Many times in the poems, there were verses symbolizing either his strength or his powers. “The challenge of Thor” is a poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Longfellow was an American poet who was known for doing many great things. One of the things he did was translate Dante Alighieri's “Divine Comedy” to english. He also was the writer of “Paul Revere's Ride” and ‘The song of Hiawatha”. In “The challenge of Thor”, Longfellow uses a strong and Powerful tone. It is a free verse poem.
“I am the God Thor,
I am the Wargod,
I am the Thunderer!
Here in my Northland,
My fastness and fortress,
Reign I forever!
Here amid icebergs
Rule I the nations;
This is my hammer,
Mjolnir the mighty;
Giants and sorcerers
Cannot withstand it!
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That is a symbol of Thor’s strength, because he wouldn’t be as forceful or as powerful without it. Also in lines 19-21 Henry is able to create visual imagery because it is describing the way the lightning looks as it strikes through the sky.
Another use of Thor in Lit was in songs. The song of the Red War-Boat includes Thor. The song is by Rudyard Kipling who is a famous English journalist, poet, and novelist. He has written the poem “the white man's burden” which is a poem about the Philippine-American war. Kipling mostly wrote about major historical events that occurred. In his song, he makes a reference to Thor, his amazing powers with his hammer in the sky. He also refers to Odin, Thors father. The song is the convert to christianity and the bonds between the “masters’ and their “bondsmen”.
The band “Therion” also refereed Thor in their song “THOR”. The song was featured in their album “Crowning of Atlantis”, their eighth album. The song makes references to his title as the god of the sky and his hammer. They talk about his bravery and how he is the saviour. In the song they also made references to Odin, how Thor calls to him, raising his hammer, looking for a
“I am the God Thor,
I am the Wargod,
I am the Thunderer!
Here in my Northland,
My fastness and fortress,
Reign I forever!
Here amid icebergs
Rule I the nations;
This is my hammer,
Mjolnir the mighty;
Giants and sorcerers
Cannot withstand it!
These …show more content…
That is a symbol of Thor’s strength, because he wouldn’t be as forceful or as powerful without it. Also in lines 19-21 Henry is able to create visual imagery because it is describing the way the lightning looks as it strikes through the sky.
Another use of Thor in Lit was in songs. The song of the Red War-Boat includes Thor. The song is by Rudyard Kipling who is a famous English journalist, poet, and novelist. He has written the poem “the white man's burden” which is a poem about the Philippine-American war. Kipling mostly wrote about major historical events that occurred. In his song, he makes a reference to Thor, his amazing powers with his hammer in the sky. He also refers to Odin, Thors father. The song is the convert to christianity and the bonds between the “masters’ and their “bondsmen”.
The band “Therion” also refereed Thor in their song “THOR”. The song was featured in their album “Crowning of Atlantis”, their eighth album. The song makes references to his title as the god of the sky and his hammer. They talk about his bravery and how he is the saviour. In the song they also made references to Odin, how Thor calls to him, raising his hammer, looking for a