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Thor's wife is the very blonde and beautiful [[Sif]], the goddess of grain. This pairing is significant, as it was once thought that [[lightning]] fertilized the fields.
 
Thor's wife is the very blonde and beautiful [[Sif]], the goddess of grain. This pairing is significant, as it was once thought that [[lightning]] fertilized the fields.
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In English, the word "[[Thursday]]" was originally "Thor's Day". In German, Thor is called Donner, which literally means "Thunder".
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In English, the word "[[Thursday]]" was originally "Thor's Day". In [[German language|German]], Thor is also called '''Donar''', which relates to the German ''Donner'' ("thunder").
    
During the [[heathen]] Viking era, Thor was an enormously popular god in Northern Europe. Many people of the time wore hammer amulets, much as modern [[Christians]] wear crosses today.
 
During the [[heathen]] Viking era, Thor was an enormously popular god in Northern Europe. Many people of the time wore hammer amulets, much as modern [[Christians]] wear crosses today.
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=== Loki ===
 
=== Loki ===
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