The real Thor from Norse Mythology was not blonde. The real Thor was not rocking abs, nor would he win any beauty contest. The real Thor was quick to anger, and just as quick to smash everything to pieces with his hammer. In fact... the real Thor was more like Marvel’s Hulk than Marvel’s Thor in many ways: An angry, massive man that just wanted to fight and drink, and preferred not to think. Actually, God of War Ragnarok had a fairly accurate depiction of Thor, particularly in his appearance.

Mythology Thor being so different from the MCU Thor does not make Norse Mythology's God of Thunder any less interesting... if anything, it makes for more exciting stories. Of course, Loki features heavily in any Thor story, but... Loki also plays a vastly different role in Norse Mythology than Marvel might have you think, so... let's get my deep dive into Norse Mythology started with:

Episode 1 Of Keeping Up With The Norse Gods — The Thick Genocidal Redhead: Thor

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Notes
Mythology is a tough puzzle to piece together, because these stories are thousands of years old. This is true for any mythology, including the Norse one. With every tale, there are many different versions that were told in various regions over time. For the sake of this video — and all my videos — I try to streamline these as much as possible and leave out some details that make the videos…more fun.Many historians make this stuff so boring because they get caught up in details that are much less relevant than the bigger picture. I'm not gonna do that.
So... is this accurate and well researched? Absolutely, 100%. Is this the only interpretation or way of recounting Thor and his tales? No, but subjectively speaking… it’s the way I liked it the most.

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Sources:
A lot of people ask me about my sources, and… to be honest, they are a mixed bag. One major source is my lifelong interest in storytelling and mythology. Another is the beautiful endless library that is the internet, and, third, I read the occasional book from time to time, which I’m happy to recommend to you, but also… I’m planning to write my own book on mythology, so, in due time it will be…:
Source? Me. Yay.