By 
Scott Mellor
 | 
TED-Ed Original

The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants

Thor—son of Odin god of thunder and protector of mankind—struggled mightily against his greatest challenge yet: opening a bag of food. How had the mighty god fallen so far? Scott Mellor tells the myth of Thor's journey to Utgard.

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