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Encyclopedia > Thor (disambiguation)

Thor may refer to:


People

Thor carries his hammer and wears his belt of strength (MS SÁM 66, 18th century). ... Thor Hushovd (born January 18, 1978 in Grimstad, Norway) is a professional road bicycle racer since 2000. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a Marvel Comics superhero, based on the thunder god of Norse mythology. ... Thor is a fictional character in the Comico comic book series Elementals. ... Comico - The Comic Company was an American comic book company, headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania. ... Elementals was a dark superhero comic book first published in 1984 and created by Bill Willingham, for which he was both writer and artist. ... Thor is a recurring character in the Stargate SG-1 science fiction TV series. ... A strip by Johhny Hart. ... B.C. logo in a 2005 comic strip. ... Jon Mikl Thor (born in Vancouver, Canada), is a Canadian bodybuilder and heavy metal musician. ... Thor Heyerdahl Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914 in Larvik, Norway–April 18, 2002 in Colla Micheri, Italy) was a Norwegian marine biologist with a great interest in anthropology, who became famous for his Kon-Tiki Expedition in which he sailed by raft 4,300 miles from South America to the...

Places

  • Mount Thor, a peak in the Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
  • Thor Brewery, a brewery in Randers, Denmark
  • Thor's Cave, a cavern in the Manifold Valley, in the English Peak District

Image:MtThor. ... Thors Cave from the Manifold Way Thors Cave (also known as Thors House Cavern and Thyrsiss Cave) is a natural cavern in the Manifold Valley of the White Peak in Staffordshire, England. ...

Things

  • Thor (rocket), an American intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM)
  • Thor (mortar), a German heavy mortar 610mm, used in World War II
  • German Raider Thor, a German surface raider in World War II
  • Thor (chess), a chess engine
  • THOR, a type of Crash test dummy
  • Thor (BattleMech), a BattleMech from the BattleTech Universe
  • CST Thor, a series of Sinclair QL-compatible personal computers designed by Cambridge Systems Technology
  • Thor, a spotlight made by Cyclops
  • Thor is a tradename of a make of jackhammer.
  • Thor (singer), a singer from Davao City, Philippines to rising a stardom.
  • Distinguish from thaw.

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Thor blog | kerblogger.com (117 words)
Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) is the red-haired and bearded god of thunder and war in...
Thor was usually portrayed as a large, powerful man with a red beard and eyes of...
7/5/03 Added a few videos, Thor's Hammer, Mini Gem, and E2.
Thor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1815 words)
Thor travelled in a chariot drawn by goats (Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, Modern Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstur) and with his servant and messenger Thjálfi or Thjelvar and his sister Röskva.
According to Alvíssmál, Thor's daughter, Thrud, was promised to Alvis, a dwarf.
Thor was challenged to a drinking contest, where instead of mead, Thor drank sea water, and could not empty a horn.
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