So I read the Hermes myth for a class and after defending himself to Zeus ("I'm just a cute little baby, I couldn't steal cattle!") he WINKS at Zeus, WINKS with his smug little baby face. I can only imagine how exasperated Zeus must've been dealing with these two.
You skimmed that Hermes story!! Its all in the sweet details. That poor farmer that spots Hermes stealing.. How Hermes walks the cows backwards into the OCEAN so it looks like cows walked out of the sea. Its all brilliant lol
That is most certainly NOT Canon, he is just the guy who read the actual terms and conditions. Thats not lawyering.. thats stricktly following the LETTER of the deal. ;) Otherwise Forseti would like to have some words with you.
I've ignored a lot off the errors with the Norse mythology because for the intent of this show they haven't mattered. But how could you leave out the end of Lokis story?!?! Brok claims his prize by sewing Loki's lips shut.
If I was Brok after Loki's little "you can't touch my neck" trick, I would have been like "okay I'll be back when I need something off your head keep it safe for me". The sewing his lips shut was a sweet touch
So about Loki and being the worst, i feel that comment need some comments. Im a swede, as a swede i have a interest in norse mythology. I want to start with saying that i am in no way an expert, and i have no formal education in the subject. I have however read the major works (Both Eddan) and some books, because im curious (and a roleplayer, so there is that) Is Loki the worst? Why is he the worst? I dont realy agree. Loki is a complicated issue (as many Tricksters i'd imagine), but he is far from Evil. He is far from Unhelpfull. He is far from Untrustworth. If people are in need, and you ask persuade Loki to help, he will help, and you can persuade him because he aint Evil (he would more be Caotic Neutral). And if Loki says that he will help, then you can bloody well trust that he will deliver, and who knows it might be litteral and you get a magical horse in addition. The norse gods reflects the life of viking and vendel times. Odin, the elder warrior in the household, scarred by life but sharpend and wise albeit with outbursts of anger. Thor, the warrior son. The muscles in the household, the doer of things. Holds the fiery emotions of youth, but not the sharpened rage of the elder warrior. Frigg, the Honored Matron of the household. Mother of Greatness and far from power herself. When her husband is away she takes his brothers to bed, not behind her husbands back but because He is not there and can perform for her, so his blood/brothers will have to... how to i end this with grace? "Pitch in" simply wont work, will it? Perform in his stead!. And so on. Loki in this household represents so much. Ambition, Inambition, Comedy and Tragedy, Trust and Loyalty, Distrust and Disloyalty. Ingenuity and redundancy. Loki fills the role of that Hatefull thing that you Need, or that Loveable thing thats Worthless, and he brings this out of the other gods. So Loki steals Sifs hair. Classic drunk story, right? Man you should have been there, we drank so much that when Wendy passed out, the last three of us girls still standing totaly shaved her hair! Oh come on, its fassionable now. Point is, its a minor thing. He receves threats of Murder for it if he does not fix it. But he fixes it. Goes to great lengths, and clears great obstacles to fix it. And he does not only fix it, he gives her hair much finer than the hair he took. Why? Because he cares, and he was so Odin-damned drunk that it seemed like a great idea! Besides, Frigg and Freya was probably the once to come up with the idea after a wild threesome. Oh yea, lets talk about that. Is Loki the same god as Vile? I realy like the idea of it. And also, that makes Odis sons the possible sons of Loki. And if Loki is the same as Vile, then he is not a minor god, he is on par with Odin, and then serves another great role of the household: The younger Elder Warrior, loyal to a fault, or an outcast. Sometimes a spy to place among enemies. I could go on for alot longer, but one page of text roughly seems like a good enough wall. All in all, i cant say that he is the Worst. Odin is in many ways far more terrible. Or Thor for that matter. Bloody monster, Thor.
He might've crossed a line when he manipulated a poor blind god into killing Baldr, thwarted Baldr's resurrection, and then fought alongside the forces of destruction -- particularly, his doomsday triplets -- at the end of the world.
KamiRecca No Loki is evil. He kills, he gets gods into trouble, he only looks out for himself. Even the believers in Norse Myth didn’t worship him as he was shameful
That "You get my head, but not my neck" technicality is revisited in The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. In it, Shylock, a Jewish merchant, is promised the heart of a man who has wronged him. After insisting on it in court, the (frankly kangaroo) court decides that Shylock may have the heart, but not a single drop of blood.
You know, Sif and Thor symbolise the relation between wheat and the rains. When Loki cuts her hair, it means he destroyed the harvest of wheat (which is terrible). And oh, I've seen somewhere that Loki gets his mouth sewn by the dwarf for his treacherous promise at least.
