I love how they used the red head mythological-accurate version for Thor, but Loki is straight up Tom Hiddleston.
@celinak50627 жыл бұрын
Alpy Piece +
@IgniteBurningIce7 жыл бұрын
Alpy Piece +
@nikolakonecna70707 жыл бұрын
+
@drecellthealive89127 жыл бұрын
The fact that Loki is a shapeshifter and probably can look however he wants just makes it even more funny.
@Edgewalker0017 жыл бұрын
There is some confusion as to if Loki actually can shapeshift by himself. In the myths he basically puts on different forms like they were clothes.
@AtticusAmericanus7 жыл бұрын
Remember, though, Loki is not only the father of those monsters, but he is also the mother of Sleipinir.
@DeviIncCo7 жыл бұрын
I bet Heimdall was furiously masturbating to it.
@tuskinekinase7 жыл бұрын
Shhhh...it's a secret!
@picarochi7 жыл бұрын
Well remembered!
@starlinguk7 жыл бұрын
He was very embarrassed about the whole thing and hid for a while.
@rmsgrey7 жыл бұрын
I don't know about "poor Loki" - he was the one who talked the Aesir into agreeing to hire a contractor to fortify Asgard in exchange for the sun, the moon, and Freya's hand in marriage provided the job was finished on time without bringing in any subcontractors. With the deadline near, and the walls nearly complete, the rest of the Aesir made it clear that, as Loki had talked them into this mess, he'd better get them out of it too. So Loki transformed into a mare in season and distracted the contractor's stallion (who'd been doing a good two thirds of the actual work) turning up later with Sleipnir in tow. The contractor couldn't finish the job without his assistant, so the Aesir, having kept their side of the bargain, and given him safe conduct while he worked, decided the appropriate penalty for missing the agreed completion date was to let Thor loose, who slew the (now unmasked) giant with a single blow from Mjollnir. There's also some question of how much of this Loki planned - certainly the Aesir gained a great benefit - an almost impenetrable wall around Asgard, a miraculous steed for Odin, and one less giant to cause trouble in future. In fact, that's a recurring feature of Norse mythology - Loki stirs up some mischief, and the Aesir end up better off or the Giants worse off. Even Ragnarok, where Loki and his sons slay several Aesir, ends with both the world and Baldr reborn, undoing Loki's worst act. Loki may well be the worst of the Norse pantheon, but he is not unambiguously evil...
@seonaelizabethcoster84657 жыл бұрын
"Loki, whom you might know in his role as Tom Hiddleston..." Brilliant. Also, I knew it, I KNEW it!
@leewalden30616 жыл бұрын
I WANT TO LICK THAT HOT BISH
@Anti-HyperLink5 жыл бұрын
Oh, shut up.
@bullrun27724 жыл бұрын
Anti-HyperLink oh just stop
@Just4Vid30s7 жыл бұрын
I want Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleson to re-enact the wedding myth. Calling it hilarious would be an understatement.
@gamergirl11164 жыл бұрын
oh my god yesss
@andrewenderfrost81614 жыл бұрын
@@gamergirl1116 you meant oh my godS
@ruuoxi4 жыл бұрын
Thor : hey Loki how about we play Get Help? Loki : I prefer we play Bride guise Thor : dammit
@MicroBlogganism7 жыл бұрын
And Thor in a wedding dress is one of the less weird myths in Norse mythology. Among the weirder ones are Thor lifting a cat that is actually Jörmungandr in disguise; Loki turning himself into a mare, getting impregnated by a stallion, and giving birth to Sleipnir, a horse with 8 legs; And the string used to bind Fenrir being made out of sound of footsteps of cats, the beard of women, the roots of mountains, the breath of fish, and the spit of birds.
@TOFKAS017 жыл бұрын
And dont forget Thor, catching Jörmungandr with a fishing rod.
@MicroBlogganism7 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, that too! Using the boat's anchor as a hook and a bull's head as bait
@chaosPneumatic7 жыл бұрын
How about Loki crashing a party he was kicked out of and then proceeding to have what was basically a *rap battle* with all the other gods?
@MorbidEel7 жыл бұрын
"And the string used to bind Fenrir being made out of sound of footsteps of cats, the beard of women, the roots of mountains, the breath of fish, and the spit of birds." ... that makes those items' existence in the Ragnarok Online game make a lot more sense
@NeufeldIan7 жыл бұрын
Indeed! That was at the same party where he picked up the disguised Jormungandr and wrestled with Old Age.
@Gh0stClown7 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget the myth where Loki ties his balls to a goat's beard to make Skaði laugh.
@I_am_a_cat_6 жыл бұрын
Ghost Clown I did that too, once. Good time. Made my penis AT LEAST 3 times longer. Idk how but it did. I suggest all men try this. Just make sure the left testicle goes over the right when you're tying, or you'll regret it.
@Object-Impermanence-Official5 жыл бұрын
Oh and of course we can't forget the story where Loki turns into a horse, gets impregnated by another horse, and gives birth to an eight legged horse
@auroralightstorm225 жыл бұрын
Yes! Can we please talk more about this!?😂
@acupofwhitetea5 жыл бұрын
Besides horses, Loki also "seduced" a woman's literal burning heart, ate it, and became pregnant with the worlds troll population. (correct me if I'm wrong, these male pregnancy stories gets very confusing)
@Bluecho47 жыл бұрын
Norse belief also had a very strong emphasis on Inevitability. This may come up later in the series when they cover Ragnarok, but Norse myth maintained that once a prophecy was pronounced, the prediction was set in stone. No one could fight against Fate, not even the gods. This is why, even though the Vanir and Aesir had plenty of methods for predicting the future, they were loath to do so. Every time you peeked ahead, it further solidified the doom that would eventually fall upon the world at Ragnarok.
