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13	Next to references to Creator/WilliamShakespeare, (if not surpassing it) are the {{Shout Out}}s to Myth/NorseMythology as a whole. Maybe because everything sounds badass, [[RuleOfCool cool]] or just awesome by naming someone/something after a Norse deity such as Thor, Odin or Loki.
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15	Keep in mind that if several people or things in the same work are all named in reference to Norse Mythology, it's ThemeNaming, not a whole lot of shout-outs.
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17	See also ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming.
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19	There's a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_mythology_in_popular_culture huge list]] in [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} That Other Wiki]].
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26	* In ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'', after losing the [[TheBerserker Berserker]] [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Heracles]] card to Illya, Beatrice replaces it with a new Berserker class card based on Thor, granting her access to all of his abilities, as well as use of Mjölnir. [[spoiler:Or, at least, that's what the heroes are led to believe. It's eventually revealed that the Berserker card is ''[[MistakenIdentity not]]'' Thor, but rather his son, Magni, who not only has all of the abilities of Thor, [[SuperiorSuccessor but is also able to lift Mjölnir without a need for the belt Megingjörð and the gauntlet Járngreipr, as well as lacking Thor weakness to poison]]]].
27	* As its title would imply, ''Manga/RecordOfRagnarok'' has a heavy focus on Norse myth. The story follows the {{Valkyrie\|s}} Brunhilde, alongside her fellow Valkyries, in her mission to save humanity from extinction at the hands of the gods through the creation of Ragnarok, a tournament in which 13 human warriors battle 13 gods, with the human's victory meaning their continued existence. Among the gods fighting in the tournament, Thor acts as the first to participate, being portrayed as a [[BloodKnight battle-loving]] man whose [[VictoryIsBoring lack of real challenge has caused him to feel unfulfilled]]. Thor's opponent is the Chinese general UsefulNotes/LuBu, [[spoiler:with the battle ending in Thor's victory, giving the gods their first win in the tournament]]. Among other Norse gods, Odin and Loki are also set to participate in the tournament.
28	* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' has "Ragna Blade" spell. Appropriately enough, it invokes the power of the creator deity living in primal Chaos and as such can harm or kill anything in the world, including Gods and Dark Lords providing "lesser" spells of WhiteMagic and BlackMagic. The [[http://kanzaka.wikia.com/wiki/Ragna_Blade#Incantation incantation itself]] fits well too.
29	* ''Anime/DotHackLiminality'' mentions the ''[[Theatre/DerRingDesNibelungen The Ring of the Nibelung]]'' from Wagner's opera as the source of the power of the World.
30	* The Galactic Empire in ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes'' uses plenty of Norse Mythology, from given names to the names of starships and planets. Their capital planet is named after Odin, and characters repeatedly talk about heading to Valhalla after they die in battle.
31	* Elbaf, the island of giants in ''Manga/OnePiece'', has so far been implied to have predominant Norse trappings; there's a gigantic tree in the center of the island, and its ruler is named Loki (Loki being a giant is accurate to the myths, but he's ''probably'' not meant to be ''that'' Loki, given that the Blackbeard in this world is not Edward Teach).
32	* The Ring of the Neibelung plays a prominent role in ''Manga/CaptainHarlock''.
33	* The Goddesses of ''Anime/AhMyGoddess'', Belldandy, Urd, and Skuld, were based on the Norns, with Belldandy being a corruption of Verthandi.
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37	* [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] himself is a prominent superhero in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, and is usually a member of ComicBook/TheAvengers.
38	* Putting aside that ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'' has probably met creatures from Norse mythology somewhere along the line, in ''The Storm and Fury'' he gets mistaken for both Thor (on account of his hammer-like fist) and Odin (as he's [[spoiler:recently given Baba Yaga his eye]]).
39	** For a follow up, he battles a dragon on a field called Vigrid, where Ragnarok is prophesied to take place. Ragnarok is also the name of the project that brought him into our reality.
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43	* ''Fanfic/TheBorderworld'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfiction series that takes heavy cues from Norse mythology compared to the show's Greek analogues. The draconequui that exists in this series particularly seem to be very Norse based, as they are the ones who gave many of the Nine Realms (where the Borderworld takes place in) their Norse names.