Tricksters are so much fun. Too bad there aren't any in Hindu mythology. I guess Krishna seems a little like Loki but he only does that when he's a child. And he only tricks humans, namely his mother and some women taking a bath. I guess early Vedic societies didn't value trickery or consider it divine. Loki is the best trickster ever.
+Saurabh Banik I guess but he isn't actually a god per se. I mean, he was a mortal sage granted immortality. I gotta admit, he does play pivotal roles in many stories. He's really chaotic but he doesn't do it intentionally, unlike Loki and other tricksters. So idk.
I love Norse Loki stories! I used to listen to them as a kid and I remember the time Loki tried to dress Thor as a woman to get his hammer back. It was hilarious.
This kind of explanation helps me to remember and understand who the characters are and their relations to each other. In mythology you get so many characters that I can never remember who is related to who. Doing them in stories like this with designs really helps me to remember not only the stories and names, but the messages behind them. Thank you for your efforts!
Hermes apparently was the original minecraft, finding a cave for a hideout and stealing cows and cooking them, then storing the meat and not eating it.
Hermes is like Diet Loki. All the mischief, without the maliciousness. As far as I know, Hermes never brought about the death of a God, or helped to bring about Ragnorok
Gasp! Brock and Loki was the prototype for Shakespeare's, "You may have your pound of flesh, but not a drop of his blood," technicality from the Merchant of Venice!
It was Raven! I remember this story. I think the maiden was the chef's daughter and the raven stole something that became the sun? I don't think it was sexual thing but a long-term heist.
liskran in Swedish his name is Loke, and while the Eddas are the most well-known versions of the myth, we also have some from variations from folklore and stuff. Check out the Snaptun Stone, if you don't believe me. Asatro was and is a part of more countries than just Norway, no matter what the term "Norse mythology" seems to imply.
I think there's more than one version of this. I remember Loki as losing his neck to the dwarves, but the other gods placing his his head directly upon his shoulders. Which is why Loki couldn't turn his head when he was later sentenced to be chained to a rock until Ragnarok. Kind of important when you have a snake dripping poison on your forehead.
I prefer the Hermes myth where instead of giving each other the gifts as an apology present they instead trade roles, cementing Hermes a god of merchants as well as thieves... As weird as that combination may sound. You also forgot the bit about The dwarves stitching Loki's mouth shut.
I was still hoping for the fish net story and the origin of earthquakes, but the golden hair story was certainly the best of Loki for this particular episode.
I don't remember where i read it, but it was retaliation for his clever mouth. He could do what he wanted with his head and that seemed like a fitting punishment.
The head was still his and he could do anything he wanted with it, so he sew Loki's mouth shut but as soon as he left Loki's fiery tongue burned thru the thread
I love learning new things about mythology. Before this my only experiences with tricksters were from supernatural and old stories about mercury. I think I might research more about tricksters now. Keep up the great content.
Thank you for sharing my favourite tale in norse mythology. As an odinist, I I often look to the stories of my gods and the other mythical figures when I need inspiration or guidance, and the dwarves Brokkr and Eitri are important models of creativity and perseverance. You did leave a one important thing out of the story, though. Although Loki was able to avoid paying with his head, Brokkr was still pissed. So, Brokkr tried to seal Loki's mouth with a thong (not that kind of thong), but Loki began to flee. Luckily, Þór was willing to help out and quickly grabbed Loki and returned him to Brokkr. Brokkr then tried to cut through Loki's lips with his knife, but the knife could not pierce. Brokkr thought that this would be much easier with his brother, Eitri's, awl. As soon as he named it, the awl appeared in his hands. Brokkr then proceeded to stitch Loki's lips together. Loki immediately ripped the thong from his mouth, and for some reason, this thong was given a name: Vartari.
That's not the best Loki story. You should have picked the one about how Asgard got its walls and Odin got his horse/step-grandchild? Instead of a gadfly Loki shifts into a super hot mare to distract a stallion and winds up preggers. Here is a list of things that have come out of Loki's vagina: 1. Eight legged super horse, 2. Midgard's largest snake (by a LOT), 3. Evil uber Dire Wolf, and 4. Hel. Yep, in the MCU Tom Hiddleston is Cate Blanchette's mom. Freaky.
Worth looking at Bricriu in the Ulster cycle. Similar, a provoker, occasionally cowardly, often bad news but still part of society. These guys are the spice, the joy, the cruel. All things. Loki protects Asgard with the wall, Gungnir and Mjolnir coming from him. Without him Asgard doesn't survive til Ragnarok with the loss only of Baldur. Then again Loki (arguably as a pawn of Gulveig's vengeance) brings Ragnarok. Huh! Makes it interesting!
