ around and biting of more then he can chew. I regret nothing.

[@IronBrothers316]

As a Nose Lore fan. And mythology in general, always love coming to this channel. Looking forward to more videos!

[@ki-pattao9030]

Never new Loki had any Children. That woman reminds me Hela Goddess of Death💀☠

[@bruuuuuuuuhhhh]

Well Hel is the inspiration for Hela and she is the goddess of dishonorable death

[@Chibihugs]

@cal can Hel is in actual Norse mythology and was the inspiration for the character of Hela in the comics. They just changed her from Loki's daughter to Odin's. And altered her name to Hela.

[@sarahhurst140]

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[@Takillama]

The story of Loki's children is sad, I always feel for Fenrir most of them all. But in the end it was a self fulfilling prophecy and the Gods brought it all on themselves! The stories of Fenrir and Sleipnir are two of my favorites, but the fact Odin took Sleipnir as his war mount always seemed weird to me.

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[@alicerivierre]

The eight-legged horse is quite a curious story, in fact, of all the kids Loki had, why demonic woman, a giant wolf, a sea monster, and a horse? What a crazy combo of kids!

[@Xo-3130]

Loki a Jotun which means he is an agent of Chaos.

[@bloodoftheunicorns2621]

@@Xo-3130 All the gods have some giants blood in them. Also Loki is said to be half giant half god. Odin caused quite a bit of chaos himself, their is a reason he is Loki’s blood brother.

[@ATRexNamedBull]

GoW's design of Jörmungandr was badass. 💪

[@chrisharte4280]

Hmm... *sniff, sniff, sniff* I smell a Lovecraft videos coming soon. And I find it fitting that you might want to cover the other kids of Cthulhu - whether they would be his legitimate kids or not - since you have covered Cthylla.

[@faramund9865]

Something to note. In Hávamál Wen says he sacrificed himself to himself. One of his many names that you'll find him by is 'Wolf' and he's also the one from which 'Ulfheðnarr', Wolfshirts, lend their strength. Now just put 1 and 1 together.

[@kwengtify]

Love your stories as always. I've been a fan when I discovered your podcast last year!!

[@lindastrehlow295]

Thank you,! The moral of the story...never make a deal with the gods!

[@Eckister]

Also - Loki was barely ever a true villain. Yes he was mischievous, but using the Svadilfari example - murdering someone because he made the same assumption as everybody else (one of which was claimed to be all-knowing) is not a display of reason... The other stories about him also show the other Asgardians as rather unreasonable when it comes to him, I wonder why this is.

[@ki-pattao9030]

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[@kirbymarchbarcena]

ME: I thought you've got the wisdom to prevent Ragnarok ODIN: I did...but not the intelligence to do the deed.

[@greyworld6242]

Man Norse mythology sure is weird.

[@barkingbunny2928]

Not for those that live it as our "religious" lifestyle...

[@sirondium]

@@barkingbunny2928 ok “barking bunny” lmao, most of what we understand as Norse mythology is made up by Christian scholars anyway

[@danielseelye6005]

Look up "flyting" - you think The Dozens/Yo Mama jokes are recent inventions? The Norse were doing it a millennium before rap battles were a thing. 😁

[@jacobmavery]

you call that weird. check out the Bible

[@barkingbunny2928]

@@sirondium not the old lore..

[@moonchild4648]

Vali being a son of Odin doesn't really mean he can't be the son of Loki, maybe he was adopted/raised by Odin, or maybe Loki had him while in female form (like with Sleipnir) making him Vali's "Mother" in wich case Odin could easily be his father.

[@iAstra]

I doubt Odin would have had sex with a female Loki. I was previously under the understanding that Vali was Loki's son, but I think that him being Odin's does make some sense as well.

[@adamhenry7043]

There are a couple solutions to the problem. It is possible that there were 2 different kids named Vali. Another is the theory that Loki himself is the physical manifestation of Odin's chaotic side.

[@iAstra]

I will always find the gods' reactions to Fenrir and Jormungandr incredibly stupid. They found out that being dicks to Loki's kids was a bad idea, so they decided to be dicks to Loki's kids. What the hell? Fenrir and Jormungandr weren't mindless beasts, so why didn't they just treat them nicely and then they might not have been an issue for them later?

[@willcoon371]

Beautifully done

[@IronDragon-2143]

Hey Buddy great video Still hoping for one of the Jotunn Winter Goddess Skadi

[@MrWearethechampion]

One often meets its destiny on the road that they take to avoid it

[@jasonsantos3037]

You know hearing their stories you've got to feel sorry for the children of Loki. 🐺🐍💀

[@concept5631]

No wonder Loki kickstarted the end of the world.