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47	* ''Literature/AesirCrossWars'' is an AffectionateParody of it.
48	* Janine in ''Literature/{{Dinoverse}}'' [[TheNicknamer names]] a Quetzalcoatlus that she thinks of as a "tricky sucker" Loki.
49	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
50	** There's a trickster god called Hoki, who was banished from Dunmanifestin for "pulling the old exploding mistletoe trick". The gods wage war against the Ice Giants, and the final battle between them is the Teatime of the Gods.
51	** The blind 113-year-old (actually 111, but that's so ''juvenile''...) Miss Eumenides Treason and her ravens parallel Odin and ''his'' ravens Hugin and Munin: both pairs of aves are used by their respective owners for vision (For Odin it involves Hugin and Munin covering the entire world and Midgard during their flight, then reporting what they see to him. For Miss Treason it's more straightforward), and one raven rests on either shoulder of both characters.
52	* In ''Anime/FatePrototype: Fragments of Sky Silver'', Brynhildr is summoned as the Holy Grail War's Lancer class Servant. This version of the character portrays her as a {{yandere}} whose signature weapon, her [[{{BFS}} gigantic spear]], is able to do more damage based on [[ThePowerOfLove how much she loves the opponent]], with her having particular affection for anyone who possesses traits that remind her of Sigurd.
53	* Literature/TolkiensLegendarium
54	** Gandalf's habit of traveling in a grey cloak and staff, disguised as an ordinary old man, to test certain people's hospitality, is a direct reference to Odin, who did this kind of thing exactly in Norse sagas.
55	** Many of the dwarves in ''Literature/TheHobbit'' have Norse-derived names, although they're named for Dwarves, not for gods. Gandalf is also the name of a Dwarf in Norse Mythology, though this name is given to the wizard in the original draft Gandalf was the name given to Thorin.
56	* In Creator/JohnMyersMyers' ''Literature/{{Silverlock}}'', the tramp freighter Shandon is traveling on at the very beginning is mentioned in passing to have been named the "Naglfar". When it sinks, his adventure begins, and it's the first of dozens, if not hundreds of references to literature and mythology scattered through the book.
57	* The redheaded giant Alanna befriends in ''[[Literature/SongOfTheLioness In the Hand of the Goddess]]'' is named Big Thor.
58	* A character all but stated outright to be Odin appears in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
59	** Donar Vadderung[[note]] which translates to Thor Father-King [[/note]] runs a mercenary company called Monoc Securities (which name itself referencing Odin) whose employees are hinted to be Valkyries; his office building has portals to strange realms on each floor, referencing Yggdrasil, and he has two raven-haired secretaries named Huginn and Muninn (Harry calls them "[[{{Pun}} birdbrains]]"). Oh, and he has an eyepatch, and is a powerful magic user.
60	** [[spoiler:Kris Kringle- i.e., ''Santa Claus himself'']] in ''Cold Days'' gives Harry a lecture about BecomingTheMask before winking at him hard enough that one of his eyes seems to disappear. [[spoiler:In future books he makes absolutely no bones about the fact that he is the same guy as Donar.]]
61	* ''Literature/AmericanGods'' has Mr. Wednesday, an American transplant of Odin, [[spoiler:as well as Loki, while the main character, "Shadow", is heavily implied to be Baldr]].
62	* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': As a way that OurOrcsAreDifferent, they have a WarriorHeaven called "Gronyard", based on this mythology's Valhalla.
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66	* During the Sylvester [=McCoy=] era of ''Series/DoctorWho'', the Doctor battled the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E4TheGreatestShowInTheGalaxy Gods of Ragnarok]] and the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E3TheCurseOfFenric Wolves of Fenric]].
67	* ''Series/Ragnarok2020'', a Danish Norwegian-language series about a teenager who receives the powers of Thor, draws heavily from Norse Mythology.
68	* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", Cristóbal Rios directly compares the Romulan myth Ganmadan ("the Day of Annihilation") to Ragnarök.
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72	* Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} had [[ArtifactOfDoom the Eye of Tyr]], a Norse Mythological artifact that could be used to control minds. The catch is that after using it you have to give it away. Wrestling/UltraMantisBlack thought he could outsmart the curse. He couldn't. It led to the debut of Wrestling/DieBruderschaftDesKreuzes, which included Wrestling/{{Tursas}}, a 6'8, 376 lbs. WrestlingMonster with a Finnish [[HornyVikings Viking]] gimmick. One of the BDK's {{Finishing Move}}s, performed by Tursas, Ares and Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli, was called Ragnarök.
