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UlIr is the son of Sif and an unknown father, supposed by Ingvisson and others to have been a
rime-thurse. He is the stepson of Thorr. He is also associated with Skadhi, of whom he is considered to be
the male counterpart. He is said to be fair of face and a great warrior. Ullr is the god of snowshoes, of the
shield, and of archery. He is called upon in duels and has knowledge of the runes. The tree holy to Ullr is
the yew. The attribution of UlIr to the Aesir is solely a matter of conjecture, as there is equal reason to
number him among the Vanir.
THORR
The god Thorr was, along with Freyr, the most generally worshipped of the Teutonic gods. In the great
temple at Uppsala, his statue was set in the highest place between and above those of Odhinn and Freyr.
Thorr was generally seen as a faithful warder and provider, a god who would keep faith with his
worshipers, as contrasted with Odhinn.
In myth, Thorr is usually shown as the common man writ large:
a tireless eater, drinker, and fighter (though none too bright). The Eddic lay Harbardzljodh gives an
interesting picture of the differences between Thorr and Odhinn. The two gods meet. Odhinn being
disguised as a ferryman, and they engage in a contest of boasting. Thorr's list of triumphs deals with his
slaying of giants and berserkers; Odhinn's with seduction, betrayaL and stirring up war. Odhinn then
insults Thorr, who can only reply with the threat of force, and refuses to ferry him over the river, forcing
him to walk around the long way. It is interesting to note that Thorr, who fights against the giants, is very
like them in strength, size, great appetite, and seemingly uncomplicated character. This is why he is so
effective as a warder, being able to beat them at their own game, as it were. Thorr is the foe of the
Midgardhr's Wyrm; this side of hisbeing is spoken of further in chapter 20.
Thorr is the warder of Midgardhr; he is also the warder and hallower of all things holy. The
hammer is swung over something to hallow it. It is put in the lap of the new bride both as a fertility
symbol and as a consecration; it is also used to hallow the funeral pyre. The uses of the hammer symbol
have already been described. A flash of lightning at the beginning of any undertaking was thought of as a
very good omen. In this side of his being, Thorr is sometimes called upon in runic inscriptions to hallow
the runes or that upon which they are carved. He is also called Veun-Hallower or Holy Warder-and
Vingthorr, "Thorr the Hallower."
Like Odhinn, Thorr seems to have usurped certain aspects of the Sky-Father's position. He is often
compared to Jupiter, as the benevolent sky-god who can also hurl thunder and lightning and who is the
greatest of gods. Thorr's aid was called upon in bringing ships safely out of storms. He is also the god of
the pillars which support the roof of a house or temple. His image was sometimes carved into these, and
some of the early settlers in Iceland called upon his aid in finding their steads by throwing their housepillars
overboard and building where the god sent them.
As the god ruling thunder, lightning, and rain, Thorr is something of a fertility god. The hammer is,
of course, a phallic symbol, and the success of a harvest is as dependent on the sky as it is on the earth.
He was thus invoked for prosperity and for a good harvest.
Thorr can always be seen to embody the powers of order, protection, and holiness. He, rather than
Odhinn, was the defender of Norse heathenism against Christianity; the battle of the faiths was the
struggle between Red Thorr and the White Christ. The most beloved of the Teutonic heroes were those
such as Beowulf who, like Thorr, fought only against the woe-working chaos embodied by the outdwellers.
If one should be unable to restrain a need to call upon Loki, or if that wight's presence should
seem to be making itself known in one's life, one should at once call upon Thor~ "whose strength keeps
Loki in line" (Ingvar Solve Ingvisson, conversation).
Thorr is always shown as large, burly, and red-bearded; flame flashes from his eyes. He walks or rides in
a chariot drawn by the two he-goats Tanngnjost (Tooth-gnasher) and Tanngrisnir (Tooth- gritter). It is
interesting that in parts of Germany, Santa Claus also rides in a chariot drawn by the two goats Donner
and Blitzen (Thunder and Lightning). Thorr can slay and eat his goats, and when he hallows their hides
and bones with his hammer Mjollnir they come to life again. This hammer, which always returns to his
hand after it has been thrown, is the lightning he wields. His name, Thorr, Thunar (AS) or Donar
(German), means "Thunderer." He wears a girdle of strength, and iron gloves, as Mjollnir's handle is a
little short. He is the son of Jordr (earth) and father of a daughter named Thrudhr (might), and two sons
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