Hermes stealing Apollo's moo-nwalking cattle and Loki giving Thor's wife a dramatic haircut... two great tricks; how often since childhood have I marvelled at these awesome tricksters' charm and creativity!
I don't know where the "it's for deaf awareness day" thing came from. I'm pretty sure it was *one* comment that everyone just took at face value, even though the guy just made it up. Deaf awareness day isn't a thing. Deaf awareness _week_ is in September in most of the world. In Australia _National Week of Deaf People_ starts on 6 October. But absolutely nothing in early August.
I imagine Apollo got the lyre and was like,"oh thanks little brother I love it" and throw away when hermes wasn't looking out of spite of killing his cattle, remaking it later
Loki biting Broch is very much similar to the story of Mahabharta where Indra bites Karna to prevent him serving his teacher. The difference of technicality has very well shown in the Narsimha avatar of Vishnu.
They completely skipped over the part where Brook sews Loki's mouth shut, and that's allowed because his mouth is part of his head. So as it turns out Loki didn't get away quite as easily or completely as you said. Almost like they skipped that part on purpose because it didn't fit with the theme they were going for... Oops.
What happens when a trickster meets up with a trickster? Jacob vs Laban. Then you have to know about the past of trickster Jacob. But never fear, both tricksters prosper.
Hermes stealing Apollo's moo-nwalking cattle and Loki giving Thor's wife a dramatic haircut... two great tricks; how often since childhood have I marvelled at these awesome tricksters' charm and creativity!
Hermes stealing Apollo's moo-nwalking cattle and Loki giving Thor's wife a dramatic haircut... two great tricks; how often since childhood have I marvelled at these awesome tricksters' charm and creativity!
So "The Merchant of Venice" stole the excuse for taking only the pound of flesh (but only that, no blood must be taken) from norse mythology about Loki and the dwarves... Wow, you learn something new everyday.
If I recall correctly, there was another version of the Loki myth from this video. They didn't get his head, but they did sew his mouth shut. From then on he could still shapeshift, but every form he took had scars around the mouth from it
Either the Greeks would have a good laugh at how we found their old Hermes statues and thought the penises were being used to point the way, _or they'd laugh at our strange culture where we DON'T do that._
Hermes invented the lyre and wrote lyrics. Hmmmm. "Lyre" and "lyrics" are perhaps etymologically related? It's not that I'm too lazy to look it up--I'm just all worn out after figuring out how to spell 'etymologically.'
This show is so fun! I’ve only seen a couple of videos now and while I would complain they don’t go too deeply into the mythology for present very many stories it’s still so fun to watch that I don’t mind. This is a crash course and not a complete encyclopedia of theology’s. The animation and the host are both so entertaining!
Fun fact: in the Viking society, shorn hair on women was a sign of adultery. Loki cut Sif's hair off and later in the Lokasenna implies that she cheated on Thor with...well, Loki. I think that says it all. It also explains why everyone made a fuss about her hair (and also because she was presumably a goddess of grains). ^^
I'd say the multiplying golden armband is a big deal because as a Germanic warlord you confer favour and status on others by gifting them some of your jewellery, specifically armbands, and they show their loyalty to you by wearing them. So it's a magical symbol of kingship.
Loki: Only if you can get my head without cutting my neck. Brokk: Well, only one way to find out... Ooops, I guess I don't get to take your head with me... Oh well, it was still fun to cut off! ;p
You're in a desert walking along in the sand when all of the sudden you look down, and you see a tortoise, it's crawling toward you. You reach down, you flip the tortoise over on it's back, kill it and make a lyra out of it. The tortoise lays on it's back, it's belly baking in the hot sun, wishing to turn itself over, but it can't, because it's a lyra, and also dead. Also, you're a newborn baby. Why is that?
Hey - you missed the end of the Loki story: Since he couldn't take the head "Angry" said - yeah but I can do anything I want with the head, and sewed Loki's mouth up with some magical twine.
So I read the Hermes myth for a class and after defending himself to Zeus ("I'm just a cute little baby, I couldn't steal cattle!") he WINKS at Zeus, WINKS with his smug little baby face. I can only imagine how exasperated Zeus must've been dealing with these two.
"I was drunk, and I'm a baby."
Xd
What about a drunk baby?