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76	* The Literature/{{Space Wol\|f}}ves of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' are Vikings InSpace on giant wolves, so naturally they get a lot of this.
77	** Their recruits are chosen among the critically-wounded in the perpetual tribal warfare of their homeworld Fenris. The natives believe that these lucky few are taken by the Sky Warriors into the halls of their gods in the sky, where they will fight forevermore. This being 40K, [[ForeverWar they do just that]], and could not be happier.
78	** One special character is Lukas the Trickster, an obvious Loki analog (except this Lukas is a jovial prankster, albeit one who has a statis bomb in his body that will force his killer to stare into his laughing face for all eternity).
79	** The Rune-priests and Wolf-priests can take psyber-ravens called Choosers of the Slain to help them find potential recruits.
80	** The Valkyrie is a troop transport commonly used by the Guard (though instead of ferrying the recently-alive from the battlefield, they bring the [[RedshirtArmy soon-to-be dead]] onto it).
81	* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'':
82	** The Old World upon destruction gets rebuilt into nine Mortal Realms, which map pretty well to those in Yggdrasil's neighborhood. Azyr = Asgard [[note]] Ruled by a god who wields a hammer and collects the souls of warriors to form into powerful immortal soldiers [[/note]], Ghyran = Vanaheim, Hysh = Alfheim, Ulgu = Svartalfheim, Aqshy = Muspelheim, Shyish = Helheim, Ghur = Jotunheim, Chamon = Nidavellir. The odd one out is Midgard, which ''might'' correlate with the Realm of Chaos (remnants of the Old World).
83	** Some of the survivors of End Times who achieved godhood are good stand-ins for Norse gods; Sigmar is a cross between Thor and Odin, Alarielle is Freya, etc.
84	* In ''Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG'', there is a Dino Attack agent named Loki. Although more directly named after the mech from ''VideoGame/MechAssault'', there is also a Mutant T-Rex with the name Ragnorok, a name that fits the Dino Attack rather well.
85	* ''TabletopGame/{{Heroscape}}'' features generals called "Kyrie" who build armies made from all the greatest warriors of every time period, a clear nod to Valkyries and Valhalla.
86	* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' has at least three archetypes, Nordic, Aesir, and Generaider, which is based on this mythology.
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90	* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': C's OneWingedAngel form is his own malice being expelled from his body, transforming into a DraconicAbomination that takes the form of Nidhogg.
91	* One of the enemies that can be found in ''VideoGame/TheBattleCats'' is named Angelic Sleipnir. Also, the Evolved Form of Viking Cat is Thor Cat.
92	* A couple in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', despite drawing its mythos chiefly from Christianity (or at least Dante's version of it); the secret missions are called "Alfheim" and "Muspelheim" (some of the Nine Realms), and the main setting is a town called Vigrid (the name of the place Ragnarok is supposed to go down), the last Lumen Sage is named Balder, and ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' introduces [[spoiler:Loki and Loptr, who are revealed to be the two halves of Aesir.]]
93	* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'':
94	** Ragna the Bloodedge. There's a very good reason why his name derives from Ragnarok, the death and rebirth of the world.
95	** Noel Vermillion from the same game has a [[GatlingGood Minigun]] named Fenrir and a rocket launcher named Thor.
96	* ''VideoGame/{{Brawlhalla}}'' takes place in Valhalla.
97	* ''Franchise/FateSeries'':
98	** In ''[[VideoGame/FateExtra Fate/EXTRA CCC]]'', Brynhildr is one of the three beings the [[CompositeCharacter Alter Ego]] Passionlip is made from, alongside [[Myth/HinduMythology Parvati and Durga]]. This gives her access to Brynhildr's Noble Phantasm, "Brynhildr Romantia: Until Death Divide the Two Apart", an attack based on the spear Brynhildr used to kill Sigurd, which does more damage to an opponent based on the affection Passionlip has for the target.
