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Encyclopedia > Bloodaxe (comics)

Bloodaxe is a fictional character, a supervillain who fought Marvel Comics' Thor. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... The Green Goblin, a supervillain and enemy of Spider-Man. ... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... Thor battles his evil step-brother, Loki. ...


Bloodaxe's identity was initially a mystery; it was eventually revealed to be Jackie Lucas. Bloodaxe was powered by the magic Asgardian axe once wielded by Skurge, the deceased Executioner; it compelled its owner to kill. Magic (also called magick to distinguish it from stage magic) is a supposed way of influencing the world through supernatural, mystical, or paranormal means. ... This article is about the realm of Norse Mythology. ... Ax music is a style of popular music which orginated in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. ...


Bloodaxe first fought Thor when the mortal human Eric Masterson was using the identity of Thor. When the real Thor returned, Masterson became Thunderstrike and again fought Bloodaxe several times. Thunderstrike defeated Bloodaxe, only to become possessed by the axe's murderous curse. Masterson died rather than kill innocents. The axe was later returned to Jackie Lucas, who again became Bloodaxe. Thunderstrike, aka Eric Masterson, is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ...


Eventually Thor, who used the Bloodaxe for a brief time in addition to Mjolinr, destroyed it with the Odinpower after he felt the curse beginning to work on him.


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Most people would probably assume this was normal behavior for a Viking, though in truth most seafaring Scandinavians during the early medieval period were as interested in trading and selling goods as they were with plunder and rapine.
Names like "Bloodaxe" and "Skullsplitter" were generally not the names people like Erik went by during their lives (Roesdahl 51).
Similarly, the Bloodaxe figure is clearly Lord Covenant, hero of the same comic.
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