@celinak50627 жыл бұрын
Bluecho4 +
@ironwolf33195 жыл бұрын
Seeresses were the ones who could see the future. The gods themselves had no way of seeing into the future without a Seeress. Odin and Freya knew Seidr magic and Odin knew the Runes. These powers let them control fate to a degree, but not change it like the Norns did.
@tylerslagel54854 жыл бұрын
I imagine it going like this lol: Seer: I predict- Thor: SHUT UP I DONT WANT TO KNOW!!!
@cymorilbinder97414 жыл бұрын
Loki: Finds the hammer Loki: Finds the dresses to go to the wedding Loki: Comes up with some clever reasons why 'Freya' was the way 'she' was. Thor: Murders everyone Humans: Thor did all the work. What a hero lol
@gamingdemigodxiii56304 жыл бұрын
No wonder Loki betrayed the Aesir.
@Richforce17 жыл бұрын
My favorite Norse myth features Bragi's wife Idun. Idun's job in the pantheon was simple, she grew Golden Apples that were the source of the gods' eternal youth. One day Odin, Honir and Loki were having a guys day out in the wilderness and killed an ox to eat, but to their confusion their oven wouldn't light. The giant Thiazi came to them in the form of a giant eagle and said he was keeping their oven from lighting but let them do so if they let him eat from the Ox first. The gods agreed, probably because they were starving, and Thiazi ate almost all of the ox. This made Loki mad and he hit Thiazi with his staff, but the staff got stuck and the eagle flew off taking Loki with him. Loki begged the giant to let him down but Thiazi would only do so if he would bring Idun and her apples out of Asgard so he could take them both for himself. Loki agreed and on coming back to Asgard Loki tells Idun he found some apples in the woods that were better than hers and she should bring them with her to compare. When she got to the forest Thiazi swooped down in his eagle form stealing Idun and her apples. Once the gods became old and grey they found out what Loki did and told him to bring Idun back or they would kill him. Loki took Frey's cloak to turn into a falcon and found Thiazi' home just as he went out to fish in the sea. He then found Idun with her apples and turned her into a nut to carry her back to Asgard. At this time Thiazi came back turned into eagle form and flew after Loki so fast it created a storm. The gods saw Loki with nut in claw and Thiazi almost on top of him, realzing they had to do something they built a fire on the walls of Asgard. Loki dived to wall's foot but Thiazi couldn't stop in time so the fire burned off his feathers. Having fallen into ground of Asgard the gods did what they usually do to giants and that night they all had a dinner of apples of youth and, presumably, roast eagle.
@aileenzhao79515 жыл бұрын
And didn't this lead to Skadi getting super mad at the gods?
@BiPaganMan7 жыл бұрын
Just throwing this out there, Thor once lowered the level of the Atlantic Ocean because of a drinking contest
@eventyraren7 жыл бұрын
BiPaganMan well he did not know he was doing it, he was tricked.
@lass72127 жыл бұрын
Yea they bet he couldn't empty a horn of mead, but it turned out he was drinking an ocean. He did make them break a sweat tho.
@Doraphobic6 жыл бұрын
typical friday night for me
@vectraB975 жыл бұрын
It was friday morning;-)
@tylerslagel54854 жыл бұрын
BiPaganMan we could need that in like, 100 or 200 years.
@Jacob-Day7 жыл бұрын
Those Aesir, always playing "Throw weapons at Baldr"
@darth_sidious_sheev_palpatine6 жыл бұрын
thanks, for the context as to who I'm killing in God of War.
@gonk45095 жыл бұрын
Dearth Sidious is a gamer?
@mrdaryldixon38665 жыл бұрын
Darth Sidious, Sheev Palpatine this .....this is what i like boy
@wilsons28824 жыл бұрын
darth sidious i read your script from star wars live show which never happened and i feel your pain buddy. you did the right thing.
@raymondwhatley99547 жыл бұрын
"Odin is like Gandalf". You failed to mention just how much he's like Gandalf in that Gandalf's description in The Hobbit and then by extension The Lord of the Rings is modeled after Odin's appearance when traveling in Midgard. He walks as an old man with a grey cloak, a wide brimmed hat, one eye missing (differs from Gandalf there) and a staff that he leans on as he walks. In this guise Odin has been known to spur warriors on to have adventures and achieve greatness (he gives the Volsungs the sword Gram and he also appears to Sigurd and tells him how best to select the horse for his journey to use Gram to defeat the dragon Fafnir. A horse which just happens to be descended from Odin's own horse Sleipnir). Not only that but "Gandalf" as well as the names of the 13 dwarves in the hobbit all come from a list of dwarves that's given in the Gilfaginning. So yeah, Gandalf is like Odin. It's not a coincidence that he is. And that's not the only thing Tolkien took from Norse mythology.
@AsdDsa-qo7es6 жыл бұрын
Dont forget is Odins rings draupnir which every ninth night creates eight new rings. Also The Curse of Andvari’s Stolen Gold and Magical Ring is a cool story.
@nathanhunt91055 жыл бұрын
Also don't forget that Sleipnir. Odin"s horse, was birthed by Loki.
