MythicThor, Norse god of thunder and warfare
UBAndite military commander (~5000 BC)
Andite military commander (~5000 BC) = Thor, Norse god of thunder and warfare
The Connection
The UB explicitly states Thor was based on a real Andite commander who led military campaigns in northern Europe and was "later revered as a god, master of the lightning." The Andite military expansion into Europe (~5000-3000 BC) produced culture heroes who were mythologized into the Norse pantheon.
UB Citation
UB 80:5.4, 85:6.4
Academic Source
Sturluson, Prose Edda; Davidson, Gods and Myths of Northern Europe (1964)
Historical Evidence(Strong evidence)
Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda (c. 1220 CE) Prologue explicitly presents Norse gods as "human Trojan warriors who left Troy after the fall of that city." Thor is described as a historical warrior who "travelled throughout the world, fighting monsters; he eventually came far north where he married Sif." Anthony Faulkes argues Snorri used euhemerism as "a sophisticated tool to preserve pre-Christian material." The euhemeristic tradition in Norse studies continues to generate academic research.
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