Kon-tiki
Some of the earliest sailing ships were merely rafts, as proven by Thor Heyerdahl with the "Kon Tiki" in 1947.
Pallia
Thor 2 will be called thor; the dark world you dummy
Thor was the Norse god of thunder. He is sometimes called 'the Thunderer'.
In Swedish Thor is Tor and and our Thursday is named after him, Torsdag.
The name of Thor's Hammer was Mjölnir. It was also just called Thor's Hammer. It always hit its target and always came back. This was symbolic to lightning, giving Thor his title of "God of Thunder." It looked like an anchor.
Asgard.
Thor's weapon is called Mjölnir. It is a powerful hammer that, according to Norse mythology, was forged by dwarven brothers and is capable of returning to Thor when thrown. Mjölnir symbolizes Thor's role as a protector of gods and humanity, and it is often associated with lightning and thunder.
Yes, they do and live groups called rafts.
Thor: The Dark World will be released in 2013.
Thor Heyerdahl's expedition, specifically the Kon-Tiki expedition, aimed to prove that pre-Columbian South Americans could have colonized Polynesia using only wooden rafts. The success of the expedition demonstrated that such a journey was technically possible, supporting Heyerdahl's theory of ancient transoceanic migration routes.
Yes. He is a god from Norse Mythology.