The myth of Loki and the deadly mistletoe - Iseult Gillespie

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  • Опубликовано: 15 ноя 2024

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  • @smilesnack9482
    @smilesnack9482 4 года назад +6317

    at this point ted ed should just make a mini series about loki and his misadventures

    • @Benimation
      @Benimation 4 года назад +71

      I hope the Disney+ series will reference the mythology

    • @AaronShenghao
      @AaronShenghao 4 года назад +61

      @@Benimation Disney had already destroyed many tales... Just look up original story/ending of "the little mermaid", "Mulan", "Pocahontas"... Let's hope they stop at using Norse mythology names...

    • @cassylk22
      @cassylk22 4 года назад +3

      YES

    • @theprinceofflumes3674
      @theprinceofflumes3674 4 года назад +2

      YES

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 4 года назад +7

      What? A man’s gotta do, what he’s gotta do,

  • @brirzet
    @brirzet 3 года назад +250

    If I'm not wrong, there's a belief that Frigg cried over her son's body and her tears turned into the white pearl like berries that we see on mistletoe. She took an oath that mistletoe would never again be used for destruction and if anyone happened to walk under it, she would place a kiss on their forehead. That's why we kiss under mistletoe.

  • @erinhollow773
    @erinhollow773 4 года назад +5198

    This artstyle is so comforting and soft. It makes you want to kiss the homies goodnight. It's unfortunate that the homies are getting shot through the chest instead.

  • @hindsightpov4218
    @hindsightpov4218 4 года назад +705

    They didn’t mention how Loki’s wife, Sigyn, would protect Loki by catching the serpent’s dripping venom into a bowl so it didn’t fall on him. Only when Sigyn left to empty the bowl was Loki exposed to the venom which caused him incredible pain.

    • @acturusgarcia6027
      @acturusgarcia6027 3 года назад +3

      Why didn't she bring 2 bowls? Or a pipe of some sort to run off the venom? Why not kill the snake? Or tie a rope to snake's mouth?

    • @hindsightpov4218
      @hindsightpov4218 3 года назад +37

      @@acturusgarcia6027
      Then the gods would have known Loki wasn’t being punished. She had to be discreet and this is the best she could do.

    • @suppeople
      @suppeople Год назад +15

      Bro she was cheated on but she was too loyal

    • @grealishszn3544
      @grealishszn3544 Год назад +14

      @@hindsightpov4218 no they literally told her to get the bowl. and everytime she left to empty and loki got exposed to the venom, the earth would shake causing earthquakes

    • @aztecgodhuzluiospd1033
      @aztecgodhuzluiospd1033 Год назад +10

      @@grealishszn3544 both versions a correct, it’s not as if people from Sweden back then believed the same thing as a Germanic tribe to the south

  • @ishanjain922
    @ishanjain922 4 года назад +8504

    Honestly Queen Frigg, you visited every *friggin’* thing in the nine realms, was a mistletoe really that hard?

    • @EGRJ
      @EGRJ 4 года назад +552

      Really, it's surprising she only missed one thing.

    • @alienalchemist
      @alienalchemist 4 года назад +968

      In some version the mistletoe was too young to take an oath. That's the version what I hear most.

    • @ishanjain922
      @ishanjain922 4 года назад +151

      @@alienalchemist oh that makes sense

    • @Taurencowpew
      @Taurencowpew 4 года назад +625

      She took the oath from "all plants of the Earth", but mistletoe escapes this broad grouping, because it is not actually "of the Earth". As a parasite, it only grows on other plants. Mistletoe was very important, because it was an "in-between thing". They considered it not quite of the Earth, and yet not of the Air either. Some other "in-between things":
      Dawn and dusk (not quite of the Day, yet not of the Night)
      The shore (not quite of the Earth, yet not of the Water)
      Sea foam (not quite of the Water, yet not of the Air)

    • @michelledavison2533
      @michelledavison2533 4 года назад +54

      @@Taurencowpew Thanks for explaining so clearly :)

  • @jesseexplosion
    @jesseexplosion Год назад +520

    "THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO KILLING A GOD!“

  • @midimusicforever
    @midimusicforever 4 года назад +5784

    Loki was trolling way before the internet existed.