@bullrun27724 жыл бұрын
Raymond Whatley not exactly
@gamingdemigodxiii56304 жыл бұрын
Odin is not like Gandalf, Gandalf is like Odin.
@jonatanlj7474 жыл бұрын
Also interesting to note, though not entirely related, is that Gandalf is an old Norse name, meaning "Magician Elf".
@srensrensen78787 жыл бұрын
Why was there no mention of Idun the the goddess who makes the apples that keep the Gods young?
@jaye1287 жыл бұрын
Søren Sneftrup fun fact... idun is a brand of ketchup in Norway.
@mrrodgers07 жыл бұрын
Chicken Permission This must be why they can have such a comprehensive public healthcare system without bankrupting the country.
@jaye1287 жыл бұрын
Ford Mulligan yes the only reason there is!
@SudoBurger6 жыл бұрын
Actually, Idun know...
@silcrowprima78276 жыл бұрын
Søren Sneftrup they also didn't mention Mimir who guarded one of Yggdrasil's roots
@BunnyCoffeeAddict5 жыл бұрын
The Norse gods: " So, we have to return the hammer... Thor, put on the dress."
@KM316-m1b5 жыл бұрын
CrashCourse : Baldur is the Most merciful God Kratos : I'm about to end this man's whole LIFE
@samfisher66067 жыл бұрын
you forgot thor's wife, sif, who gets her head shaved by loki for some reason.
@ZalaDa3rd7 жыл бұрын
No Idun, Keeper of the Golden Apples of Youth either, but they might bring them up later
@tuskinekinase7 жыл бұрын
Because Loki found it funny.
@samfisher66067 жыл бұрын
And then I think as a punishment he got his mouth sewn shut
@Stark-Raving7 жыл бұрын
Sam Fisher Well Sif having (as a joke by Loki if i remember) her head shaved is how Thor got Mjölnir, and she got hair made of actual gold... so it's a win really.
@Stark-Raving7 жыл бұрын
Sam Fisher Well Sif having (as a joke by Loki if i remember) her head shaved is how Thor got Mjölnir, and she got hair made of actual gold... so it's a win really.
@usernamekwest91667 жыл бұрын
"and the arch enemy of loki, who you might know from his role as tom Huddleston."
@BasementRuthie7 жыл бұрын
username kwest It all makes sense now. Tom is the perfect Loki because he's Loki playing Tom playing Loki...
@jacksonwilliams89715 жыл бұрын
8:25 “plowing and fertility” seems a bit redundant, eh?
@neo_tsz4 жыл бұрын
AHAHAHAHA
@faunina6697 жыл бұрын
quite frankly, if Thor 3: Ragnarök does not include a scene of Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston crossdressing for an undercover "recover mjöllnir" mission, i will be insanely disappointed
@celinak50627 жыл бұрын
Janina Bergmann +
@nathanaelraynard26416 жыл бұрын
Nope
@sophiaperez10906 жыл бұрын
Mew mew died
@I_am_a_cat_6 жыл бұрын
Janina Bergmann who cares though. It was pure CGI garbage regardless
@mxplechii5 жыл бұрын
@@I_am_a_cat_ have you actually _watched_ the movie aside from the CGI? 😒 Now the Incredible Hulk, _that_ was CGI garbage
@indigohalf7 жыл бұрын
Aaawww, when he said "frat party" I thought we were gonna get Lokasenna, aka "Loki crashes a party and trash talks everyone" Although now that I think about it, that would need to be cut down a lot in order to be kid-safe. Loki's got a nasty mouth on him.
@celinak50627 жыл бұрын
Bash Clopton +
@Terabiel7 жыл бұрын
No Sif? No Skadi? Thor's wife and the Goddess of Skiing and Winter don't get any love?
@meta9t20006 жыл бұрын
neither did freyjas ACTUAL husband. freyr is her twin lmao
@campbell26836 жыл бұрын
Skadi is technically a giant. She sought vengeance for her father's death and the gods managed to calm her down in a tale that includes Loki tying his balls to a goat.
@gjigaqaquj6 жыл бұрын
Yeah they didn't mention my bae. Also she was married into godhood. It is said she is the goddess of winter, hunting and self reliance.
@aileenzhao79515 жыл бұрын
Also Freya was so much cooler I'll fight them
@aileenzhao79515 жыл бұрын
@@campbell2683 But she's still a goddess ish? I thought she married Njord and they hated each other but she's still called a goddess in some things?
@cL-bf2ug4 жыл бұрын
That wedding story is probably one of my favorite myths of all time.
@ReligionForBreakfast7 жыл бұрын
"Shamanistic precognition." New favorite phrase.
@LilahOnTheNet6 жыл бұрын
Mine is incestuous 😈
@wanderingrandomer7 жыл бұрын
Does that consonantal humour at the beginning mean Crash Course Linguistics is on the way?
@himani89277 жыл бұрын
WanderingRandomer omg yes please
@a_wolf-tj_hyena7 жыл бұрын
WanderingRandomer Yes please
@roryschmidt57767 жыл бұрын
Is there any way we can get that into the head of one of the Vlogbrothers?
@copyplanter7 жыл бұрын
OMFG!!! I love the idea!!!!
@Tbrekke7 жыл бұрын
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant
@tim2112927 жыл бұрын
"Goddess of Ploughing and Fertility" ummmmmmmmm i get that they show oxen its meant to be ploughing the fields but i feel like that was a cover up
@Aoderic7 жыл бұрын
It isn't a cover up, Gefjon did have four oxen. She had four sons with a Jötunn (giant), and she turned them into oxen so she could plough. The legends say that she ploughed out the island of Zealand from the part of Sweden that are now lake Mälaren.
