Thor was the god of thunder and lightning. Perhaps the mightiest of the gods, with his mighty war hammer Mjollnir, he crafted lightning bolts. The wheels of his chariot created thunder, drawn by two goats, Tanngniost (gap tooth) and Tanngrisnir (tooth grinder). He was the son of Odin and the giantess Jord.

Thor was married to Sif, a rather unknown character who most probably was a fertility goddess. He had two sons Magni and Modi, and a daughter, Thrud. A large bearded man, his strength was perhaps only rivaled by his son, Magni. He was notorious for his huge appetite, known to have eaten his goats, and brought the bones back to life by his hammer.

His major enemies were the giants who lived in Jotunheim, and the world serpent. With them came many tales like the tale of Thor fighting illusions, his fight with the giant Hrungnir, his brief confrontation with the world serpent and the theft of Mjollnir.

Thor had many magical devices, most famous of which was his magical war hammer Mjollnir, made by the dwarves, Brokk and Eiti. The hammer, when thrown, produced lightning after which it would magically return to his hands, because of his magical iron gloves, given to him by the giantess Grid. Thor also wore Meningjarpar, the girdle of might, which doubled his already huge strength. It too was given to him by Grid, alongside an unbreakable staff.

Thor was more popular even that Odin himself, chiefly due to the fact that he was potrayed as the protector of both gods and humans against the forces of evil, and he did not require human sacrifice unlike many other gods. He was also portrayed as a homely figure having no horse and instead travelled by foot.

The god, Thor, eventually would be killed at Ragnarok, when he was overcome by the poison of the world serpent he had slain.