The way he says “I’m a baby” tho... 😂
Loki was like "She baldheaded... its funny"
Gotta admit, that is pretty funny. :D
In Loki's defense, it is pretty funny. :)
I mean, I would find that funny too
Hou ston to
I love how Crash Course always portrays Loki in the Marvel depiction rather than the original Norse version.
Charlie Castillo all the while depicting Thor traditionally
They're big fans of pop culture for some reason, it's dating some of their older videos (world history) too.
I was gonna say the opposite, but at least they depicted thor properly.
And Sif too (she's got brown hair in the Marvel universe).
When I imagine these characters in my head, I always imagine Peter Madsens portrayal of them first. It's how I see them.
You skimmed that Hermes story!! Its all in the sweet details. That poor farmer that spots Hermes stealing.. How Hermes walks the cows backwards into the OCEAN so it looks like cows walked out of the sea. Its all brilliant lol
That sounds really awesome. Now I wanna read it.
@@IAMSTEFTV it's better on Percy Jackson series's Greek gods
Note. Odin is not the father of Loki. They are however blood brothers.
Wispering Iron no
Hamza Ali In the original myths, yes. That is accurate. Also everyone seems to be completely aware of the fact that Loki's actually a frost giant.
deathknight75 they're Foster brothers, not blood brothers
their are blood brothers as in they swore oath in blood not foster brothers lol
Actually, in the myths, I think he is a fire giant. One of his spheres is fire. Fire, magic, the wind, and trickery if I'm not mistaken.
So basically...LOKI IS THE GOD OF LAWYERS!!...yay?! :|
LAWYER
LAYER
LIER
LIAR
That is most certainly NOT Canon, he is just the guy who read the actual terms and conditions. Thats not lawyering.. thats stricktly following the LETTER of the deal. ;)
Otherwise Forseti would like to have some words with you.
I've ignored a lot off the errors with the Norse mythology because for the intent of this show they haven't mattered. But how could you leave out the end of Lokis story?!?!
Brok claims his prize by sewing Loki's lips shut.
9:32 The detail in Merchant of Venice whereby Shylock is deprived of the pound of flesh he is owed always reminded me of Loki's trick here.
Sewing Loki's mouth closed was too gruesome for Thought Bubble?
I'm drunk 😵 and I'm a baby 👶 lol classic trickster excuse
When Apollo wasn't looking, Hermes took 50 cakes. He took 50 cakes. That’s as many as five tens. And that’s terrible.
Cows*
TheLastKhan99
Screwattack Death Battle reference you ain't slick.
It's actually a DC comics reference
TheLastKhan99 lol nice refrence!!
TheLastKhan99 Cows! Cakes were not existant in the Hellenic Times(times of the Greek Gods)
Its a funny story: My brother's name is Lokesh and he introduces himself as Loki. I come up after him and say "You guessed it, I'm Thor." B| :P
But what's your real name?
ThinkYou If you wanted to be accurate you would be Odin, Odin and Loki are blood brothers and Loki and Thor have no relation
If I was Brok after Loki's little "you can't touch my neck" trick, I would have been like "okay I'll be back when I need something off your head keep it safe for me". The sewing his lips shut was a sweet touch
Pretty creative. He probably went to a Montessori School.
for some reason, I died of laughter there
马桶王子 when did he say that?
So about Loki and being the worst, i feel that comment need some comments.
Im a swede, as a swede i have a interest in norse mythology. I want to start with saying that i am in no way an expert, and i have no formal education in the subject. I have however read the major works (Both Eddan) and some books, because im curious (and a roleplayer, so there is that)
Is Loki the worst? Why is he the worst? I dont realy agree. Loki is a complicated issue (as many Tricksters i'd imagine), but he is far from Evil. He is far from Unhelpfull. He is far from Untrustworth. If people are in need, and you ask persuade Loki to help, he will help, and you can persuade him because he aint Evil (he would more be Caotic Neutral). And if Loki says that he will help, then you can bloody well trust that he will deliver, and who knows it might be litteral and you get a magical horse in addition.
The norse gods reflects the life of viking and vendel times.
Odin, the elder warrior in the household, scarred by life but sharpend and wise albeit with outbursts of anger.
Thor, the warrior son. The muscles in the household, the doer of things. Holds the fiery emotions of youth, but not the sharpened rage of the elder warrior.
Frigg, the Honored Matron of the household. Mother of Greatness and far from power herself. When her husband is away she takes his brothers to bed, not behind her husbands back but because He is not there and can perform for her, so his blood/brothers will have to... how to i end this with grace? "Pitch in" simply wont work, will it? Perform in his stead!.
And so on.