@tim2112927 жыл бұрын
"ploughing" is english slang for sex
@merrittanimation77217 жыл бұрын
tim211292 cover up? Don't you mean euphemism?
@Chemeleon157 жыл бұрын
tim211292 "plowing"
@tim2112927 жыл бұрын
chemeleon15 congrats you figured out some countries that natively speak english spell things differently. Merritt, i felt like the video tried to ignore the connection, maybe my words werent exactly precise
@rameyeehaw6 жыл бұрын
"Loki, who you might know from his role as Tom Hiddleston."
@Horadrius Жыл бұрын
Just had a mind blow moment…Nordic Thor is Roman Jove, Thursday is named for Thor in English, Thursday in Italian is Giovedì…for Jove. Same with Odin/Wodan…where we get Wednesday….which is Mercoledì in Italian…for Mercury.
@leoskyclad48577 жыл бұрын
Heimdal was born of nine mothers, giants (jötunn) to be specific. the wave thing is thought to be a pun of words. So probably not literal waves. Plus Høder did kill Balder but was tricked into it by Loki. (part of a longer story)
@oliskranz7 жыл бұрын
actually there´s no play on words, it´s said that he was carried/birthed by 9 maidens (meyjar) and all of them sisters, i don´t think they´re specified as Jötunn/Þurs.
@celinak50627 жыл бұрын
LeoSkyclad that fits oddly with the nine months. And the not sleeping for seven days with a week.
@xinic57 жыл бұрын
And despite being the "white god" is played by a black man in the Marvel comics movies version..... lol Marvel totally did that to troll people hating on their theatrical releases having different races than in the comics.
@Carewolf6 жыл бұрын
Giants are representation of forces of nature. Those giants probably were the waves of the nine world oceans.
@meginna83546 жыл бұрын
Höðr*, baldr*
@tomaviles28497 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, "Faithfulness to her husband Freyr," Freyr was Freya's brother not beau. We're not back in Greece haha
@that1geekychick7 жыл бұрын
It was an incestuous marriage, canonically. The Edda mentions that the Aesir made them get divorced when they arrived as peace hostages though, since incest was cool among the Vanir but not the Aesir. Their father, Njord, was also originally married to his sister.
@ZombieChimpanzee6 жыл бұрын
"Geifon, is associated with plowing and fertility." this is how you knew the norse had a great sense of humor.
@warriorcatskid0035 жыл бұрын
The Thor Gets Married myth is my favorite myth for sure
@deathmetalpotato7 жыл бұрын
If you don't think I love this series I believe you're mythtaken. That wasn't a pun, I have a lisp.
@JimCullen7 жыл бұрын
Or, as Mike would pronounce it, "mite taken".
@aaronmclaughlin47457 жыл бұрын
I think you mean "wathn't" and "lithp"
@reneehilscher61767 жыл бұрын
loved this - brought me great enjoyment :)
@TheOnyomiMaster7 жыл бұрын
You should've just made the pun without adding the ableist joke.
@deathmetalpotato7 жыл бұрын
Aidan Fitzgerald Thanks for the advice on how to leave comments on the KZbin. Fuckin nerd.
@Arrakiz6667 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, Thor going in drag to trick a fire giant and proceeding to get... Hammered thus blowing his cover and ending in a bloodbath. That story is ridiculous.
@AtticusAmericanus7 жыл бұрын
Also Hilarious.
@sumguy01107 жыл бұрын
Not quite as ridiculous as the birth of Sleipnir, Odin's seven-legged horse. (Spoiler, it involves Loki being horse-raped)
@a_weak_ago7 жыл бұрын
Arrakiz666 it is ridiculous, but given Viking, Norse, and Germanic lores and cultural values- cross dressing probably wasnt that "aghast" of a concept. One of my favorite aspects about Norse culture and mythology is their treatment of their citizens regardless of genders. everyone had to be hardy, so everyone was respected and women were allowed to be fierce
@MorbidEel7 жыл бұрын
That also means Odin is riding his grandchild? o_O
@son0of0the0beast7 жыл бұрын
Ice giant
@lianafreeman89547 жыл бұрын
I love this series so much. I'm not even studying mythology, I just find it so fascinating.
@Twofix6 жыл бұрын
Came here just to understand why Baldur is picking a fight with Kratos.
@ironwolf33195 жыл бұрын
The whole theme of "God of War" is that Kratos hates Gods and that all gods are evil in that universe. In the actual myths the gods are mostly the "good guys", especially since Thor is the Protector of Mankind.
@clarapilier7 жыл бұрын
Did he just say Tom Hiddleston is played by Loki?
@vampyricon70267 жыл бұрын
yep!
@rmsgrey7 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't be his weirdest role...
@ProsyStrangers7 жыл бұрын
Yes. Loki is wreaking havoc on the modern world by appearing to us as Tom Hiddleston. I know I certainly am wrought by this.
@megarad17447 жыл бұрын
Did you just ask if Loki is freyed by Tom hiddleston?? Tom hiddleston is my life!! (Also Tom hiddleston is very very hot and spicy!!)
