Meet Jörmungandr, Loki's offspring and the ultimate prankster serpent! Not only does he kickstart Ragnarök, but he also ...

Thor, the hammer-wielding God of Thunder. In Germanic mythology, Thor (whose name comes from Old Norse) is the hammer-wielding God of Thunder – associated with thunder, lightning, storms ...

Of course, LOLtron appreciates how these tales of mythological conflict keep the human population sufficiently entertained. While they debate whether Thor will finally defeat Utgard-Loki ...

While Norse myth reckons that Thor, another God, would cause lightning with his massive hammer. So Norse people and the Greeks talked about the same thing, but used different myths. The gods ...

Neil Gaiman stops by the WSJ Cafe to discuss his new book "Norse Mythology" and how his take on Thor, Odin and Loki is different from Marvel's comic book version. Photo: Getty Images Fort Knox Has ...