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Review: History Channel's Clash of the Gods - Thor

Oct 13, 2009 14:57

The History Channel, aired their latest installment to their Clash of the Gods series last night, which focused on the Norse God Thor.

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Comments 8

raenshadoe October 13 2009, 23:23:04 UTC

I've been watching this program off and on when I come home for lunches. Its like a timer... you start it, and at the end its time to go back to work.

As far as I can tell, they've done a pretty decent job of confusing anyone who's actually interested in mythology. You get enough stuff to make it actually sound like they know what they're doing... and make it harder to undo their innaccuracies later.

Then again, those really interested in mythology will be checking their sources.

massacregoddess October 14 2009, 02:20:01 UTC

I recall reading about the connection between Thor and the oak somewhere, but I'm not quite sure where. I believe it was either Simek's Dictionary of Northern Mythology or H. R. Ellis-Davidson's The Gods & Myths of Northern Europe. This may be incorrect, however. If I do find it, I'll get back to you, and I would hope it would have a more primary source in the footnote or bibliography.

massacregoddess October 16 2009, 15:05:45 UTC

The Gods & Myths of Northern Europe by H.R. Ellis-Davidson, p 86
It is mentioned that some of the information regarding this can be found in Grimm's Teutonic Mythology.

lokis_dottir October 17 2009, 02:24:59 UTC

I'm rearranging/reorganizing and can't find any of my books at the moment. But my quest on the source, wasn't Thor's Oak, but rather the claim that oak is the most commonly struck tree by lightning. Is that what's in those sources?

massacregoddess October 18 2009, 18:09:46 UTC

Yes. According to Ellis-Davidson, Grimm made the connection.

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shawnalenore October 14 2009, 05:12:20 UTC

How disappointing. I keep seeing this new series on tv, but I've only seen the episode about Tolkien and that was pretty much a repeat of what I already knew. It seemed like such an exciting concept. It's too bad it doesn't live up to its potential.

mdehners October 14 2009, 12:06:44 UTC

When I heard about the show I was existed, though I'd pretty much expected a google-based level of scholarship, seeing their other historical shows. After two i stopped watching. I only noticed this episode since I forgot to unsub it from the TIVO...
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