@megarad17447 жыл бұрын
Sorry I had to add that Frey joke...;)
@PebloNemo7 жыл бұрын
I just need to say, Saga is much more than a drinking companion. As the storytelling goddess, she offers Odin a refresing drink in front of a cool sea. It's a metaphor of the act of telling one among endless stories, something like a super-youtube, displaying one video of many.
@kastu-steinors36744 жыл бұрын
Also, Loki and óðinn can be foster brothers because it has nothing to do with if you are related to someone. It is a ceratin ceremony where the people who want to become foster siblings cut their palm and then shake hands, letting the blood mix. When you become a foster sibling you can not betray the other person.
@Rocketboy13137 жыл бұрын
If you would enjoy learning more about Viking myth, Neil Gaiman just released a reworking of all the best of the myths (there are actually not that many) into a single book called, "Norse Mythology". He is a good writer so it is a pretty good read.
@EisenKreutzer7 жыл бұрын
Freja was also a goddess of war (the norse loved their war gods), and germanic people did not actually migrate north. Scandinavian people migrated south and became germanic people.
@comradefrisealach92467 жыл бұрын
The branch of the Indo-Europeans who had been living in Frisia migrated into Scandinavia and become the proto-Germanic people. The proto-Germanic people then migrated south and split into the different Germanic people (East/Gothic-Vandalic, North/Norse/the vikings and West/German-English).
@Nawor19967 жыл бұрын
EisenKreutzer if you think this is a lot of war gods go read irish mythology, they're everywhere
@EisenKreutzer7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that sounds pretty accurate.
@Carewolf6 жыл бұрын
The Germanic language and culture seems to have spread from North Germany/Denmark (Slesvig-Holstein), the North Germanic people went North, the West Germanic south and west, and the East Germanic east, before they went to Rome, Spain, Tunisia and died out.
@ironwolf33195 жыл бұрын
Her hall in Asgard, Folkvang, was where the other half of the Valkyrie-gathered warriors were sent. She is also the leader of the Valkyries.
@PavelKahun7 жыл бұрын
I read a book about Norse Mythology. The author described Loki with these words "Loki is not good, not bad, he is..... complicated".
@danielbickford34587 жыл бұрын
Pavel I actually know somwine who worships loki, nice enough person, if a bit odd. wonder what they'd think of this video?
@MrPanncakes6 жыл бұрын
I'm here after finishing BOI of War.
@Shadowkirby144 жыл бұрын
"According to one version, Odin hung himself from the World Tree so he can drink the Mead of Wisdom." Did you not mention that he was barking mad?
@kameelabdellatif49547 жыл бұрын
The irony is that Heimdal is called "the white god" and he is black in the marvel movies.
@davidjd1236 жыл бұрын
Kameel Abdellatif affirmative action killed the movie business
@campbell26836 жыл бұрын
Black people aren't real in Scandinavia.
@promisethatyouwillsingabou79206 жыл бұрын
BushidoKi entirely irrelevant to the comment
@kanenav5 жыл бұрын
but its edris elba...
@aileenzhao79515 жыл бұрын
But he does wear a lot of gold. Also he looks Way Cooler in the marvel movies tbh.
@user-ly3rz1lu5w7 жыл бұрын
Thor always was the prettiest princess.
@Draktand017 жыл бұрын
0:15 Interestingly, the Swedish word for Thor is actually uses a plosive T.
@grayfox89046 жыл бұрын
So basically Thor's tactic was like the good version of the Red Wedding.
@Peter-js7ur7 жыл бұрын
Really loving this series atm. Your doing great work. Will you be covering the Gaelic and Celtic mythologies as those can be fairly interesting and unique?
@FromRussiaWithLuv0077 жыл бұрын
From my own research, the Celtic and Gaelic mythos are even harder to find a pantheon for than Norse. But they would be great when the series starts talking about Heroes
@Peter-js7ur7 жыл бұрын
True, especially since a large number of the legends were first written and altered by christian scholars. However, that could make it an even more interesting video as it provides a contrast from the more clear cut pantheons of the Greeks, Egyptians ect.
@sleepywoodelf7 жыл бұрын
That's only because our written records of their stories come from Christians. Celts believed it blasphemous to write anything down about their religion, so we have no records from them. All of those heroes probably were gods to the Celts, and we do have some archaeological record of other Celtic gods from earlier times.
@Tennyson9997 жыл бұрын
C E L T I C M A G I C E L T I C M A G I C
@birdmn99307 жыл бұрын
I think you forgot Talos the mighty, Talos the unerring, Talos the UNASAILABLE
@Gaia_Gaistar7 жыл бұрын
Talos is actually three different people who joined to create one oversoul and attain godhood. There should be a Crashcourse Elder Scrolls mythology. It'd last for years.
