Why does Loki cut Sif's hair?

Further in Skáldskaparmál, Snorri relates a story where Loki cuts off Sif's hair as a prank. When Thor discovers this, he grabs hold of Loki, resulting in Loki swearing to have a headpiece made of gold to replace Sif's locks. Loki fulfills this promise by having a headpiece made by dwarfs, the Sons of Ivaldi.
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Why did Loki cut Sif's hair?

He knew that Sif's hair of gold was Thor's greatest treasure – and he was determined to take it away from him. And while she was asleep, Loki took his shears and chopped off Sif's hair, every single lovely lock!
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What happened when Loki cut Sif's hair?

As a lark, Loki cut off the long golden hair of Sif, the wife of Þór, one night while she slept. In his rage, Þór demanded that Loki replace the hair, or else he would break every bone in Loki's body. Loki traveled to Níðavellir, the land of the dwarves, where he found the two dwarf sons of Ivaldi.
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Did Sif's hair grow back?

Sif was so overjoyed with her new hair that she twirled around, her long locks flowing behind her. Her eyes sparkled once more and as the glow returned to her cheeks, she looked truly beautiful. And that is the story of how Sif lost and regained her golden hair.
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What does Sif's hair represent?

Sif's golden hair, which symbolized her connection to the fertility of the land and the harvest of grain, was often praised. She was known to be very vain about its beauty. According to legend, Loki, the mischievous trickster fire god, cut off Sif's hair while she slept (in one version, he burns it off).
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Does Loki get his mouth sewn shut?

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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Is Lady Sif a Valkyrie?

She is Marvel's original Valkyrie and it appears as though she and Lady Sif will exhibit their prowess as fighters and heroines.
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Did Lady Sif sleep with Loki?

Conversation. 'Loki' composer, Natalie Holt confirms that Loki and Lady Sif slept together prior to the loop scene in Episode 4.
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Did Sif and Loki date?

History: Sif is a warrior goddess of Asgard and the sister of Heimdall, the watchman of Asgard. As a child she had golden hair and was an occasional playmate of Thor, son of Asgard's ruler Odin, and Thor's adoptive brother Loki. While Thor and Sif were still adolescents, they fell in love with each other.
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Why does Sif have golden hair?

The Prose Edda recounts that Sif once had her hair shorn by Loki, and that Thor forced Loki to have a golden headpiece made for Sif, resulting in not only Sif's golden tresses but also five other objects for other gods. Sif is also named in the Prose Edda as the mother of Thrud by Thor and of Ullr.
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Did Thor and Sif have a child?

She is a goddess connected to the Earth and the wife of Thor, by whom she has a daughter named Thrud. She also has a son Ullr by an unknown father, and she has two stepsons named Magni and Modi.
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Is Sif Thor's wife?

Definition. Sif is a fertility goddess in Norse mythology, wife of the thunder god Thor, best known for the story in which the trickster god Loki cuts her hair as a prank and is forced to replace it with a magical headpiece, leading to the creation of several other well-known enchanted items including Thor's hammer.
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Why is Sif angry at Loki?

The memory in question seems to predate the events of 2011's "Thor," and centers around Lady Sif angrily attacking Loki for cutting off some of her hair. It's a fun interaction, and one that proves to be particularly painful for Loki to have to experience multiple times.
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Who is Thor's true love?

Jane is Thor's love interest. She is an astrophysicist. Jane appeared in most Thor micro-episodes and in the films.
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Is Sif jealous of Jane?

When Jane arrived on Asgard, Sif glared at her, clearly jealous of her, but none the less helped Thor escape with her to the Dark World with Loki. She was presumably charged with treason because of her involvement, but released due to Thor's action on Earth.
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Does Thor love Jane or Sif?

Her relationship with Thor is something that has caused her a lot of stress in the stories she's appeared in. Thor's love for Jane Foster has troubled Sif, but it's easy to understand why he can love them both, as they both are brave heroes that are capable of standing alongside him in battle.
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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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Why does Loki says trust my rage?

Loki simply doesn't see the world in the stark division of right or wrong. He's telling Thor all of this in three words, and offering him the truth as starkly as he can. Trust his rage, because it aligns the two brothers in their desire for vengeance.
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What Norse god has black hair?

Odin: (or Wuotan, Woden) He is the holiest of Norse gods, and sits on the throne of Asgard called Hlidskialf. All other gods are descended from him, thus he is surnamed Allfather. He is usually depicted as middle aged with dark hair (or bald with a hat or hood) and a gray beard.
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Why does Sif have black hair?

In an act of jealousy, Thor's adoptive brother Loki cut Sif's golden hair while she slept, but replaced it fearing retribution with new locks made by dwarves Eitri and Brokk. But Loki reneged on their payment so the dwarves caused the hair to turn black when placed on her head.
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Will Sif be in Thor 4?

Thor: Love and Thunder is officially bringing back Jaimie Alexander's Lady Sif to the MCU. The actress was said to be involved all the way back in 2020, but up until the sequel's new poster release, nothing was written in stone. As you can see below, Alexander is credited at the bottom of this retro wonder.
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How did Jane Foster become Thor?

Jane Foster becomes Thor in the Marvel comics after one of Odinson's interactions with Nick Fury. In the comics, Jane Foster becomes Thor after Nick Fury whispers something in Odinson's (Thor's) ear that makes him unworthy of the title.
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Why is Loki muzzled?

The muzzle prevents Loki from doing magic. In the scene when he imitates Cap and using illusions, he is handcuffed. That means the handcuffs are just there to restrict his movements, they don't stop him from doing magic. Then Thor takes the muzzle and puts it on Loki's face.
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Why does Loki wear a mask?

Powers and Abilities

The mask also gives the wearer the powers of Loki himself, enabling him to change reality at its will.
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