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Q: Why was Thor the god so important to the vikings?
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Was thor a viking god?

The Vikings were Norse people, so yes Thor was a Viking god.


What was the purpose of thor?

Thor was a God, and as a god he IS, you dont question Gods, the vikings never did, so there is no purpose


Why was the Norse god Thor so popular?

When the vikings were around, Thor was popular because he was their god and very strong. But the reason why nowadays is because Thor was made into a marvel superhero and features in modern comics, films and film merchandise. Though Thor was greatly altered from the original Norse Thor.


What religon has Thor in it?

Thor is a Norse god. So it would be Norse Mythology.


What do Zeus and Thor have in common?

Thor is the lighting and thunder god, so is Zeus but that isn't the only reason. The other is they were related Olympians and Titans. Thor was an Olympian. Zeus was a Titan


What was the Norse lightning god?

well.....there is a thunder god, so i can safely assume that the thunder and lightning god are the same. he is THOR


Who is thor from viking times?

The Vikings believed in a religion, we call it Norse Mythology, were they had many Gods and creatures and Worlds and all sorts of other stuff. Thor was the Norse God of thunder, he had a hammer called Mjolnir (he needed special Gauntlets and a belt to wield this weapon) and with it he was so powerful apparently he could make mountains and stuff into valleys. He was the most famous and well-known God and was a son of Odin.


Did thor come from real mythology?

thor came from the norse mythology which is from the Vikings. as to whether it's real or not, we can only guess because mythology is a belief of a group of people that tries to explain the things they were not familiar with and these beliefs have yet to be proven so the "realness" or authenticity of it remains to be seen


Why were the vikings boats called long boats?

The longboat was so important to Vikings because it traveled them across the sea and took them wherever they needed to be at that time.


Why is vinland so important?

It verified that the Vikings were the first Europeans to discover America.


Who is the vikings god?

A person or thing that lives in asgardAnswer:The Vikings were polytheistic They had a pantheon of gods each with their own area of control, interest or purpose. originally there were two groups of gods, the Æsir and the Vanir. After a war thee two groups united. Vikings also acknowledged an opposing force of giants who were at war with the gods and many mystic creatures like Fenrir the wolf, the Midgard Serpent, trolls, elves ad so on. The Vikings gods are familiar to us today: Thor, Odin, Freya gave their names to days of the week


Why were old stories and songs important to the Vikings?

Vikings didn't write a lot down, so the ballads and epiics they told were their form of a history book