Thor

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Thor is the god of thunder in Germanic and Norse paganism

Thor may also refer to:

Technology

• Thor (satellite) (previously known as Marcopolo), a satellite constellation owned by Telenor
• CST Thor, a series of personal computers designed by Cambridge Systems Technology
• THOR, a type of crash test dummy
• Thor/Summoner, a BattleMech from the fictional BattleTech Universe
• Thor (rocket family), a space launch vehicle derived from the PGM-17
• Bristol Thor, ramjet engine used on the Bristol Bloodhound missile

Music

• Jon Mikl Thor, a Canadian heavy metal singer and bodybuilder
• Thor Salden (born 1997), Belgian singer
• Thor (album), an album by the death metal band Hazael
• Thor (band), a Canadian heavy metal band

Other entertainment

• Thor (comics), various characters

• Thor (Marvel Comics), most notable character with this name

• Cameron Thor, film and TV actor
• Phecda Gamma Thor, a character from the anime, Saint Seiya
• Thor (Stargate), an extraterrestrial alien character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
• Thor - The Edda Chronicles, an animated feature scheduled for December 2010
• a playable character in the video game Gauntlet
• Thor (film)
• Thorim, an NPC and raid boss in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, is based on Thor

Other people

• Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson (born 1967), an Icelandic businessman and entrepreneur
• Brad Thor, author, international thrillers featuring character Scot Harvath
• K. Thor Jensen, cartoonist, writer, and occasional reality show contestant
• Thor Heyerdahl (1914 - 2002), Norwegian explorer
• Thor Hushovd (born 1978), a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer
• Thor Nis Christiansen (1957 - 1981), a serial killer in California, USA
• Thor Schenker, a movie actor and rock singer

Geography

• le Thor, a town in southern France
• Mount Thor, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
• Thor, Iowa, a small town in the United States
• Thor's Cave, in the English Peak District

War

• German auxiliary cruiser Thor, a German surface raider in the Second World War
• PGM-17 Thor, an American intermediate range ballistic missile
• HNoMS Thor, a Royal Norwegian Navy monitor built in 1871
• Project Thor, a theoretical orbital weapons system designed to launch a kinetic bombardment
• Thor (mortar), a German heavy mortar 600mm, used in World War II
• THOR/Multi Mission System (MMS), a British Army vehicle mounted Starstreak missile launcher

See also

• Thor Equities, a private equity corporation in New York City
• Thaw

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