#odin asks

[comicaurora]

Was listening to the Open and Shut midseason Q&A, happy to say you are now the second search result for bileyg

not if we make it 2025's most popular baby name. I believe in us

[assassin-artist]

Wayne fascinates me but he also makes my skin crawl I want to maul him aggressively and put him under a microscope to study, its like cuteness aggression but worse

this is you (/j)

Wayne fascinates me and I want to study him under a microscope too, but without the skin crawling part. sorry there's something wrong in my brain where i see a potentially undead powerful supernatural entity stalking me and i go "man that's really cool" instead of feeling fear. i won't survive long like this

[simple-persica]

There's a reason he had to put together a whole disguise to get the knowledge he wanted

[eek-a-tron]

OK but I NEED to read that Loki Little Golden Book you shared in this post even if it’s only for the art. It’s so cute!

Loki Little Golden Book is super-cute, yeah! I love Hollie Mengert's illustration style — also featuring Thor as a caped square — and the children's book-text by Arie Kaplan is unintentionally(?) uh, interesting on what's summarized/left out.

Like:

Pack it up, power stats crew, those are all the Loki power stats you're getting here!

Loki "FELT?!" Mkay sure, pay no attention to those frost giants in the corner. >:/

I think everyone needs to know that we have been absolutely deprived of Loki Pranking Content™ in a post-Avengers world.

Pranks like: turning a stone dragon into a silly dragon! HIJINKS

Please enjoy this sneak preview of Avengers: Doomsday, hahahawheezethousandyardstare

[reegis]

Odin was just girl bossing and stimming she did nothing wrong, okay she ALLEGEDLY fucked with Loki's brain, but you have no proof!

odin i know this was you, dont hide behind anon /j

[writergeekrhw]

THE REASON FOR THE SEASON

I don't think I've posted this here before, but time for my favorite Christmas story!*

Once upon a time, every Winter Solstice, Odin Yulefather would ride though the sky on his eight-legged horse, Sleipnir.** Children would leave boots full of hay out for his horse, and Odin would repay them with sweets or small toys.

So that was a thing.

Also worth noting that the way you sacrifice to Odin is you hang people and animals from huge trees. But maybe you don't want to actually do that anymore. Because, you know, human sacrifice is kind of a lot. Maybe you just want a small tree, one you can hang effigies of people and animals from. Or maybe just little round balls that aren't technically severed heads. Plus, while you're at it you can move it inside the house! And hey, you can still have green, white, and red be your solstice colors without thinking of pools of blood on the snow under an evergreen.

Anyway, Happy Yule!

*DISCLAIMER: There's some scholarly debate about this stuff, and I'm sure there're professors out there who'll take issue with this, but it's a good story, so who cares?

**Sleipnir has 8 legs because 4 people carry a dead body to the bonfire. Or at least that's one theory. See above.

[vire-quince]

drew the wife again.... and odin

[xxhot-rotxx]

could we get a drawing of Tord’s father..? 👀

ABSOLUTELY

[sigyn-foxyposts]

Okay, I got a question that's Haunted me for years.

WHY did Loki want Baldr dead?

Trust me when I say, it has haunted and plagued my mind just as much Roruna! Let's get into it shall we? 😌

Loki's motivations are not explicitly stated in the primary sources, leading to various interpretations. Some scholars suggest that his actions reflect the inherent tension between order and chaos, a central theme in Norse mythology. Others view Loki as a necessary agent of change, whose deeds, while destructive, pave the way for renewal in the post-Ragnarök world. Which in itself is actually a good thing!

Some possible motivations for Loki's actions, that are all valid at the same time for me (many factors i suppose XD) could be for example:

A desire to disrupt the natural order since Baldr symbolized light, purity, and harmony. By causing his death, Loki introduced, effectively disrupting the balance of the cosmos. This act aligns with how everyone always painted Loki to be as horrible as he turned out to be in the end, his role as a trickster, the outcast.. you know the deal! If we go with this its more targeted towards them all rather than just Baldr. They wanted someone to blame, so he embraced it and became their worst enemy.

Jealousy over how Baldr was the most admired among the gods. Loki, as we have seen in The Lokasenna, was capable of being quite jealous of others, even when they're rightfully praised for doing something.. after all we have to keep in mind Loki was treated very badly. Rest in peace Fimafeng!

Or my personal favorite! Revenge for not only how he was treated, but for his race and family too. His actions against Baldr might have been motivated by a desire to hurt Odin for how his children were treated harshly by the gods due to prophecies about their roles in Ragnarök and appearance. After all he was Odin's most beloved son (despite having many more!)