[@bloodoftheunicorns2621]

Why didn’t Sleipnir betray Odin in the final battle? I can understand why he wouldn’t before the battle, but after what Odin did to his mother(Loki) and his siblings. He was also considered a freak, just a useful one.

[@steveg8029]

Hold up. When the aseir found out about lokis kids than a prophecy came about. But when they didn’t know, Loki’s kids existed, there was no prophecy. I believe they just wanted to lock the three kids up because they didn’t trust Loki which in the end means they didn’t trust Loki’s kids.

[@litepaw7]

Yep XD

[@kylareynard2639]

I honor Fenrir so seeing this made me happy ❤️

[@kevinobill4818]

Ah, now this is a very interesting video and my only most favorite mythical figure in Norse is nonetheless Jormungandr because he never makes me scared at all and he’s closed to a dragon.

[@ndlmous]

Odin- "these children shall be the ruin of all those around them." Odin moments later- "bring those kids here so I (and my entire realm) can be around them all simultaneously."

[@mrcjc9298]

Love Norse mythology. Could you do more videos about it?

[@momo7gato]

I once read a tale where the All-Father sees that the mistreatment of Loki and his Children will usher in Ragnarok. So, Odin actively tries to prevent this from happening. One way was to make Loki his blood brother, hoping that the Aesir would respect that bond. What he eventually comes to realize is that Ragnarok is an eternal cycle, with COUNTLESS Ragnaroks occurring consecutively, where (dependent on one's vantage point) Loki is justified in his trickery as "revenge" for his treatment in the previous cycles. The Wanderer then accepts that these are events that cannot be changed, as the Norns are the only ones truly in control of the Universe.

[@acemarvel1564]

With family like this its no wonder loki is so evil

[@psychopompous3207]

Jormungandr...like The Ourobouros. Interesting parallels.

[@midimusicforever]

Tyr the badass!

[@guilherme5094]

👍

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Boi: Can I turn into a wolf? Kratos: I do not know. Mimir: No, lad. You father one though, with the giantess Angrboda. Kratos and Boi: WHAT!?!?!?!?

[@guilherme5094]

Loki: What did you say about my kids!?

[@soulreaver1983]

Outstanding video thanks 😎

[@christianchauhan23]

💛 all your video's mate 👍.

[@SuperZero1215]

This guy did not discriminate AT ALL 😂😂😂. I dig it.

[@emekwuechigozie5477]

Funny how Loki can be a mum and a dad I one life time talk about been progressive

[@prtk4055]

Narrator: Most of us aren't here for stories of poor Narfi Subtitle: Most of us aren't here for stories of pornography 😂

[@Rodiacreed]

Great video as always

[@naimbass9978]

Justice for all of them

[@supernova7848]

Poor Fenrir ! He was smart enough to know that he was going to be tricked by the gods ,

[@JadedWarlock]

If they were just cool with Fenrir, the gods could have had the greatest security system in all of the 9 realms.

[@МирославСтойчев-ю4к]

So true

[@drhapi5308]

Yes they were monsters and Loki got the fate he deserved

[@aryadler8776]

what about Moder? it's a monster from a movie The Ritual and I've seen peope calling it Loki's child? (I know almost nothing about norse mythology though)

[@sigynfoxy69]

Sadly shes not cannon! Though that would have been cool!

[@AresThaspartan]

I love All the children of the God of mischief especially fenrir🐺

[@terajewelc]

Question ~ isn't Hel a reincarnation of Loki? Making her "a Loki" herself?

[@Friendship1nmillion]

I see { as a Norwegian born Catholic } allot of similarities between Loki and Satan / Lucifer . Besides of which the lesser point { that } : Loki and Thor are brothers as too Satan / Lucifer originally known as archangel Samuel is brother of Jesus ✝️ . ♑️✍️🇦🇺🇳🇴

[@terajewelc]

@@Friendship1nmillion (it would not have been convincing if "Jesus" was the god of thunder though. 😂) All religions are similar, in a way. Question ~ would that make the Valkyrie angels then? And where would djinn fit in with Odin?

[@prometheanrebel3838]

On today's episode of "Ancient Pantheon's King Figure fucks shit up for everyone again"

[@timsherman1245]

Loki ? oww you mean the BOI ? that BOI ?