Loki in this household represents so much. Ambition, Inambition, Comedy and Tragedy, Trust and Loyalty, Distrust and Disloyalty. Ingenuity and redundancy.
Loki fills the role of that Hatefull thing that you Need, or that Loveable thing thats Worthless, and he brings this out of the other gods.
So Loki steals Sifs hair. Classic drunk story, right? Man you should have been there, we drank so much that when Wendy passed out, the last three of us girls still standing totaly shaved her hair! Oh come on, its fassionable now.
Point is, its a minor thing. He receves threats of Murder for it if he does not fix it. But he fixes it. Goes to great lengths, and clears great obstacles to fix it. And he does not only fix it, he gives her hair much finer than the hair he took. Why? Because he cares, and he was so Odin-damned drunk that it seemed like a great idea! Besides, Frigg and Freya was probably the once to come up with the idea after a wild threesome. Oh yea, lets talk about that.
Is Loki the same god as Vile? I realy like the idea of it. And also, that makes Odis sons the possible sons of Loki. And if Loki is the same as Vile, then he is not a minor god, he is on par with Odin, and then serves another great role of the household: The younger Elder Warrior, loyal to a fault, or an outcast. Sometimes a spy to place among enemies.
I could go on for alot longer, but one page of text roughly seems like a good enough wall. All in all, i cant say that he is the Worst. Odin is in many ways far more terrible. Or Thor for that matter. Bloody monster, Thor.
He might've crossed a line when he manipulated a poor blind god into killing Baldr, thwarted Baldr's resurrection, and then fought alongside the forces of destruction -- particularly, his doomsday triplets -- at the end of the world.
Don't leave comments this long no one reads them
well i read it and it touched me because i've always told mike how loki is really inoccent and i agree with u i always hated odin. ;)
KamiRecca No Loki is evil. He kills, he gets gods into trouble, he only looks out for himself. Even the believers in Norse Myth didn’t worship him as he was shameful
@@barbarazhang1104 Have you read "The Gospel of Loki" by Joanna Harris? It's quite good.
That "You get my head, but not my neck" technicality is revisited in The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. In it, Shylock, a Jewish merchant, is promised the heart of a man who has wronged him. After insisting on it in court, the (frankly kangaroo) court decides that Shylock may have the heart, but not a single drop of blood.
Omg that's why I thought it seemed familiar
You know, Sif and Thor symbolise the relation between wheat and the rains. When Loki cuts her hair, it means he destroyed the harvest of wheat (which is terrible).
And oh, I've seen somewhere that Loki gets his mouth sewn by the dwarf for his treacherous promise at least.
Hermes: its just a prank, bro
Tricksters are so much fun. Too bad there aren't any in Hindu mythology. I guess Krishna seems a little like Loki but he only does that when he's a child. And he only tricks humans, namely his mother and some women taking a bath. I guess early Vedic societies didn't value trickery or consider it divine. Loki is the best trickster ever.
Loke is gud! xD
Well i think Narad muni or narada is the closest thing to a trickster in hindu mythology.
+Sophia Astatine Haha, smart there.
+Saurabh Banik I guess but he isn't actually a god per se. I mean, he was a mortal sage granted immortality. I gotta admit, he does play pivotal roles in many stories. He's really chaotic but he doesn't do it intentionally, unlike Loki and other tricksters. So idk.
+Sophia Astatine Hello there, old friend. Good to hear from you. :)
Okay, who else thinks Mike's "I was drunk... and 'I'm a baby!'" bit needs to be on loop? I rewatched it because it made me laugh out loud XD
I love Norse Loki stories! I used to listen to them as a kid and I remember the time Loki tried to dress Thor as a woman to get his hammer back. It was hilarious.
This kind of explanation helps me to remember and understand who the characters are and their relations to each other. In mythology you get so many characters that I can never remember who is related to who. Doing them in stories like this with designs really helps me to remember not only the stories and names, but the messages behind them. Thank you for your efforts!
It bothers me that they keep making Loki look like a comic book character, but I take comfort in the fact that they got Thor's red hair right.
Yes, the real life Thor is a bearded ginger and a family man. Nothing like Hemsworth, except for the goats and Mjölnir.
Same
Hermes apparently was the original minecraft, finding a cave for a hideout and stealing cows and cooking them, then storing the meat and not eating it.
Hermes is like Diet Loki. All the mischief, without the maliciousness. As far as I know, Hermes never brought about the death of a God, or helped to bring about Ragnorok
A classic saying of hermes "evil with the evil, good with the good"
Diet Loki 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Gasp! Brock and Loki was the prototype for Shakespeare's, "You may have your pound of flesh, but not a drop of his blood," technicality from the Merchant of Venice!
