#honir

Höner/Hönir/Hœnir/Honir or how ever you spell it, is a mysterius god indeed.

Asir god of the kults rites and festive times, god of birds and most of them the stork. Hes Life giver and he who walks on the muddy lands between.

Hes rather passive and full of a mysterius nature. Hes described as tall, with long legs. Fitting sense hes also called "the fast asir". All tho hes said to be also build rather big but still handsome. All tho by some called the most timid and easy scared of the gods. Rarely chosing the sword. Maybe thats for his favor sense he is fated to survive Ragnarök.

Hes name may be related to the the old german hehōniaz and the old Greek cognate κύκνος 'swan' and Sanskrit शकुन (śakuna) 'bird of omen', this support that Hœnir was connected with the stork. This is strengthen with his epithets "langifótr" (Long-legs) and "aurkonungr" (mud-king).

Hönir, One of the first, one of the old gods. He who some say walked the beach ones and gave reason, energi and viability to humans.

Hes a wanderer who went on manny adventures with Odin and Loki in the early days of the world, before asgards great walls was built.

In Loka Táttur, Odin him and Loki try to save a young lad from a giant, Odin turn the boy in to a grain but fails, then Hönir summons great swans and turn the boy in to a feather on the swans head, but failes to hide him, leaving it to Loki to save him, but thats a story for a nother time.

After the asir and vanir war, he and Mimir was seent to Vanaheim as a prisoner of war, ambassador and king. All tho when the Vanir noticed hes wisdom was laking and indecisive when ever Mimir was not with him they killed Mimir and cut of his head, that Odin later brought back to life. What happend to Hönir after that is unknown, perhaps he stayed in Vanaheim, or returned to Asagard or perhaps he went back to wondering the muddy beaches again.

The current tally for the Odins Children (the active ones at least).

The Immortal Thor chapter 11, out next week.

Angela is a welcome sight, and it is nice to see Laussa again.

Honir from Jack Kirby's GODS portfolio (1972).

Kirby's story of Asgard being destroyed in Ragnarok was a concept he began working on before he left Marvel Comics. Obviously, Marvel was not going to let him kill off Thor and the other Asgardians, so he took the story with him when he moved over to DC Comics.

Kirby conceived of an earlier age, the Third World, where a planet named Asgaard was the home of a race of gods, based very much on the Æsir of Norse myth. As in the myths, Asgaard was destroyed in the final war that was Ragnarok. It's destruction ended the age of the Third World.

Asgaard's remnants became the planets New Genesis and Apokolips, populated by beings known as the New Gods, and the age of the Fourth World began. This is the saga that Kirby began in the comics New Gods, Mister Miracle, The Forever People, and to some extent Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen.

Honir is based on Hœnir, one of the Æsir of Norse myth. He is Odin's brother, and assisted with creating humans by giving mankind the ability to reason. This is ironic, because, according to some sources, while being hailed as the god of decisiveness, Hœnir himself was very indecisive.

A preview of Immortal Thor #11

IMMORTAL THOR #11

FOLLOWING UP ON THE G.O.D.S. PAGE FROM IMMORTAL THOR #1!

Tyr had vanished, and there were whispers of cosmic forces at work. And so, the children of Odin gathered in their father’s name — to search for one of their own. Regal Thor, fierce Angela, brave Balder, swift Hermod, quiet Honir, strong Vidar, cunning Loki, even Laussa the youngest, all were there… and another beside. Another, whose name they feared. This is the story of THE IMMORTAL THOR… and the lost son of Odin.

Immortal Thor #11 LEGACY #772

🌾Lokka Táttur🦢

Loki's Tale

A summary of a Faroese ballad.

There once was a peasant who had a contest with a giant and lost. Unfortunately he bet his son as a prize.

Desperate, he asked Odin for help to hide his child. Odin took the boy and commanded a crop of grain to grow in one night. He then turned the boy into an ear of grain. The boy was told to be quiet until Odin called him.

The giant took a sword and began cutting down the grain. He gathered the grain in his hand, ready to cut it. Scared, the boy squirmed out of the giant's grip. Odin took him back home and left.

Next Honir was summoned and he hid the boy as a feather on a swan's head. Honir told the boy to be quiet. The giant later saw the flock of swans and captured them. He grabbed the swan the boy was on. Scared, the boy fell from the swan's head. Honir took the kid home and left.

Finally Lokki was summoned and asked for help. Before taking the boy Lokki asked the peasant to build a boathouse, cut the window wide and bar it with iron.

Lokki took the boy to a skiff and rowed to sea. He went fishing in a remote place and caught 3 halibut. He made the boy an egg and placed him among the eggs of the third.

When Lokki returned the giant saw and questioned him. Lokki told him he went sailing. The giant then decided to go to sea. Lokki went with him and they row, with Lokki steering, to where Lokki went fishing. The giant then repeated Lokki's actions. He even cought the fish the boy was hiding in.

Lokki tried to get the fish but the giant refused and begins counting the eggs. Scared the boy/egg jumps off the giant's hands. Lokki hid the boy before the giant noticed and told the boy to jump to shore without leaving a track.

The giant rowed back and the boy did as he was told. The giant saw him and tried to give chase but sank into the sand. The boy ran to the boathouse. The giant freed himself and ran after him.

He ran into the boathouse and hit his head on the iron bar.

Without hesitation Lokki cut off the giant's foot. Amused, the giant healed. Lokki then cut the giant to pieces. Once the giant was dead, Lokki returned the boy to his family and left.

🐟sources.

Happy ThorsDay - Askr and Embla Well here we are another Thor’s Day and another 20 min sketch of a Norse (and Celtic, Germanic) mythological characters.  This week it’s Askr and Embla the first humans.   

Askr “Ash Tree” the male, and Embla likely “Elm Tree” or “Vine” the female, are made from trees found by the gods and brothers Vili, Ve and Odin. Or Hoenir, Lo(d/th)urr, and Odin. Either on the shoreline as standing trees, or as driftwood on the beach. Making Humans something grown from the earth. They all gave them shape from the wood into man and woman. Then Hoenir/Vili gave them Motion and sense.  Lodurr/Ve gave them blood, colour and heat (or speech hearing and sight depending on the source).  While Odin gave them spirit and soul.  They they gave them the job of starting the family of mankind and were given Midgard. 

Their descendants Lif and Lifthrasir (Lifprasir) will survive Ragnarock to start the cycle of humanity again.  

Their origin as trees is likely why in so much Norse and Germaic poetry humans are described using tree and wood related words and metaphors.