Thor Viking Shield Wall Plaque | Hand-Carved God of Thunder Ash Wood Norse Art Mythological Revivalism Jormungandr

Jormungandr

Catharsis — the Spanish audience experiences a profound emotional release through the corrida — a cleansing of conflicting emotions

on the day of the Last Judgment

and of the mercy that follows it

Thor Viking Shield Wall Plaque | Hand-Carved God of Thunder Ash Wood Norse Art Mythological Revivalism JormungandrIf Odin was the mind of the Norse pantheon, Thor was its heart and its fist. The son of the Allfather and the earth goddess Jr, Thor was the most beloved god of the common Norse people: the protector of mankind, the slayer of giants, the god who stood between the ordered world and the chaos that pressed against its edges. He was not subtle. He was not cunning. He was the thunder itself raw, elemental, and utterly reliable. When the storm rolled in