History Headscratchers / NorseMythology

** TheOtherWiki states Angrboda was often described as a "witch". Add in that her partner is Loki (''the'' TropeCodifier for VoluntaryShapeshifting) and it's not infeasible their children could come out looking like anything. As for Hela, she's ''not'' a normal goddess, as half of her body looks like a [[UndeadAbomination rotting corpse]].

* Why are two of Loki's sons a giant snake and wolf, respectively? Even given that their mother was a [[InterspeciesRomance giant]], why wouldn't they be half giant/half god, rather than giant animals? Furthermore, why is his daughter Hel a "normal" goddess, and not a giant monster as well?

** You know how pepper spray will still mess you up even if you close your eyes? I'd imagine magic snake venom is ''infinitely'' worse.

* Loki's punishment involves a snake constantly [[EyeScream drooling venom into his eyes.]] Why doesn't [[JustEatGilligan just close his eyes?]]

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** Dirt, maybe?

** Let's say that it's head is in the middle of the pacific ocean. From there on it's body goes east, under the Americas, over Europe and Asia or under Africa and between Asia and Oceania. From there it's body continues until it's tail meets it's head. Thus it encircles the world.

* Pronounciations: Just as a matter of curiosity, I want to know how the names in the character page are supposed to be pronounced. For example, Níðhöggr is a really badass dragon, but it's name is anglicized to Nidhogg. It bugs me that his name is pronounced in english as "Nid-hog" and gives me a very FluffyTheTerrible vibe here. Presumably, the name sounds more badass in it's native language.

** You have to take the myths with a grain of salt. Remember that most of this was written in the thirteen century, where most of northern Europe was being christianize, and most of the myths were originally oral. One version of the myths written by Saxo Germanicus made a century earlier tells of how Baldar fought this guy name Hrodr over her foster sister, and Hrodr had to use a magic sword named Mistiltienn in order to kill Baldr, since being a god was just simply MadeOfDiamonds. Personally I believed in this version since Baldr in Edda seems like Jesus with another name.