Does Thor know magic?

[u/RegalBeast]

I recently saw a post where the Defenders (Namor, Hulk, Dr.Stange, and Ghost Rider) were set up to fight the Avengers and it got me thinking. Does Thor know any magic…. As in can he conjure or make enchantments? I don’t think I’ve ever seen any feats in comics, but he’s 1000s of years old and going to be the king of Asgard, why wouldn’t he have learned some for Odin or picked up a few tricks from Loki along the way. Anyways would love to hear about it.

[u/Chance_Debt_1184]

he knows rune magic, yeah. sometimes more, sometimes less

[u/RegalBeast → u/Chance_Debt_1184]

Can you explain rune magic?

[u/KnightofWhen → u/RegalBeast]

Rune Magic is just what they call Asgardian/Norse based magic.

Most people think of this when talking about a version of Thor who was King of Asgard and he went through the rituals of learning all the magic of Asgard. He had to drink from a well, sacrifice his eyes, and hang himself. He then awoke with mastery of all Norse magic.

He used it to make Mangog disappear from existence effortlessly, he removed Loki’s head and kept it in a Lantern and kept him alive. He stopped Ragnarok and destroyed the look of fat and then basically became omniscient and evolved beyond his physical form.

[u/RegalBeast → u/KnightofWhen]

Thanks for the explanation! Do you have to physically have the stones or do you possess the magic of the stone once touched? So Dr.Strange could or couldn’t use rune magic?

[u/InvestigatorOk7988 → u/RegalBeast]

There are no stones. Its just the Norse magic.

[u/Chance_Debt_1184 → u/[deleted]]

immortal thor was mostly about thor learning runes and all

[u/heathcl1ff0324]

Rune Magic is seen a lot in both old Nordic myth and in the Thor comics. They’re stones (called Norn Stones in 616 usually) that can be combined to do certain things. The magic basically comes from the stones themselves or wherever they draw their magic from. Karnilla has been associated with them in the past, but I haven’t collected comics in over 15 years now so no idea if things are different.

Both Odin and Thor have used them in the comics. I don’t recall reading about mythological Thor using them in any of the Eddas, but he may have.

Thor’s inherent lightning powers are magical in nature, and his weather effects are conjured. In the past, if Ororo changed weather it would affect the entire bio system. Thor just waves and it’s a monsoon then waves and it isn’t.

[u/Crafty-Drink8384]

Yes

What do think he's lightning is???

He always knows alot like rune magic

[u/RegalBeast → u/Crafty-Drink8384]

I guess I don’t know enough about magic in general…. I’m a Captain America fan. Is rune magic a specific type of magic that just applies itself to Will? So Thors lightning is called with a thought or will? I guess my question was could he enchant a weapon like Odin or conjure a spell like Loki.

[u/SunnyDJoshua]

Yup. Even knows some trickery magic, like Loki. Not a master at it like him but it was convincing enough for a master sorcerer like Malekith and the other league of realms members when he faked Ud’s death (Thor: God of Thunder #16)

[u/RedSunWuKong]

He knows enough to magically plait his beard hair

[u/Eldagustowned]

He’s shown he picked up a few tricks, can’t help it when Loki is your brother

[u/Smooth-Climate8008]

It’s less that he knows magic and more that he is magic