    • @midimusicforever
      @midimusicforever 4 года назад +90

      @Hannah Jamail Herrick
      More like a troll model

    • @tsuki__amai8558
      @tsuki__amai8558 3 года назад +18

      @@midimusicforever I KNEW somebody would say that

    • @y0sh164
      @y0sh164 3 года назад +7

      HAH

    • @leleltea8921
      @leleltea8921 3 года назад +6

      Kind of like the Satyrs in Greek mythology. Trolling is a human universal

    • @trla6505
      @trla6505 2 года назад +7

      And just like many he went to far, he should have cry after denying it, a couple times that way, is his doing the death and rebirth of the god

  • @crystalwaters2260
    @crystalwaters2260 4 года назад +534

    They left out the part where Loki was bound with chains made from his son’s’ intestines

    • @srijanumesh5355
      @srijanumesh5355 4 года назад +21

      Isn’t Loki’s son the milti legged horse?

    • @tut28Angel
      @tut28Angel 4 года назад +115

      @@srijanumesh5355 loki has like 5 sons. The horse, snake, wolf, and two god sons. The god sons were killed and their guts turned to steel and chained Loki.

    • @Azure_Veins
      @Azure_Veins 4 года назад +89

      That's ruthless.. Idk how Gods claim to be the best if they killed innocent sons to punish their father..

    • @srijanumesh5355
      @srijanumesh5355 4 года назад +23

      So the lokis son helped odins son ride around the world and punish odins son who was caught by odins son and punished by getting bound by lokis sons guts

    • @tut28Angel
      @tut28Angel 3 года назад +6

      @ yes

  • @MrSamulai
    @MrSamulai 4 года назад +4107

    Loki: *does anything*
    Thor's Health Bar: *appears*

    • @irsyadsyauqi3105
      @irsyadsyauqi3105 4 года назад +35

      A dark souls game that is

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 4 года назад +95

      @Hannah Jamail Herrick Loki: Does literally anything*
      Loki: Why do I hear boss music?
      Also the boss music: We're no strangers to love
      You know the rules and so do I
      A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
      You wouldn't get this from any other guy
      I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
      Gotta make you understand
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down
      Never gonna run around and desert you
      Never gonna make you cry
      Never gonna say goodbye
      Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
      We've known each other for so long
      Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
      Inside we both know what's been going on
      We know the game and we're gonna play it
      And if you ask me how I'm feeling
      Don't tell me you're too blind to see
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down
      Never gonna run around and desert you
      Never gonna make you cry
      Never gonna say goodbye
      Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
      No, I'm never gonna give you up
      No, I'm never gonna let you down
      No, I'll never run around and hurt you
      Never, ever desert you
      We've known each other for so long
      Your heart's been aching but
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down
      Never gonna run around and desert you
      Never gonna make you cry
      Never gonna say goodbye
      Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
      No, I'm never gonna give you up
      No, I'm never gonna let you down
      No, I'll never run around and hurt you
      I'll never, ever desert you

    • @hafhdrn3984
      @hafhdrn3984 4 года назад +26

      @@vaughnjohnson8767 I did not expect the first time I get rickrolled to be go this way but here we are

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 3 года назад +8

      @@hafhdrn3984 yes, don’t we all have some sort of our first Rick rolls? It is similar to first kisses, but I guess that doesn’t count cause I haven’t had one yet. Key word: Yet

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 3 года назад +3

      @Real CreatureMan yeah boiiiiiii

  • @angelrobles7201
    @angelrobles7201 4 года назад +249

    There are some grim things left out of the video:
    1)As a punishment for killing Baldr, Váli was given birth (from Odin and Rindr, who was either a princess or a giantess), grew into adulthood in one day and slew Hodr. Yep, not only Hodr was fooled by Loki, he was slain as a quick punishment.
    2)Did you see those shiny chains binding Loki? Váli bound him with those... after slaying Narfi (Loki's son) and using his entrails as chains. Other sources have another Váli as son of Loki, and this Váli was turned into a wolf to kill Narfi.
    3)I think this one will go into a new video: Sigyn, Loki's wife, held a basin to catch the snake's venom. Whenever she had to empty the basin, the venom touched Loki, who writhed so violently that earthquakes happened. After so many years (centuries perhaps) of this, Loki writhed with such force he broke free. And in all that time, his hatred against the Aesir grew to such a degree he allied with the Jötnar to wage war against them, bringing forth... *Ragnarök!!!!!*

