Every Mythical Inaccuracy in Marvel's Thor & Avengers

What should the next “Every Inaccuracy” video be?

I was completely and utterly shocked when he revealed that Thor does not join a team of super heroes in Norse mythology. Just like the elevators from Ancient Greece.

Comic history fact: See, Thor was supposed to be like Marvel’s Superman, so they gave him a red cape, but it clashed with his red hair, so they made him blond. And Sif was blonde too, so they changed the story where Loki cuts off her hair but can’t afford the new ones, so they get hair made from darkness which is supposedly prettier

I would like to note that if Mjolnir was mythologically acurate, Hulk would have been able to lift it, as Hulk would just get more and more angry failing to lift it.

The "If they be worthy" enchantment on Mjolnir was apparently thought up by Marvel because in these stories Thor is interacting with superheroes (as opposed to the kinds of heroes you find in the old sagas) - the suggestion that Mjolnir is too heavy for anyone but Thor to lift wouldn't have really gelled with a universe where superpowers are a thing.

What’s even more confusing is that he’s shown to shapeshift multiple times in the films but somehow never thought to use it here

I'm actually happy you acknowledged the realms not being different planets and actually being walking distance from each other in the Myth, cuz that is often something a lot of people get wrong.

Regarding that “giant impenetrable wall” that Asgard is supposed to have, they DO have an energy shield in the sequel.

Minor quibble: Thor did not need his belt to wield Mjolnir, since he was strong enough to outmatch any Jotun even without it, and as you point out, it was stolen several times... by people who did not have his belt. He did need his gloves, however, and it was definitely powerful enough to flatten mountains in the hands of Thor. Which is a thing that happened.

Fun Fact about the Jötnar, the Jötnar aren't really considered "Giants" in the oldest Norse Texts. They're actually just a race of deific god-like beings that are no different from the Æsir. Of course, some individuals like Sürtr, Útgarða-Loki, and especially Ymir are indeed massive, but gigantism is not a defining trait. So the Æsir (or Asgardians) are basically just Third Gen Jötnar.

One of the biggest inaccuracies in these movies is Odin’s character: Odin in Norse mythology is extremely cynical, selfish and manipulative. He’s a warmonger, he creates wars between humans to harvest them for his army. He is a wanderer: He seeks knowledge and magic from all corners of the realms, augmenting his power and wisdom for the end times. He is a trickster, even more so than Loki. He once tricked nine slaves to kill each other so he could steal their jobs. Mythological Odin is my all-time favourite character, and though I am a fan of Marvels character, I want people to differentiate between them.

I don't think Homecoming was suggesting that Stark made the belt, because it is still called "magical". I think he just has it in his tower for some weird reason.

As a guy who loves comics and read a little of Norse myth you can tell modern thor is very different. Classic marvel thor from the jack Kirby era was ironically closer to the source material because jack Kirby was a huge mythology nerd and wanted to craft his interpretation of his favorite myths.

A Norse god turning down alcohol had me questioning my existence at that point

I always had the impression the 'Nornheim' bit was a joke about Thor's head still reeling. After all he did just get hit by a car at bifrost speeds

When I was learning more about Norse mythology, I noticed one interesting thing about Ymir and Surtr. They are not only symbolise two different elements like ice and fire but also they symbolise deeper meaning.Ymir symbolise the beginning of all because the most of the universe was created from his corpse while Surtr symbolise the end, because he destroyed the universe.

I'm kind of shocked he didn't mention anything about Sleipnir in this movie because the horse does make an appearance in this movie when Odin saves Thor and his friends from the Frost Giants.

Doesn’t really have any bearing on this video but I think the implication was that Thor left Megingjörd on Earth with The Avengers, not that Iron Man made it. Happy describes it as a “magic belt” and he’s one of the closest friends of the third most tech-savvy people on Earth so I assume he meant it literally.

I know you mention the fact that Loki and Odin don’t have a father-son relationship, however there is no direct mention of Thor and Loki not being raised as brothers in this wonderful and hilarious video. Maybe it would’ve been cool to explain the dynamic Thor and Loki have in Norse mythology so that we get even more educative value. This is still great fun! Keep up the good work!

Honestly, interesting enough, while the destroyer doesn't exist in Norse mythology, Talos, a mechanical giant from Greek mythology has certain similarities: Both are large, metal, are designed for the purpose of guarding, and have an internal firery furnace