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Does Thor hate Reindeer?

Asked by ragingloli (52206points) August 30th, 2016

Over 300 reindeer in Norway have been slain by lightning.
Why would Thor do something like this?

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elbanditoroso's avatar

Thor wouldn’t. There is no Thor. There are no such things as gods. This was nature, pure and simple.

Even a dead reindeer is food for some other animals in the forest. So their deaths by lightning has given the wildlife population in Norway a feast.

The circle of nature continues to spin.

zenvelo's avatar

He doesn’t hate reindeer as a group, he is just opposed to those that have gone over to the dark side and work for Santa Claus.

ucme's avatar

Every animal dies

Nowt to do with mythical gods, (who knew) apparently herd animals form tight groups when threatened, the rumbling thunder spooked them & so the lightening strike killed the lot of them with them being so closely packed

Seek's avatar

Dude, Thor, there are take limits on those things!

MrGrimm888's avatar

I saw this article yesterday. I’ve worked with animals before in a medical profession,and never seen anything like that before. I’ve heard of two or three cows getting struck now and then, because they sit under trees during storms. But never the sheer number of dead described. The pictures are surreal.

Crazy.

LuckyGuy's avatar

Cuz’ he’s got a big appetite and they’re delicious with a side dish medley of sweet potatoes, parsnips, and carrots.

janbb's avatar

Maybe he was just thor at them?

NerdyKeith's avatar

Chris Hemsworth would never do such a thing. I love Reindeers, they are beautiful creatures.

rojo's avatar

It was Zeus. He has always hated things hornier than himself and since both male and female reindeer have antlers, a double insult in his book. he wreaked vengeance upon the unsuspecting herd. The fact that Thor gets the blame since it occurred in his domain was an unanticipated plus.

cookieman's avatar

His goats were incredibly jealous of the general popularity of reindeer, particularly as we approach the holidays. Additionally, Santa Claus resembles Odin a tad too much for Thor’s taste. As such, Thor decided to smite the reindeer. Rumor has it the head of one of the slain reindeer was later placed in Santa and Mrs. Clause’s bed by Loki.

Take the hammer, leave the cannoli.

Seek's avatar

Methinks the tables at Valhalla needed a refill.

Strauss's avatar

^^ @Seek, I was going to say something like that, only you beat me by about 2 hours, and about 300% in class!

kritiper's avatar

There are no ground squirrels in Norway. What else could he shoot?

Jeruba's avatar

GQ, @ragingloli. I get it.

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