I desperately hope they cover Coyote, he's the coolest trickster god, by far!
Dylan Sutherland Nope, Raven can outplay that mangy old desert wolf with one wing tied behind his back.
Christof Bradford
Hey what about the trickster tortoise! Mbeku can take both of them down!
Was it Coyote or Raven who turned into a pine needle just so a maiden would drink him in needle form and knock her up, being reborn as her baby?
That sounds like something Coyote would do. He does have a well-deserved rep as a horndog. Raven's greed turns more towards fine food and drink.
It was Raven! I remember this story. I think the maiden was the chef's daughter and the raven stole something that became the sun? I don't think it was sexual thing but a long-term heist.
Hermes, Loki,
Two of my favorite gods
Talked about in this video
This is the video for me
Surprised you didn't mention that Loki actually had his lips sewn shut as a result of that incident with Sif's hair and the four dwarves.
Loki would totally be that guy who "didn't hear" the doorbell when the pizza is delivered, so it took over a half hour, so it's definitely free
In some versions of the myth, Loke's mouth is sewn shut. Just putting that out there.
Maja N human embroidery ftw
His name isn´t Loke, and there exists only one version of all the stories
liskran in Swedish his name is Loke, and while the Eddas are the most well-known versions of the myth, we also have some from variations from folklore and stuff. Check out the Snaptun Stone, if you don't believe me. Asatro was and is a part of more countries than just Norway, no matter what the term "Norse mythology" seems to imply.
Xantiago P a fine nordic tradition 👍
liskran I think you lack the nationality to speak on such.
One might say that Loki thought Sif's disappearing hair would be... hailarious... :D
"Hairlarious" or "Hilhairious" might work better. :) xx
I think there's more than one version of this.
I remember Loki as losing his neck to the dwarves, but the other gods placing his his head directly upon his shoulders.
Which is why Loki couldn't turn his head when he was later sentenced to be chained to a rock until Ragnarok.
Kind of important when you have a snake dripping poison on your forehead.
I prefer the Hermes myth where instead of giving each other the gifts as an apology present they instead trade roles, cementing Hermes a god of merchants as well as thieves... As weird as that combination may sound.
You also forgot the bit about The dwarves stitching Loki's mouth shut.
Rob Wilf 'travelers, merchants, doctors, and theves'. All kind of the same thing.
Loki isn't the worst, he's just blown out of proportion by people.
I was still hoping for the fish net story and the origin of earthquakes, but the golden hair story was certainly the best of Loki for this particular episode.
the Big Banana origin at 7:46 (magnus chase reference for those who dont understand)
Sofia Silva YESSS I THOUGH I WAS THE ONLY ONE
YAY
I'm still trying to get the first book from the school library but it's *NEVER AVAILABLE*
didn't the dwarf sew Loki's mouth shut before he went away?
Phelanii what would make you think that? It was Lokis wording of the bet that saved him.
I don't remember where i read it, but it was retaliation for his clever mouth. He could do what he wanted with his head and that seemed like a fitting punishment.
The head was still his and he could do anything he wanted with it, so he sew Loki's mouth shut but as soon as he left Loki's fiery tongue burned thru the thread
Basically, Loki, after the stitches were removed, became the Original Joker (as in the Joker in Batman).
Andrew Paul This is another version.
Hermes and Loki and Tricksters Part 2: Crash Course World Mythology version 2: Electric boogaloo.
Seriously though great episode, keep em coming.
I love learning new things about mythology. Before this my only experiences with tricksters were from supernatural and old stories about mercury. I think I might research more about tricksters now.
Keep up the great content.
Thank you for sharing my favourite tale in norse mythology. As an odinist, I I often look to the stories of my gods and the other mythical figures when I need inspiration or guidance, and the dwarves Brokkr and Eitri are important models of creativity and perseverance. You did leave a one important thing out of the story, though. Although Loki was able to avoid paying with his head, Brokkr was still pissed. So, Brokkr tried to seal Loki's mouth with a thong (not that kind of thong), but Loki began to flee. Luckily, Þór was willing to help out and quickly grabbed Loki and returned him to Brokkr. Brokkr then tried to cut through Loki's lips with his knife, but the knife could not pierce. Brokkr thought that this would be much easier with his brother, Eitri's, awl. As soon as he named it, the awl appeared in his hands. Brokkr then proceeded to stitch Loki's lips together. Loki immediately ripped the thong from his mouth, and for some reason, this thong was given a name: Vartari.
Baby Hermes is adorable.
