Have you ever doubted your own value? Here's how superhero (and Norse god) Thor gives insight into a person's worth—in a way you might not expect. By profmdwhite
Despite his hammer’s famous inscription demanding worthiness, Thor’s early stories weren’t clear on what this meant: They spoke of “deeds of valor and nobility” and vague notions of virtues such as courage, strength, and heroism in general. It wasn’t until we are told the story of the first time young Thor lifted Mjolnir, in the “Tales of Asgard” backup stories in#100-102 , that we learn the inscription’s original understanding of worthiness.
At the beginning of the story, the narration repeated the standard explanation, that “accomplishing deeds of valor” is necessary for “inheriting the enchanted battle hammer of Odin.” And that is exactly what Thor does, time and time again, as he had for years, always ending with a futile attempt to even budge the stubborn mallet.
When Thor confronts Hela and offers his life in exchange for Sif’s, Hela refuses: “I cannot take a life which is so young, so brave, so noble!” The narration in the final panel reads: “And so it was that Thor first gained possession of his magic hammer—by offering to make the supreme sacrifice—giving up his life for that of another!”In this story, we find three elements of worthiness as far as Mjolnir is concerned: selflessness, sacrifice, and “doing without thinking,” or acting without...
Not only does it take a selfless act of sacrifice to make Thor worthy of lifting the hammer, but he also needs to do it without thinking—in particular, without consciously trying to be worthy enough to do it. This idea of “mindless action” is reminiscent of
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