Fenrir was bound, Jörmungandr was cast into the sea, and Hel was banished to the underworld. Loki himself was eventually bound and punished severely, his younger sons meeting a brutal fate here as well. This would definitely have fueled a desire for revenge against the gods, with Baldr's death serving as a means to inflict pain upon them. Even better, he'd give his daughter Hel the most beloved thing in all the 9 realms since they all survive Ragnarök.

I don't need to defend my case here, we know very well he loved his children from the evidence of his traditions related to children and of the home. 🥹

[lazydoodlesandfanfic]

Surprise Visit Pt 2 (Thor X Son!Reader)

Characters: Thor Odinson X Son!Reader

Universe: Marvel, Avengers

Warnings: None

Pt 1

Request: Hi, I'm just finish Poco's udon world, and right of the batch I thought what if Poco is Thor's son, Poco has some of his feature too and I remember your fic Surprise Visit. Can you please do a Part 2 of it?🥺 reader is like Thor but he quite shy and always bring with books that his mother read before bed they bonding by activities together Thor bring him to Asgard to meet his grandparents Loki read them books, tell them stories, show and teach them magic (Harry Potter) with Freyaa and all fluff❤

The first few days after finally meeting your dad had been awkward to say the least. You were spending almost every waking moment either with him, or your uncle. You had expected that Loki would be a lot more awkward with you- or straight up wouldn’t like you from the get go, but it ended up being kind of the opposite. Thor had been a bit too eager from the get go to play the fatherly role, and you found it unnerving, and when Thor realised that (with help from Clint and Steve pointing it out for him) he backed up and started to just try and get to know you, your interests, your dislikes, and take things a little slower. Loki, on the other hand, was nowhere near as pushy, gave you space, and didn’t force conversation on to you. Eventually though, you ended up finding something to bond with Loki over; Books. 

You had been interested in the books he read, even if you couldn’t read the language, and worked up the courage to ask him about it, and after an explanation, he asked what kind of books you liked, and it was a start of an actual long and meaningful conversation. Loki took that, and hinted that Thor should look into those books. The next day, Thor showed up to your room with a pile of books in his arms and a grin on his face. 

Things since then had got a lot better between you and your dad. Instead of forcing it, or acting the part for the sake of it, Thor had naturally fallen into the father role that made it a comfortable change for you. Thor had little interest in books, but you had the ritual with him now of him buying a book for you, you read it, and after every chapter, you give him a rundown of what happened in detail, and you’d discuss it. You’d opened up a bit with him over the weeks, about what your life was like growing up with mum, holidays, key memories for you, and the rituals you two had- including reading books before bed together, which was where your love for books came from. Thor soon got you some of the books you mentioned, so you could do it with him. You got into a nice rhythm of living with and being around your dad and uncle, to the point where you were expecting it when an advancement was suggested. 

“How do you feel about going to Asgard with Loki and I, tomorrow?” Thor asked, as you were tidying up after another late night discussion about a book you had been reading- this one actually a recommendation from your Uncle Loki. You stopped what you were doing, and looked over at Thor, who waited patiently. 

“Uh… sure. Okay.” You agreed hesitantly, and immediately his face lit up. You had long guessed this conversation would happen, so you had time to prepare for it, though you knew that was actually impossible. What could prepare you for going to the land of gods- where you know you didn’t belong, even if Thor was your father? “Do… Do they know about me?” You asked cautiously. 

“Of course!” He immediately answered. “As soon as I returned to Agard after we met, I told mother and father about you, and my friends! I wanted to tell the entire kingdom, but mother- your grandmother, insisted we wait till you met them all first before telling the rest of Asgard. Freya, your grandmother, is the most eager to meet you.” He gushed to you. You’d heard a lot about your grandparents through both Thor and Loki. Admittedly, Thor was the only one who talked about Odin, and while Loki didn’t talk much about them, when he did, it was always about Freya, about how she was also a bit of a bookworm, and how she taught him magic.

You got up early the next morning, mostly due to struggling to sleep from the anticipation, and you didn’t have to wait for either your dad or uncle to be ready either, though you couldn’t tell if it was due to excitement or nerves, or maybe they were both feeling those things- your dad the excitement, and Loki the nerves. It didn’t help that your dad was a raving optimist, and your uncle was a pessimist, so you couldn’t tell who was feeling the right way, so you just adopted a bit of each of their emotions. Cautiously excited.