That's not the best Loki story. You should have picked the one about how Asgard got its walls and Odin got his horse/step-grandchild? Instead of a gadfly Loki shifts into a super hot mare to distract a stallion and winds up preggers.
Here is a list of things that have come out of Loki's vagina: 1. Eight legged super horse, 2. Midgard's largest snake (by a LOT), 3. Evil uber Dire Wolf, and 4. Hel. Yep, in the MCU Tom Hiddleston is Cate Blanchette's mom. Freaky.
YESSSSS SLEIPNIRRRRR
oh now i get that eight legged superhorse referene fan art
beatleblev it was only the horse because hela, fenrir and jormundgander came from his wife sigyn
Worth looking at Bricriu in the Ulster cycle. Similar, a provoker, occasionally cowardly, often bad news but still part of society. These guys are the spice, the joy, the cruel. All things. Loki protects Asgard with the wall, Gungnir and Mjolnir coming from him. Without him Asgard doesn't survive til Ragnarok with the loss only of Baldur. Then again Loki (arguably as a pawn of Gulveig's vengeance) brings Ragnarok. Huh! Makes it interesting!
Hermes stealing Apollo's moo-nwalking cattle and Loki giving Thor's wife a dramatic haircut... two great tricks; how often since childhood have I marvelled at these awesome tricksters' charm and creativity!
Learning about these Norse stories really helps my appreciation of the Magnus Chase series.
Tricksters are basically the "drunk or a kid" game- mythology adition
This time with sound! Thanks, we appreciate it :)
Сергей Дернаков the last one was for deaf awareness day
21locusts no deaf awareness day is on the last Sunday of September
Also, it would've been much more productive for a "Deaf Awareness Day" to add proper subtitles to the video. Like, it would actually help people.
Stephen Cottman oh really? Before it got deleted that was the most popular answer so i carried it here WHOOPS
I don't know where the "it's for deaf awareness day" thing came from. I'm pretty sure it was *one* comment that everyone just took at face value, even though the guy just made it up.
Deaf awareness day isn't a thing. Deaf awareness _week_ is in September in most of the world. In Australia _National Week of Deaf People_ starts on 6 October. But absolutely nothing in early August.
Brokk did get the last laugh though. Since he was tired with Loki's lying, sly, untrustworthy mouth Brokk sowed Loki's lips together.
I imagine Apollo got the lyre and was like,"oh thanks little brother I love it" and throw away when hermes wasn't looking out of spite of killing his cattle, remaking it later
"Classic dad move"?
Should that be classic brother move?
After all Odina and Loki are blood bros.
Loki biting Broch is very much similar to the story of Mahabharta where Indra bites Karna to prevent him serving his teacher. The difference of technicality has very well shown in the Narsimha avatar of Vishnu.
My favourite episodes so far, and Mike looks more comfortable than before!
They completely skipped over the part where Brook sews Loki's mouth shut, and that's allowed because his mouth is part of his head. So as it turns out Loki didn't get away quite as easily or completely as you said. Almost like they skipped that part on purpose because it didn't fit with the theme they were going for... Oops.
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What happens when a trickster meets up with a trickster? Jacob vs Laban. Then you have to know about the past of trickster Jacob. But never fear, both tricksters prosper.
Woo!! Two legendary tricksters at once!! 🍹
Hermes stealing Apollo's moo-nwalking cattle and Loki giving Thor's wife a dramatic haircut... two great tricks; how often since childhood have I marvelled at these awesome tricksters' charm and creativity!
Hermes stealing Apollo's moo-nwalking cattle and Loki giving Thor's wife a dramatic haircut... two great tricks; how often since childhood have I marvelled at these awesome tricksters' charm and creativity!
The sound is back! Thanks, Thor.
My mind is blown. These are getting too good.
Love this series particularly this episode! Now i know how my favorite mythical spear was created!
Loki: Best Lawyer ever. XD
Everyone: wtf Hermes?!?
Hermes: im baby
So "The Merchant of Venice" stole the excuse for taking only the pound of flesh (but only that, no blood must be taken) from norse mythology about Loki and the dwarves... Wow, you learn something new everyday.
HILARIOUS.
Mike is a brilliant narrator.
If I recall correctly, there was another version of the Loki myth from this video. They didn't get his head, but they did sew his mouth shut. From then on he could still shapeshift, but every form he took had scars around the mouth from it
Anyone reading Magnus Chase who also feels like that boat is absolutely gonna be the one they are going to sail to the old norse lands? 😅
girlofthebooks MAGNUS CHASE FAN HERE, SHIP OF THE DEAD EXCEED MY EXPECTATIONS
YASSSSS I KNOW SOMEONE ELSE WHO SAILED TO THE ANCIENT LANDS!!!
