Is Loki real?

Loki (Pronounced as \ˈlō-kē\) is a god in Norse mythology. According to some sources, Loki is the son of Fárbauti (a jötunn) and Laufey (mentioned as a goddess), and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr.
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Is the god Loki real?

What is Loki the god of? Loki is considered a trickster god, known for being neither fully good nor evil since his main aim was always to create chaos. Despite his father being a giant, he is still counted a member of the Aesir—a tribe of deities including Odin, Frigg, Tyr, and Thor.
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Who has Loki slept with?

Loki also reproduced with his mistress, Angrboda, a jötunn (possibly a troll) who gave birth to three children: Hel, who ruled the eponymous underworld called Hel, Jörmungandr, the sea serpent of Midgard and arch-nemesis of Thor, and Fenrir, the massive wolf fated to slay Odin during Ragnarök.
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Is Thor real?

Thor was neither a real person nor a historical figure. He is a mythical god from the Norse religion. Thor was popular among the Vikings, and belief in him hasn't completely ceased despite the Vikings' conversion to Christianity.
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What does Loki look like?

Loki is often depicted with red hair, likely because of the common conflation with Logi, the spirit of fire who appears in the story with Utgard-Loki. The connection between red and fire is quite strong.
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Why are Loki's lips scarred?

Loki kept his head indefinitely, although his lips were stitched shut as punishment for getting out of the bet with tricky wordplay.
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Does Loki love Thor?

Loki is Thor's adopted brother and the Asgardian god of mischief. In his younger years, he and Loki were very close and good friends, even if occasionally irritated by Loki's mischief. However, it is later revealed that Loki was often jealous of Thor even back then, and resented being left in his "shadow".
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Is Odin real?

The Viking god Odin may have been a real king who lived 2,000 years ago in what is now southern Russia, Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl said in a controversial new book.
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How old is Loki?

Superhuman Longevity: Like all Frost Giants, Loki aged far slower than humans. Despite being over 1,000 years old, he still maintains the physical appearance of a man in his prime. In Avengers: Infinity War, when Loki was killed by Thanos, he was 1,054 years old.
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What kills Thor?

Like almost all of the Norse gods, Thor is doomed to die at Ragnarök, the end of the world and twilight of the gods, but falls only after killing the great serpent with his powerful hammer Mjollnir, dying to its poison; his sons Magni and Modi survive Ragnarök along with a small number of other gods and inherit his ...
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How many children did Loki have?

Sigyn is introduced as being married to Loki, and they have a son named "Nari or Narfi". Otherwise, Loki had three children with the female jötunn Angrboða from Jötunheimr; the wolf Fenrir, the serpent Jörmungandr, and the female being Hel.
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Why is Loki a girl?

Why did Loki turn into a woman? In the comics, Loki is reborn as a woman, known simply as Lady Loki, after the events of Ragnarok in Asgard, but even that wasn't too innocent: When Thor and his fellow Asgardians are to be reborn in new bodies on Earth, Loki actually stole the body intended to be for Sif.
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Who is Loki's wife?

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In Norse mythology, Sigyn (Old Norse "victorious girl-friend") is a goddess and is the wife of Loki. Sigyn is attested to in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
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How can I be like Loki?

Loki: No, because my mind is too strong.
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  7. Good sleep hygiene.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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Is Loki stronger than Thor?

Loki and Thor are both gods and have immense godly powers that make them somewhat impervious to harm, though they can be beaten; they can lose eyes (Thor) and they can die (Loki). If the metric is physical strength, then Thor is easily the winner.
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How old is Loki 2021?

The Loki star was born on Feb. 9, 1981, making him 40 years old this year.
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Who is older Thor or Loki?

Loki. In Avengers: Infinity War, Thor said he was 1500 years old (ref: https://movieweb.com/thor-age-avengers-infinity-war/). If Loki isn't even 1100, then Thor is definitely physically older.
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Is Loki 16 in human years?

Thor and Loki's ages relative to human years were worked out with Thor 23 years old and Loki just 16 years old!
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Is Valhalla real?

Yes, it's based on history, but loosely so! Almost every character in Vikings: Valhalla is based on a real person. Leif Eriksson really did have an ambitious, murderous, hella cool sister named Freydis and Emma of Normandy (Laura Berlin) was a true medieval power player.
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Is there a real Asgard?

No, Asgard is not a real place. In Norse mythology, it was home to the gods. It corresponds to Mount Olympus in Greek mythology.
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How old is Odin in human years?

This makes him: 1763.74832397, or 37.91593347 in human years, when Odin was born (from calculations below).
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Who is Thors wife?

Sif is introduced in chapter three of the Prologue section of the Prose Edda; Snorri's euhemerized account of the origins of Viking mythology. Snorri states that Thor married Sif, and that she is known as "a prophetess called Sibyl, though we know her as Sif".
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Will Loki come back in Thor 4?

Marvel Star Shares Hilarious Response. Thor: Love and Thunder is set to bring back most of the main characters of the Chris Hemsworth-led franchise, although a key omission is Tom Hiddleston's Loki.
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