@ijustintime4u2bui467 жыл бұрын
the aldmeri dominion looks down on you
@BreathingIsForNoobs7 жыл бұрын
Talos the mighty! Talos the unerring! Talos the unassailable! To you we give praise! We are but maggots, writhing in the filth of our own corruption! While you have ascended from the dung of mortality, and now walk among the stars! But you were once man! Aye! And as man, you said, "Let me show you the power of Talos Stormcrown, born of the North, where my breath is long winter. I breathe now, in royalty, and reshape this land which is mine. I do this for you, Red Legions, for I love you." Aye, love. Love! Even as man, great Talos cherished us. For he saw in us, in each of us, the future of Skyrim! The future of Tamriel! And there it is, friends! The ugly truth! We are the children of man! Talos is the true god of man! Ascended from flesh, to rule the realm of spirit! The very idea is inconceivable to our Elven overlords! Sharing the heavens with us? With man? Ha! They can barely tolerate our presence on earth! Today, they take away your faith. But what of tomorrow? What then? Do the elves take your homes? Your businesses? Your children? Your very lives? And what does the Empire do? Nothing! Nay, worse than nothing! The Imperial machine enforces the will of the Thalmor! Against its own people! So rise up! Rise up, children of the Empire! Rise up, Stormcloaks! Embrace the word of mighty Talos, he who is both man and Divine! For we are the children of man! And we shall inherit both the heavens and the earth! And we, not the Elves or their toadies, will rule Skyrim! Forever! Terrible and powerful Talos! We, your unworthy servants, give praise! For only through your grace and benevolence may we truly reach enlightenment! And deserve our praise you do, for we are one! Ere you ascended and the Eight became Nine, you walked among us, great Talos, not as god, but as man! Trust in me, Whiterun! Trust in the words of Heimskr! For I am the chosen of Talos! I alone have been anointed by the Ninth to spread his holy word!
@charlesramirez5877 жыл бұрын
Sitting on Ceilings no talos is a real God, you get to talk him in morrowind.
@lovipoekimo1767 жыл бұрын
In Tagalog, Talos means loser...
@SalixAcroCat4 жыл бұрын
Frigg: goddess of motherhood; invoked by women in childbirth. BIRTHING WOMAN: OH MY GOD. HOLY FFFFFF- HOLY FRRIIIIGGGGG-
@HeavyMetalMouse7 жыл бұрын
"The hammer is my - " ; "We know, Thor, we know."
@phelanii44447 жыл бұрын
If you want a fun read on norse mythology, I'd recommend The gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris. It's basically norse mythology from Lokis pov, and yes it includes the wedding mentioned in the video. And much more!
@prysmakitty7 жыл бұрын
Srsly? Since I love Loki and tend to think he's badly misunderstood, I need to look for that! Thanks!
@CoffeePoints7 жыл бұрын
If you're interested, check out The Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman. It's amazing and definitely worth a read
@CoffeePoints7 жыл бұрын
Also American Gods by the same author. The TV series based off the novel is coming out soon
@FromRussiaWithLuv0077 жыл бұрын
TONIGHT
@Mlefebre7 жыл бұрын
TheMightyWill YESSS, the audiobook is everything
@184Greywolf7 жыл бұрын
Neil Gaiman narrating Norse Mythology is the best
@BasementRuthie7 жыл бұрын
TheMightyWill YES I love Neil Gaiman and his Norse Mythology book is no exception.
@JimCullen7 жыл бұрын
"Not you, tote, your th is a plosive, we're talking voiceless dental fricative." No Mike, you are the *only* one that pronounces Thoth like tote.
@celinak50627 жыл бұрын
Jim Cullen +
@TheDarkMessiah7 жыл бұрын
It's kind of hard to take seriously the foreign language pronunciation tips from a guy who pronounces some words weirdly/wrong in his native language >.>
@freyanz24507 жыл бұрын
Was great to see some background on where I got my name from :-) Enjoying this series
@AstroFocus7 жыл бұрын
Who else loves CrashCourse?
@spaceman12397 жыл бұрын
Yep breh,
@jedigecko067 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this episode's _Norseome!!!_
@sampaiosamps99307 жыл бұрын
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@ElBailes7 жыл бұрын
No. It's the worst. Hence why I'm subbed to them.
@benidax37127 жыл бұрын
AstroFocus my history teacher makes us watch this when ever it's related to what ever subject we're talking about
@haotianyang92167 жыл бұрын
Odin sacrificed one eye for knowledge, I am willing to sacrifice so much more. ---ragnar lothbrok
@rasputin27507 жыл бұрын
im catching your Vikings reference
@stevemcgroob44467 жыл бұрын
I'm willing to sacrifice a Klondike Bar.
@TheJutsch987 жыл бұрын
YourMercy IBegfor "WHO WANTS TO BE KING!?"
@feynstein10047 жыл бұрын
That was so awesome!!!!! Can't wait for the next season.
@levongevorgyan67897 жыл бұрын
Magnus the Red sacrificed the most.
@codysmith38537 жыл бұрын
lowkey sad sigyn wasnt mentioned, but then there isnt much on her so i can see why but still, a mention wouldve been nice esp since she's loki's wife and the goddess of fidelity (i will never be over a trickster god being married to the goddess of fidelity) and fidelity was a big thing to the norse people
@aileenzhao79515 жыл бұрын
I'm salty Skadi wasn't mentioned.
@hectoriiibongconuqui71067 жыл бұрын
Ullr is weird yet amazing too. God of the Winter Sky, Skiing and most, MOST IMPORTANTLY. Male Beauty.
@Carewolf6 жыл бұрын
Only after Baldr died, the most beautiful, and of course Frey too was the male god of beauty. The Norse had lots of Gods of war, fertility, poetry and male beauty..
@steffenseitter47915 жыл бұрын
Note that Ullers Western-Germanic Name was Vintar.
@tylerslagel54854 жыл бұрын
Ullr why have you foresaken me?