Either the Greeks would have a good laugh at how we found their old Hermes statues and thought the penises were being used to point the way, _or they'd laugh at our strange culture where we DON'T do that._
So now we know where Shakespeare got the idea for "The Merchant of Venice." He just changed the head to a pound of flesh.
"I'm a baby" sounds like a pretty valid excuse to me!
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I actually like seeing loki in the marvel form and they do take the time to show other renditions of him anyways so I see no real issue.
Hermes invented the lyre and wrote lyrics.
Hmmmm. "Lyre" and "lyrics" are perhaps etymologically related? It's not that I'm too lazy to look it up--I'm just all worn out after figuring out how to spell 'etymologically.'
This show is so fun! I’ve only seen a couple of videos now and while I would complain they don’t go too deeply into the mythology for present very many stories it’s still so fun to watch that I don’t mind. This is a crash course and not a complete encyclopedia of theology’s. The animation and the host are both so entertaining!
he sounded so adorable when he said "I am a baby"
Fun fact: in the Viking society, shorn hair on women was a sign of adultery. Loki cut Sif's hair off and later in the Lokasenna implies that she cheated on Thor with...well, Loki. I think that says it all. It also explains why everyone made a fuss about her hair (and also because she was presumably a goddess of grains). ^^
Interesting how Hermes reminds us of many other characters in pop-culture, such as Doctor Who.
Marcus Colds and tricksters reminds of us of supernatural
I'd say the multiplying golden armband is a big deal because as a Germanic warlord you confer favour and status on others by gifting them some of your jewellery, specifically armbands, and they show their loyalty to you by wearing them. So it's a magical symbol of kingship.
Oh Loki... This is why I want tattoos of Norse mythology. Already have Ratatoskr :P
Mighty troll squirrel (Patron of the Internet perhaps?)
Yes, the drama loving messenger between Nidhogg and the nameless Eagel.
So in the myth when does Loki and Thor meet Iron Man? 😂😂😂
in one version of"sif lost her har!", loki explains that Brokk can't have the stuff on his head for example his eyebrows and lips
Can't wait for the Ragnarok video, which I'm sure will probably come out around the same time the Marvel movie debuts
When no one was looking, Hermes stole fifty cows.
He stole fifty cows.
That's as many as five tens.
And that's terrible.
@crash course as a person who asked for you to cover trickers around the world and their similarly on day 1 I thank you
That Samson joke was incredible
Would love to have the Fortification of Asgard discussed one day. Maybe do some videos on Gods and Buildings/Architecture.
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This is my favourite episode so far!
I can't wait for the excuse "I'm a drunk baby!".
Loki: Only if you can get my head without cutting my neck.
Brokk: Well, only one way to find out... Ooops, I guess I don't get to take your head with me... Oh well, it was still fun to cut off! ;p
You're in a desert walking along in the sand when all of the sudden you look down, and you see a tortoise, it's crawling toward you. You reach down, you flip the tortoise over on it's back, kill it and make a lyra out of it. The tortoise lays on it's back, it's belly baking in the hot sun, wishing to turn itself over, but it can't, because it's a lyra, and also dead. Also, you're a newborn baby. Why is that?
Zogg from Betelgeuse what is this in reference to?
What's a tortoise?
I've been waiting for this episode for a long time
Loki escaping with his neck reminds me a lot of Antonio's escape from paying 'a pound of flesh' in 'The Merchant of Venice' by Shakespeare.
God dammit Crash Course! Double views ya tricksters. Still a great video though.
Sunny Bloom the first posting lacked the audio which is the reason why the video was reposted with audio.
The first video didn't have any sounds because it's Deaf Awareness Day
Or maybe Hermes and Loki teamed up to steal the sound from the first video.
OverEngineerer that was Not the reason
My thoughts on what Loki was thinking about Sif's hair and why he cut it off: Ooohhh, shiny!
THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR
Hey - you missed the end of the Loki story: Since he couldn't take the head "Angry" said - yeah but I can do anything I want with the head, and sewed Loki's mouth up with some magical twine.
"I was drunk, and I'm a baby" - Mike Rugnetta (8/6/17)
Do you have any ideas relating to Artemis? She's my favorite Goddess and I would love to hear your take on her stories.
Thank you!!! I've been waiting for this since the muted one this morning lol.
SAVE THE TURTLES!!!!!!🐢😂🐢
Yeah! Loki! I was expecting you. I actually commented about last episode. Hahaha