[@aethelwulf7819]

What frustrates me the most is that some Norse pagans still treat Loki's brood as devilish creatures when that is far from the case. The story of Fenrir clearly demonstrates the gods as villains and the Great Wolf as a victim of betrayal - except Tyr - who fulfilled his oath much to his dismay because of the gods trickery. People get upset when I tell them Odin/Othin is a genocidal maniac who comes across as a villain in many of the stories. I have nothing against Odin, but we cannot exalt him as something he is not. Odin doomed himself because of his paranoid delusions by turning Fenrir into an enemy, irrespective of the Norns vague "prophecy". It's the reason why Fenrir makes a beeline for Odin during Ragnarok as he was the mastermind behind Fenrir's imprisonment.

[@kreigerbailey3550]

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[@samiam2088]

The dealings with Lokis children always remind what unmitigated bastards the Norse gods are.

[@spencerbrummett6712]

Loki really pulled a Mr Hands, huh?

[@idraote]

Everything the gods do ends by turning against them in the final reckoning. Destiny as an unavoidable succession of connected events is the basic principle of Norse mythography.

[@concept5631]

The more I learn about what Odin did to Loki's children the more Loki sounds like John Wick.

[@Tyler.i.81]

The tricksters are a real force or entity that's about for sure.

[@oopsy444]

Technically in norse mythology loki isnt male. theyre genderless. So it's not THAT weird they can change genders but obviously the horse bit still takes the cake for WTF moment of mythology

[@danyalkashf222]

Can u do another video like this about asgard and the nine realms

[@i-pxseidon2998]

Seems that In mythology after getting a prophecy someone becomes scared and tries to make it not happen then causing it to happen lol like fenrir would’ve fought beside them if they just kept being friendly

[@cloroxbleach3936]

FINALLY

[@charlieb2965]

Where have you been my guy

[@emilioi.valdez6680]

Say, could you do a video on giants from the myths? Or multiple?

[@kaydenherbert3919]

Can you do the origins of dragons next

[@sakurapablo671]

Ah, so your only mentioning just the first 4. Good. Cause most people sometimes forget the other two kids from his second marriage.

[@InfamousRafe]

2:40 Video starts after ad.

[@KimFareseed]

But the video is split into chapters, with its ad already in a separate chapter.

[@InfamousRafe]

@@KimFareseed Sorry. It's habitual.

[@sorufa888]

@@InfamousRafe appreciated still

[@haleighhellfire321]

There's a movie based around the idea of the 8 legged horse child from loki. Its creepy af and it's called The Ritual.

[@beloaded3736]

Sleipnir?

[@christianszeman1446]

Fenrir is my favorite

[@IonutR]

Is something wrong with the audio? It seems to be ... slow. I've switch from Normal to x1.25 and its fixed. Or was it fine on Normal playback speed?! I don't get it...

[@unculturedweeb4240]

Picture Loki as mare wide eyed getting railed by a massive horse.

[@UltimateSpider1385]

Thor would've housetrained Fenrir as a loyal Ally to Asgard. I can imagine Fenrir and Thor double teaming against Jormungandr.

[@SonofDiablo97]

Well Loki children with Angrboda and since Loki is part Jotunn from his father side and Aesir from his mother side and Angrboda is pure Jotunn birth the children that are 70 percent Jotunn and 25 percent Aesir

[@eamonr7151]

Assassin's creed valhalla ending....A character called Basim 🔥🔥🔥

[@Son-of-Tyr]

Interesting fact, Narfi is said to translate to something akin to 'corpse god'.

[@sigynfoxy69]

Actually, the correction to what youre refering to is ''corpse demon'' and thats not Narfi's name transelation. This is what the christians transelated his name into, his real name in modern scandivanian/germanic at least is ''narrow/difficult birth''.

[@Son-of-Tyr]

@@sigynfoxy69 I didn't say it was the modern Scandinavian translation, "corpse god" is the old Norse translation. Also, I said it is something akin to "corpse god", meaning it could have different interpretations.

[@jupterzeus4549]

Can you do a video on Zeus

[@lycanthis9963]

Wonder how it'll play out in God of War Ragnarok.

[@kassandramcmahon-winter4122]

Love my big wolf boi and bored death watcher

[@jacknifebarca7763]

You should do narration work, you sound like a pro.

[@lytherael2309]

Fenrir did nothing wrong. But my favourite is Hel.

[@mathieuleader8601]

fun fact Krampus is said to be a grandson of Loki due to him being a son of Hel

[@sigynfoxy69]

Fun fact! its based on a book.

[@171QA]

Neat.

[@redwolf7929]

The gods really created their worst enemies through fear.Thats a good lesson

[@phoenixthundertarot3738]

His kids were as he was described we must see it as metaphorical like all sacred texts. That being said youve offended His werewolf great grand kids Hint hint Careful b4 you find yr self at the end of a wolfs fang