@tristanroberts7 жыл бұрын
You left out one of the best loki shenanigans! When Thor pretends to be Freyja, Loki also chooses to wear a dress just because. That said, the best one has to be the time the gods are all trying to make a giantess laugh (because they just killed a bunch of giants and are going to marry her to a god of her choice, but she can only see their legs) and Loki is the one who succeeds by tying his balls to a goat's beard and having a tug of war. Loki was a weird guy
@warrenwebb23137 жыл бұрын
Okay, couple correction here. This is coming from a person who practices the Asatru religion ( worship of the Æsir and Vanir) Odin is the kings of the gods, Tyr is the god of war, Odin pierced himself and hung on ysgradil for 9 days not to drink mead but to give birth to the runes, the way the Norse people read and wrote, he sacrificed his eye to Mimir in order to gain the knowledge of the world. Odin is the God of knowledge not war
@Ninja4hire1107 жыл бұрын
Warren Webb You practice the "Norse" religion. How interesting didn't realize people still did.
@FireroseNekowolf7 жыл бұрын
It's a Reconstructionist faith that started around the 60's/70's; essentially, it's rebuilding through what sources remain as well as through archeological evidence to revive it in a modern world, though not necessarily as an adaptation as, say, something more eclectic. It's fairly strict on the idea of using academic sources and discarding what does not line up with those sources.
@FireroseNekowolf7 жыл бұрын
Well, Odin is a war god as evident through his claiming of fallen warriors, and his penchant for conflicts. It does not need to be exclusive to a singular entity, just as there are multiple deities who are ascribed to fertility in some degree.
@GoblinManStan7 жыл бұрын
Another Norse practitioner here. Odin is a God of magic, death, poetry, and wandering. Great video though.
@Ninja4hire1107 жыл бұрын
Frater Magni What practices are involved in your religion, if you don't mind me asking.
@HappyPancakesOfJoy7 жыл бұрын
Well done! It was a good overview done in 13 minutes and with a little humor. Just what I have come to expect from CrashCourse :)
@RezEverday6 жыл бұрын
Norse mythology is by far my favourite. There is no dull stories.
@bradley63577 жыл бұрын
Tuesday, Dinsdag, Dienstag etc. but also a thing / ding are germanic words based on Tyr. Its the day where the meetings are held and a thing in Scandanavia is the parliament. In the Netherlands a ding is something in law. So Germanic mythos influence is still present!
@arnimellner33577 жыл бұрын
OHOHO my friend Freyr is Freya's brother...her husband is Od, who disappeared and she cries over him every night
@aliciafryjohnsen73917 жыл бұрын
And Freyr (also known as Frøy) was married to a jotun woman..... Seriously, there's a whole story about how they got married
@AxiomBias7 жыл бұрын
He didn't go into the poetic edda at all in this video, thats why it wasn't here. He only talked about the prose edda, which was written 200 years later by a christian retelling stories he heard as a kid.
@froff9227 жыл бұрын
Also, I can't believe the graphics team didn't go with the traditional depiction of Frøy
@aliciafryjohnsen73917 жыл бұрын
Yes! They looked almost Greek, not Norse. Scandinavia is a cold place, I speak with authority
@Carewolf6 жыл бұрын
Depends on the myth. In some myths Frey and Freya are married in other they are not. They probably were the royal king and queen of Gods until the Vanir (worshipers) got conquered by the Aesir (worshipers). The conquerors probably didn't like the incest and separated them, but around Uppsala were Freya was worshiped they might have continued to be married in the stories.
@ArturuSSJ47 жыл бұрын
I'm sooo waiting for Celtic myths, please make an episode about them. I know that there isn't that much detailed information about it but that's the charm of it :3
@eugenio57747 жыл бұрын
I remember reading somewhere that Loki is meant to be the representation of Chaos: he hasn't a defined sexuality (he transforms into a mare at a certain point, giving birth to the eight legged horse that odin rides), he's never clearly on one side or the other, and on ragnarok his role is "just" to mess things up even more...
@MagnusThiHan7 жыл бұрын
you waaay undersold freya, and mostly oversold Loki's evil.
@Tesseract18876 жыл бұрын
Magnus Thirup Hansen I do agree with you on the Freya thing, however, Loki is not, nor has he ever been evil, he is a trickster, but he is not evil
@campbell26836 жыл бұрын
Norse mythology relies on the concept of shades of gray. There is no true evil or true good. The gods typically try to be good, but sometimes fail. Loki is the loophole. Loki provides a way to work through shades of gray to attain something close to good or bad. He is neither good nor evil, he is simply an alternate path.
@josephg65676 жыл бұрын
Freya was very undersold though she is one of the most important gods in the pantheon
@Sackofbooks7 жыл бұрын
My sister is an avid skiier, and she says that in the skiing community, when you're hoping for plentiful powder ahead of a trip, the saying is "Pray to Ullr."
@adamlee64357 жыл бұрын
These episodes are like your parents telling you Aesop's Fables at bedtime but way more awesome. Narrator: This fairy tale is rated PG.
@bee51207 жыл бұрын
I hope this series talks about the Valkyries. They're my favourite beings of Norse mythology.
@Bankstercide7 жыл бұрын
Odin isn't just the king of the gods, he's the god of kings. He's also the god of war because Norse chieftains and kings were first and foremost war leaders. And like their ideal of a king, he's ruthlessly pragmatic in what he does, enduring terrible secrets, sacrifices and decisions so that the Gods (and Men) might prevail at Ragnarok. In these qualities he really stands out from the other Norse gods.
@TOFKAS017 жыл бұрын
Loki, the god of all publicity experts and spin-doctors. He can even convince everyone that Thor in a veil is Freya...