99	** ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' includes Brynhildr from ''Anime/FatePrototype: Fragments of Sky Silver'' as a summonable Lancer class Servant, as well as as a [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuit-clad]] [[TheBerserker Berserker]] class Servant as part of the game's 5th summer event. On top of this, the game features a Norse myth inspired story chapter as the second chapter of the ''Cosmos of the Lostbelt'' storyline, titled "The Eternal Icy Fire Century, Götterdämmerung -- The Good Fellow of Everlasting Flame". The chapter's [[AlternateUniverse Lostbelt]] is based around a what-if scenario in which Odin, in a last-ditch effort to stop a Ragnarok that went ''horribly'' OffTheRails when Surtr decided to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum burn everything on Earth before dying]] rather than "just" wiping out the Norse pantheon, sacrificed himself to seal away an empowered Surtr, leading to a world predominately run by Jötunn, with Skadi and the {{Valkyries}} as the only divine beings left to protect humanity. On top of this storyline, the game would introduce several new characters from Norse myth as summonable Servants.
100	*** Sigurd is introduced as a summonable [[MasterSwordsman Saber]] class Servant. While ''Fate'' had previously introduced another character by the name of Siegfried, that character is more in line with the character's portrayal in [[Literature/{{Nibelungenlied}} Germanic folklore]], with the introduction of Sigurd [[DecompositeCharacter establishing the two as different people]]. While the Götterdämmerung Lostbelt initially presents Sigurd as an arrogant and [[BloodKnight battle-hungry]] man with seemingly no memory of Brynhildr, [[spoiler:it's eventually revealed that this is actually because [[DemonicPossession he's possessed by Surtr's spirit]], who's scheming to break his body free and finish the job. Once he regains control of his body]], Sigurd is shown to actually be a [[NiceGuy genuinely nice]] KnightInShiningArmor who's very much in love with Brynhildr.
101	*** Unlike Brynhildr, the oldest of the {{Valkyries}}, the rest of the group are summonable as a [[TheDividual singular]] Lancer class Servant, though only three of them are actually ever seen and useable: Ortlinde, Hildr, and Thrúd. Alongside Brynhildr, the three are a part of a singular HiveMind that allows them to share information. The game also features a [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuit-clad]] [[ProfessionalKiller Assassin]] class version of the characters as part of the game's 7th summer event, with this version also introducing three more of the Valkyries: Rindr, Örlún, and Geirskögul.
102	*** Scáthach-Skadi, a fusion of the [[Myth/CelticMythology Celtic warrior-queen Scáthach]] and the Norse goddess Skadi, is summonable as a [[TheArchmage Caster]] class Servant, specializing in using the [[InstantRunes Primordial Runes]]. While her body takes the form of Scáthach, her mind is that of Skadi's, leading to some confusion among other Servants more familiar with former. Initially introduced as the main antagonist of the Götterdämmerung Lostbelt, she quickly shows herself to [[AllLovingHero genuinely love all living things]], and sees her action in the Lostbelt as [[IDidWhatIHadToDo the necessary actions to save as much life as possible]]. The game also features a [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuit-clad]] [[{{Cincinnatus}} Ruler]] class version of the character as part of the game's 7th summer event.
103	*** While the [[CompositeCharacter Alter Ego]] class Pseudo-Servant Sitonai possesses the body of Illya von Einzbern, and is predominately controlled by Sitonai, a [[TheDragonslayer dragonslayer]] from Ainu myth, she's also been combined with the Norse goddess Freyja, as well as the witch-queen Louhi from Finnish myth. Through Freyja's influence, Sitonai's wolf companion has been transformed into a [[BearsAreBadNews polar bear]].
104	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' uses the Norse Mythology motif for all the OriginalGeneration characters, weapons and locations.
105	* Two of the heroes in ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'' are Thor the Warrior and Thyra the Valkyrie.
106	* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4'' is set in the world of Norse Mythology. After Kratos' wife dies he travels the Nine Realms with his son to fulfill his wife's last wish: to have her ashes spread at the highest peak of the Nine Realms. On their journey they encounter many of the gods and monsters of Norse Mythology.
107	* ''VideoGame/HellbladeSenuasSacrifice'' is based on both Celtic and Norse Mythology.
