THOR Bust Statue Norse Head God of Thunder and Lightning Pagan Wiccan Celtic GODFully capturing this fierce aspect of, this cold cast resin bust presents the head and shoulders of Thor, with a single arm rising up to cross his chest, its hand gripping the fabled hammer Mjolnir. - In Norse mythology, Thor(from Old Norse Þórr) is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning,storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing,healing and fertility. The cognate deity in wider Germanic mythology and paganismwas known in Old English as Þunor and in Old High German as Donar(runic þonar ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ), stemming from a Common Germanic *Þunraz(meaning "thunder").Thor is a prominently mentionedgod throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Romanoccupation of regions of Germania, to the tribal expansions of the MigrationPeriod, to his high popularity during the Viking Age, when, in the face of theprocess of the Christianization of Scandinavia, emblems of his hammer, Mjölnir,were worn in defiance and Norse pagan personal names containing the name of thegod bear witness to his popularity. Into the modern period, Thor continued tobe acknowledged in rural folklore throughout Germanic regions. Thor isfrequently referred to in place names, the day of the week Thursday("Thor's day"; Old English Thunresdaeg, Thunor's day); German"Donnerstag" (Donar's day), bears his name, and names stemming fromthe pagan period containing his own continue to be used todayFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia14 day return policy On May-02-14 at 17:37:30 PDT, seller added the following information:Every buyer gets a MyStoreRewards invitation for cash back