@ThatOneGuy75507 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite Crash Courses, next to Philosophy and Film History! Since you mentioned Amaterasu-ōmikami, we need an in-depth review on Japanese mythology and folklore! Also, Thor should also be the God of Crossdressing, and also, also, please cover the "Wild Hunt" please!
@RoScFan7 жыл бұрын
I love this. Greek mythological tales are like a soap opera. Nordic ones are like comedy, the kind of comedy found among guys around a camp fire. Really makes you wonder about the psychology of these people.
@cripknuckles91126 жыл бұрын
Yeah Im just here because of God of War 4
@TheSkullKiller96 жыл бұрын
Same lol.
@RawVisionCreations6 жыл бұрын
Same 👉🏿🌚👉🏿
@kelechinwachukwu94146 жыл бұрын
crip knuckles same here
@krtheranger90836 жыл бұрын
😂 me too
@_kenjitx1_5906 жыл бұрын
Yes...yes we are
@sandradermark84637 жыл бұрын
Thor in drag!! The real redbearded Thor in a bridal gown!! Thrymskvíđa!!!
@TOFKAS017 жыл бұрын
As long as you have Loki at your side, you can risk that. That fella could sell fridges to inuits.
@sandradermark84637 жыл бұрын
That's right!! He's the catalyst of EVERYTHING relevant that happens in the Nine Worlds!!!
@TOFKAS017 жыл бұрын
The nordic version of a spin-doctor....
@sandradermark84637 жыл бұрын
TOFKAS01 A spin doctor you never expect what he will do next; like a tug of war against a billy goat...
@lostnumber085 жыл бұрын
Respect for the Gwar reference.
@billuminaticatcipher75547 жыл бұрын
My favorite Thor story always was the crossdressing one lol.
@kimone68317 жыл бұрын
10 episodes! *Throws confetti.* ... So we're not doing this? Okay...
@mrrodgers07 жыл бұрын
I do it for every episode.
@admiralshallow19007 жыл бұрын
That's what the outtakes are for (they do them every 10 episodes).
@saramartino90367 жыл бұрын
Isn't Skadi considered a goddess, too? Because even she's a giant she married Njord and live in Asgard so she's part of the family, i guess...
@ironwolf33195 жыл бұрын
Giants and Gods are somewhat interchangeable in Norse mythology. Take for instance Loki. His is a Giant, not a god, but to be raised in Asgard he became one. Skadi is a giantess of winter. While she married into the Gods through Njord (a Vanir) she isn't a goddess, because who wants winter to come?
@erinwhewell8577 жыл бұрын
This is one of my all time favourite Crash Course series. I check this religiously (ignore the pun) for new episodes.
@danielbeaney44076 жыл бұрын
I love how the myth of Thor losing Mjolnir has become so popular. Its my faverate myth(along with Ragnorok, the binding of Fenrir and all the rest).
@collapsingnewpunkie6 жыл бұрын
"..but no beer pong." Damn now I wanna see all the gods playing beer pong
@heartstrings8924 жыл бұрын
I imagine them to throw large boulders into caves
@TehDeminz7 жыл бұрын
Can't help but think the comparison of Odin to Gandalf was intentionally picked, since Gandalf's character and design was inspired by Odin's incarnation as The Wanderer.
@PurpleNinjaPower7 жыл бұрын
this is really a great video. I was critical of this series for the host and script. But this episode is great. Serious and entertaining. Informative and relatable. I wasn't watching the previous episodes, but I will be following this extensively.
@Scream_Lord6 жыл бұрын
Loki's parentage being so weird and obscure suddenly makes God of War spoilers make more since.
@jamescotter7 жыл бұрын
Are you guys going to do an episode on Celtic Mythology? Also CrashCourse Art History would be cool!
@Anti-HyperLink5 жыл бұрын
“Red hair” *shows blond Thor*
@barthalamulevondwark75244 жыл бұрын
I love the line at 9:04
@bruv81174 жыл бұрын
Jupiter: Origin=Thor,Zeus. (Gods of lighting) Mars: Origin=Tyr,Ares. (Gods of war) Mercury: Origin=Heimdall,Hermes (Gods of speed) Interesting
@powerist2097 жыл бұрын
6:31- Well, Valhalla comic made an interesting take on him as a misunderstood hero. See, in that version, Loki had hair covering his ears and sobbed when he saw it again after his hair was cut since he was saved by Odin from his abusive parents. He tried to talk the giant out of Ragnarok but got dragged along and become the "evil" god.
@celinak50627 жыл бұрын
powerist +
@sunminlee34126 жыл бұрын
I just imagined Chris Hemsworth in his beautiful wedding gown and gulping down a large mug of beer. Thanks for that.
@Tesseract18876 жыл бұрын
Finally touching on norse mythology hail to the gods! I am very happy for our gods to be brought to light
@mauriccey13697 жыл бұрын
Oh, that`s cool and clear, thank you so much! I was laughing at the part of history about Thor and his hummer! /Sorry for my English/
@stumblepuppy6067 жыл бұрын
Could have made reference to Hel's duty to take care of the dead in the realm that was named after her.
@RandomPersonTime7 жыл бұрын
Can there be a bonus episode explaining JRR Tolkien's mythology?? I know it's wasn't the belief of a civilization but it is so cool!
@JarlSoren7 жыл бұрын
This was a well made with both humor and unbiased information Please keep these standards up CC guys..
@kirkkevinmalnegro65027 жыл бұрын
I love this comment section.. everyone is sharing info while giving witty banter and 99% aren't rude.. thank you people..