History Funny / NorseMythology

** Perhaps Loki said "It's okay, she hasn't shaved in a week either."

*** Not so much "in at least one version" as "in the original poem we've got on the subject." Various retellings assign the idea to Loki, which is probably understandable, but I don't think we have a Norse source where that happens.
** You know, if Freyja ''had'' gone along with it, she might not have looked any less alarming. She apparently shook Asgard when she lost her temper over the suggestion in the first place.
** "Then the feast began. Thor, not noticing that what he did was unbecoming to a refined maiden, ate eight salmon right away. Loki nudged him and pressed his foot, but he did not heed Loki. After the salmon he ate ''a whole ox''."

* I can't be the only one who thought Balder's death-by-mistletoe is hilarious.
** My first thought was "Mistletoe- It's super effective!"
** The gods making a game out of throwing things at Balder and watching them bounce off is funny as hell, too. I have to admit, if one of my friends became immortal that's what I'd do.
*** It's more like a [[TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost Fae Contract]], they forgot to ask something not to harm him, and it bit the other gods in the butts. Also, it's food dependent immortality for the gods. How immortality works for departed souls is not really explained. The Æsir are kind of dumb about their fae contracts.

* The tale of how Loki won the hand of Sigyn. Let's just say it's NSFW, and involves rope and a goat.
** Sigyn? Wasn't that tale about having to make Skadi laugh to compensate for the death of her father Thiazzi?

** Just... this passage:
** -> Then the feast began. Thor, not noticing that what he did was unbecoming to a refined maiden, ate eight salmon right away. Loki nudged him and pressed his foot, but he did not heed Loki. After the salmon he ate a whole ox.

-> Then the feast began. Thor, not noticing that what he did was unbecoming to a refined maiden, ate eight salmon right away. Loki nudged him and pressed his foot, but he did not heed Loki. After the salmon he ate a whole ox.

* Thor and Loki retrieving Mjolnir from the Giants with Thor wearing a wedding dress and veil. Just... this passage:
-> Then the feast began. Thor, not noticing that what he did was unbecoming to a refined maiden, ate eight salmon right away. Loki nudged him and pressed his foot, but he did not heed Loki. After the salmon he ate a whole ox.

** It becomes signifiantly less stupid when one realises that ''Gesta Danorum'' pretty much suggests that it was a sword that killed him[[note]]Then again, said sword was literally named "Mistletoe", so...[[/note]]. However, ''Gesta Danorum'' Balder is hilarious because he's basically the Norse god version of '''[[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]]'''.

* ''The Lay of Thrym''. All of it. Mjolnir is stolen by the frost giant Thrym, who demands Freyja's hand in marriage as a ransom. Naturally, the gods turn to resident {{Trickster}} Loki for an answer. His solution? Get [[TheBigGuy Thor]] [[WholesomeCrossdresser to pose as Freyja]]. So, Thor and Loki travel to Jotunheim for the wedding, and it falls to Loki to [[BlatantLies explain the blushing bride's odd behaviour]]. 'Freyja' [[BigEater devours a whole ox]]? She's been so excited about her wedding, she hasn't eaten in a week. Her eyes are [[UnstoppableRage filled with fire]]? It's fine - she hasn't slept in a week either. Thrym demands his men to bring Mjolnir in to bless the bride, but this is too much for Thor and he seizes his hammer... and kills everyone in the room, but by the moral standards of the Aesir it's OK to do that if they're giants. Nowhere in the ''Literature/PoeticEdda'' does it mention Thor shedding his disguise, so one must picture a huge, hairy man beating people up in a dress. You've got to wonder how Loki explained the beard...

** It becomes signifiantly less stupid when one realises that ''Gesta Danorum'' pretty much suggests that it was a sword that killed him[[note]]Then again, said sword was literally named "Mistletoe", so...[[/note]]. However, ''Gesta Danorum'' Balder is hilarious because he's basically the Norse god version of '''[[BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]]'''.

** It becomes signifiantly less stupid when one realises that ''Gesta Danorum'' pretty much suggests that it was a sword that killed him[[note]]Then again, said sword was literally named "Mistletoe", so...[[/note]]. However, ''Gesta Danorum'' Balder is hilarious because he's basically the Norse god version of '''[[TheBeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]]'''.

*** It's more like a [[ChangelingTheLost Fae Contract]], they forgot to ask something not to harm him, and it bit the other gods in the butts. Also, it's food dependent immortality for the gods. How immortality works for departed souls is not really explained. The Æsir are kind of dumb about their fae contracts.

*** It's more like a [[ChangelingTheLost Fae Contract]], they forgot to ask something not to harm him, and it bit the other gods in the butts. Also, it's food dependent immortality for the gods. How immortality works for departed souls is not really explained. The Æsir aren't really good at keeping promises anyway.

** Perhaps Loki said "Its okay, she hasn't shaved in a week either."

* ''The Lay of Thrym''. All of it. Mjolnir is stolen by the frost giant Thrym, who demands Freyja's hand in marriage as a ransom. Naturally, the gods turn to resident {{Trickster}} Loki for an answer. His solution? Get [[TheBigGuy Thor]] [[WholesomeCrossdresser to pose as Freyja]]. So, Thor and Loki travel to Jotunheim for the wedding, and it falls to Loki to [[BlatantLies explain the blushing bride's odd behaviour]]. 'Freyja' [[BigEater devours a whole ox]]? She's been so excited about her wedding, she hasn't eaten in a week. Her eyes are [[UnstoppableRage filled with fire]]? It's fine - she hasn't slept in a week either. Thrym demands his men to bring Mjolnir in to bless the bride, but this is too much for Thor and he seizes his hammer... and kills everyone in the room, but by the moral standards of the Aesir it's OK to do that if they're giants. Nowhere in the Poetic Edda does it mention Thor shedding his disguise, so one must picture a huge, hairy man beating people up in a dress. You've got to wonder how Loki explained the beard...

** My first thought was "Mistletoe- It's super effective!"

* I can't be the only one who thought Balder's death-by-mistletoe is hilarious.

* I can't be the only one who thought Balder's beath-by-mistletoe is hilarious.

* There's that thing about Thor kicking a dwarf into his brother's pyre.

** Perhaps Loki said "Its okay, she hasn't shaved in a week either."