You honestly wasn’t sure what to expect when you actually got there, or even the process of getting there in the first place, but as soon as you left the Bifrost, you were in awe. Sure, they had told you all about Asguard- the rainbow path that led to it, the great kingdom, the beauty of it all, but none of that was in comparison to what you were actually seeing. You remained in stunned silence the entire walk up the bridge, actually entering into Asguard, past the several hundred people who came to welcome them back and ask about you, up until your father actually called for you, after seeing you distracted by something else further away. You turned, seeing several people stood with your father and uncle, looking at you smiling. “Y/N, these are my friends, Fandrall, Hogun, Volstagg, and Sif.” Your father introduced you.

“So this is the little prince?” Sif questioned with a smile. 

“Little? Thor, you said he was a boy! Give it a few years and he’ll be ready to be king!” Volstagg laughed, though the mention of such a role made you look at Loki quickly, and then your dad. 

“He is a boy! The very idea of being king is still a long way away- you make it sound like he’ll outlive me.” Thor defended. 

“Speaking of Kings.” Loki spoke up, placing  hand on Thor’s shoulder. 

“Right! Haven’t had the chance to introduce him to the rest of his family. We’ll pick this up later, promise.” Thor told them motioning you over, and guiding you deeper into the kingdom, down several expansive corridors, before you turned a corner, and spotted a group of women talking in the hallway ahead, and your father and uncle stopped. “Loki, stay here with Y/N.” Thor requested, before going towards the group, and you looked up at Loki confused, who patted you on the shoulder. You watched as your father approached the group, made some small talk, before all the women except one left down another hallway, and Thor stepped to the side, motioning the woman towards you and Loki, and you realised who she must be. Freya. Your grandmother. 

As soon as she saw you properly, she smiled warmly, hands clasped and pressed against her chest with excitement, and any fear you had- fear of not being liked, or not meeting their standards, of being a disappointment, being looked down on for being half human- it all faded. You could feel the love and acceptance radiating off the woman as she reached out her hands, and took your own. “Y/N, words cannot describe the absolute joy I feel to finally be in your presence finally after all of Thor’s descriptions.” Freya told you, gently squeezing your hands, and you couldn’t help but smile too. 

“I’ve heard so many wonderful things about you too from dad and uncle Loki.” You told her, and her smile grew, before she pulled you closer and wrapped an arm around you. 

“Thor- Loki, go tell your father that you’re here with Y/N- I’ll give Y/N a tour of the palace- we’ll be in the library when you’re done. We have a lot to talk about.” Freya decided, already walking away with you, and you didn’t fight it, leaving with her. 

Thor and Loki did as ordered, finding their father, letting them know they’d also brought you, and after a bit of back and forth questioning where exactly you were, and Loki explaining their mother had already stolen you away herself, and Odin simply sighed, and got up to follow his sons to head to the Library. 

By the time they met back up with you and Freya, you and her were already getting along like a house on fire- she’d asked about your mother, her health, your childhood, her own expieriences that related when raising Thor and Loki, and when she heard about your little tradition with Thor with books, she picked out a book for you to take home to read, and to keep. You felt comfortable enough with her to ask about Loki and Odin’s relationship, the comment Thor’s friends made about being King one day and how you weren’t big on the idea, and also how according to how your dad and Loki talked about Odin, you were much more worried about meeting him than her. Freya had answers your questions, reassured you of your worries, and promised Odin would be on his best behaviour, and she helped your first meeting with Odin a lot from the get go. 

As soon as Freya saw her husband, she stood first, smiling. “Odin, thank you for joining us. I was just about to ask Y/N if they’d like a private family dinner. What do you think?” Freya asked him, wrapping an arm around you again, and you smiled nervously at your grandfather, who was a lot more intimidating than you had anticipated. Odin didn’t talk at first, stepping a little closer, and you panicked internally, not knowing what to do, if you were supposed to do something- but Freya had kept her arm around you, gently rubbing your arm in reassurance. 

“That can certainly be arranged. It’ll let us get to know our grandson. Thor, will you come with me to make the arrangements?” He asked, of his oldest, who nodded. “See you at dinner, Y/N.” He told you, before making his leave, Thor smiling at you, before following after him. 

“In the meantime.” Freya spoke up once the two were quite a distance away. “Y/N, want to learn some magic?” She asked. 

“Mother, I don’t know about that…” Loki fussed. 

“Just beginning spells, nothing serious… we’ll save that for later. Maybe you could mentor Y/N as well when back on Midgard.” She suggested, and you realised that maybe, just maybe… Loki got some of his mischief from his mother. 

“Am I able to do magic? Since I’m half human?” You questioned. 