108	* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'': [[TheSociopath Prince Hans]] of ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' becomes a [[SavageWolf wolf-like]] [[EvilMakesYouMonstrous Elite Heartless]] that's based on and named after Sköll, the wolf chasing the sun to devour it. As Sköll, [[DarkIsEvil Hans]] becomes an OmnicidalManiac who intends to [[KillTheLights devour all light in the universe]], and traps the player party in a lightless void with the intent of killing them. Fittingly, "Sköll" translates to "traitor", which suits Hans as he betrays Anna when she needed a TrueLovesKiss in the film, and by attempting to steal Arendelle's throne, he's betrayed the Southern Isles, too.
109	* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' and ''VideoGame/AlanWake'' both have elements, the first having a psychotic BigBad who is obsessed with mythology, and the second features a heavy metal band composed by two wacky old men, which also revolves around Norse mythology. Sam Lake sure loves vikings.
110	* Xerneas, Yveltal and Zygarde - the Aura Trio from ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', all take heavy inspiration from the Norse mythos. Xerneas is inspired by Eikthyrnir, a stag that resides in Valhalla whose horns were originally branches of the World Tree. Yveltal is partly inspired by Hresvelgr, the giant eagle that guards the end of the world. Finally, Zygarde takes inspiration from Loki's brood: its 10% Forme is inspired by Fenrir, and the green appendage on its neck is similar to the Gleipnir, the leash that binds him; its 50% Forme is inspired equally by Jormungandr and Nidhoggr; finally, its Complete Forme is inspired by Hel.
111	* Two of the attacks in ''VideoGame/PhantomDust'' are called Thor's Hammer and Gungnir. Bonus points for Gungnir being one of the most accurate attacks in the game, as never missing was an attribute of its namesake.
112	* ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'' is takes place in a world named Rune-Midgard, and uses the Norse Mythology motif for most of its characters, some of its weapons and locations.
113	* ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'': While there are the obvious ones (units named Valkyrie, Thor, and Odin), [[VideoGame/StarCraftIIHeartOfTheSwarm Heart of the Swarm]] has a more subtle one: You find the Odin again, but this time it's piloted by a Dominion pilot. [[http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/File:Odin_SC2-HoTS_Head1.jpg A white-haired, one-eyed pilot with a braided beard.]]
114	* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGaiden'' brings us Tytti Noorbuck, who's Finnish, and ride the mecha called Goddess/Gaddeath, shaped like a Valkyrie, has a trident called 'Gungnir', has two wolf familiars named Freki and Geri (Odin's two hounds), and her attack names include things like 'Jotunheim', 'Bifrost Fall', 'Jormungandr Ouroboros' and 'Fenrir Crush'.
115	* ''VideoGame/TombRaiderUnderworld'': While still treated with some liberties to fit into the pre-existing lore, it's surprisingly well researched, all things considered. [[spoiler:Lara basically plays Thor's role in his fight against Jörmungandr, even if the myth is treated as a mere metaphor]].
116	* ''VideoGame/TooHuman'' is explicitly a sci-fi {{Cyberpunk}} update of Norse myth, with genetically-engineered super soldiers as the gods and a robot uprising taking the place of frost giants.
117	* In ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', the two vampire sisters each have a spellcard named after the weapon of a Norse god. Remilia has Odin's Gungnir while Flandre wields Lævateinn. It's unclear whether or not they're actually wielding them as weapons though, or just fanciful names given to magical energy attacks.
118	* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'':
119	** ''Warcraft III'': Two dwarf Mountain Kings are named Munin and Huginn Ironcliff, after Odin's ravens.
120	** ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'''s expansion ''Wrath of the Lich King'' takes this up to eleven by introducing a whole host of titanforged characters named after Norse gods. Later, ''Legion'' introduces even more.
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124	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' has some of the objects named after terms from mythology, such as Sleipnir for a vehicle.
125	* ''Webcomic/SparklingGenerationValkyrieYuuki'' is based largely on Norse Mythology, so naturally has plenty of references, some more obscure than others.
126	* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'' the premise of the story involves TheMagicComesBack happening after a ZombieApocalypse in the Nordics. The means by which Icelandic/Norwegian magic works takes quite a few cues from the region's mythology.
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130	* ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'': The episode "For Whom The Jungle Bell Tolls" reveals that Santa Claus is actually Woden, the Norse God of Judgment.
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