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TOP GODS OF THE VIKING WORLD (AND ASGARD)

THOR

od of thunder, lightning and storms, Thor was perhaps the most popular of the pantheon as he protected humankind and Asgard. The red-bearded son of Odin boasted such strength that he could fight giants – armed with his iron gloves, enchanted belt and, most

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