“I believe so, it’s worth a try. You coming Loki?” Freya questioned her son, who simply sighed, and followed after, deciding to be apart of his mother’s antics, knowing that Thor might lose his mind when he finds out about this. 

Hope you like it! If you have any questions, please send them in!

*Not my Gif

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[vexwerewolf]

How much does Odin actually understand of Norse mythology? Does he have it just completely wrong? Does he have only an superficial/pop culture understanding of it? Or does he actually know the most faithful to the original interpretation that we have to day from the Eddas?

Because the names he gave his children, although fitting from a Doylian perspective, from a Watsonian perspective point to him either not knowing the dire implications attached to them, not caring and just using the theme because he likes it, or most worrying of all wanting to convey exactly that meaning.

I mostly ask so in Act 2 I can know if I'll be able to get under his skin by pointing out one of his sons is going to be mpregged with a horse.

CW: Parental abuse, self-harm

I'm not sure I have a comprehensive answer to all of this, but...

It is, in my mind, highly probable that the MCU has poisoned understanding of Norse mythology so much that "Loki is one of Odin's sons" was just something that the interpreters of the Massif Vaults believed, and thus passed into five thousand years of Union understanding of pre-Fall mythology.

As for the dire implications of the names he gave his kids - yes, he was fully aware of it. He was doing it on purpose. He wasn't born to the name Odin. He chose it. He's a delusional fanatic trying to raise his sons to kill God, and he is not at all convinced that magic doesn't exist. Naming himself and his sons after gods was a part of his Magnum Opus, his Great Work - he may be dooming them to misery, but he's also elevating them to the status of gods, for who else can kill God but the gods?

Did you notice that Odin's left eye is cybernetic?

Odin, the mythic father, who traded an eye for sight beyond sight - and does this crafted eye not see more than any flesh-eye ever could?

You have to understand that for all his cruelty, Odin isn't a hypocrite. He'll gladly torture his children, but he's not hesitant to subject himself to the same tortures or worse to get what he wants. He put his own eye out with a screwdriver. In his twisted understanding of the world, having it painlessly replaced under anaesthetic would be cheating - true knowledge requires pain, requires sacrifice.

By this measure, though, this lack of hypocrisy, he justifies the cruelty to which his children were subjected. He was willing to suffer so much for this great and terrible project - why shouldn't they?

[worstloki]

Loki didn't even do anything to the other Asgardians personally, unsure why they didn't like him so much and thought he was so suspicious

[mrfandomwars]

My personal opinion is that Actually, Loki acts exactly like Odin did when he was younger and That's Why no one in Asgard called him out while he was faking being Odin

They just thought that grief had made Odin have a mid life crisis to before he was an asshole and they weren't about to intervene beyond causally recommending grief counsellors

[sunflowers-n-snails]

Spring/Summer Altar

Loving my altar space that's in my bedroom, if anyone has any questions about It, send me an ask!

(Gods I work with: Loki, Ràn, Frejya, Odin, Thor)

[dragons-of-jotunheim]

Long Haired Snotlout...For the soul

[autumndragon]

looking at it through gustcup lens, gustav and dagur hanging out is just so funny, like they both have this big crush on hiccup and I'd imagine they kinda end up bonding over it, but it's only because either of them looks at the other like ,,I've no heart to tell you, but you've NO absolutely completely ZERO NONE chances with him... I, on the other hand...'' like they're so close actually it's both of them not having any chances with him, but it's not like they have the ability to realise...

anon you are SO CORRECT!!!

if the story is set during "go gustav go", dagur would absolutely bond with gustav over their shared crush on hiccup, but in a big-brotherly way where he thinks gustav has no chance at all and it's adorable. maybe he'd even see a little bit of his younger self in gustav (though he'd make it clear gustav is a weaker version of him).

dagur would also absolutely ask if hiccup ever talks about him and what he says, and gustav, the big muttunhead that he is, says hiccup talks about defeating dagur all the time — with the intent to talk down on dagur and make it clear hiccup only wants to put dagur back in jail and dagur has no chance, but all dagur hears is: "he talks about you all the time" because dagur has incredibly selective hearing.

and like you said, it's very important for their bonding that they both think the other has absolutely no chance with hiccup, because if dagur saw gustav as a threat? he'd "crush", but in a whole different manner...

when hiccup comes to trade the dragon eye for gustav, dagur starts talking about the kid saying he has "great taste" and fits right in with the berserkers, and hiccup is just kinda like oh gods there are two of them now.

dagur is also the type to get insecure and try to "subtly" ask hiccup if the gustcup ship ever has a chance of sailing, just to be sure, and hiccup contemplates just sinking the ship with all of them still on it.