    • @AzzyC25
      @AzzyC25 4 года назад +18

      Ted-ed should hire you so that the rest of the story can be told. Also the way you wrote it: 👌 enough to get a person excited about the story and the parts missed

    • @angelrobles7201
      @angelrobles7201 4 года назад +5

      @@AzzyC25 Thank you

    • @kimmogensen4888
      @kimmogensen4888 3 года назад +9

      @@angelrobles7201 and don’t forget Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr. By his wife Sigyn, nice kids 😳

    • @angelrobles7201
      @angelrobles7201 3 года назад +14

      @@kimmogensen4888 Well, yes, they are Loki's children, but not Sigyn's. They are Loki and Angrboda (a giantess) children.
      With Sigyn, and depending on the sources, he's father of Narfi and/or Nari, and maybe Vali too.
      And let's not forget he gave birth to Sleipnir, the badass eight-legged horse of Odin. _Gave birth_ here means: _he was a mare knocked up by the stallion Svaldifari_

    • @PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim
      @PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim 2 года назад +2

      @@kimmogensen4888 a WORLD serpent!? Omg Loki and Sigyn need to be sterilized ASAP!!! Wolves are cool, but world serpents - thanks no thanks

  • @darkhound6461
    @darkhound6461 4 года назад +8071

    Fun fact: ted Ed loves Thor and Loki.

    • @aditisk99
      @aditisk99 4 года назад +335

      I mean, who doesn't?

    • @cb9852
      @cb9852 4 года назад +54

      @@aditisk99 I don't (Loki not Thor)

    • @aditisk99
      @aditisk99 4 года назад +82

      @@cb9852 Yeah there are always exception.

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  4 года назад +2231

      Can you blame us?

    • @darkhound6461
      @darkhound6461 4 года назад +167

      @@TEDEd 100%nope you can't re think when it comes to Loki and first thing comes to mind when hear Loki is Tom Hiddleston so,
      and you guys like this one 😍😍.

  • @anaksamanananggal3940
    @anaksamanananggal3940 4 года назад +189

    Loki: "does anything that can cause misery and chaos in the gods"
    Thor: *"I'm canna end this man's whole career"*

  • @Alkalus
    @Alkalus 4 года назад +3623

    Hermod: Monster, cry.
    Loki: No.
    Hermod: CRY.
    Loki: NO.
    Hermod: Please.
    Loki: Hahahahaha
    Thor: What did I miss?

  • @athenaparthenos9092
    @athenaparthenos9092 4 года назад +51

    The art style is so soothing. It's perfect for this video. Ted-Ed is filled with amazing animators with styles that match the tone of the video

  • @ilertargenthorne4639
    @ilertargenthorne4639 4 года назад +813

    Ahh Loki.
    Causing Mischief since the creation of _Mjolnir_

    • @michalepak2790
      @michalepak2790 4 года назад +43

      Actually Loki was behind the creation of Mjolnir. It was one of the gifts Loki tricked a pair drawf blacksmiths to forge for him, so that he could present them to the gods to make them stop being mad at him for cutting Thor's wife's golden hair while drunk.

    • @srijanumesh5355
      @srijanumesh5355 4 года назад +15

      @@michalepak2790 there is a ted Ed vid on that
      He meant that Loki has been causing mischief ever since that video, or something

    • @amaracaroline9482
      @amaracaroline9482 3 года назад +18

      Norse Mythology in a nutshell: LOKI, WHY.

    • @phousefilms
      @phousefilms 3 года назад +3

      Loki:(after Baldur is killed) It was just a prank bro!

  • @SS-xo8dc
    @SS-xo8dc 4 года назад +162

    Loki is the kid in class that breaks the rules just because they exist

  • @blueeye2281
    @blueeye2281 4 года назад +2411

    "When something goes wrong, the first thing I think is, it is Loki's fault. It saves a lot of time."
    *What a coincidence! We also say the same! Except we say British instead of Loki.*

    • @OmbreDunDouble
      @OmbreDunDouble 4 года назад +68

      Irish i presume ?
      As a french i could easely get behind your assumption

    • @blueeye2281
      @blueeye2281 4 года назад +25

      @@OmbreDunDouble No. Think harder

    • @foreign_physics8490
      @foreign_physics8490 4 года назад +19

      How about CHINA?

    • @blueeye2281
      @blueeye2281 4 года назад +82

      @Mithun Bala Well you could've been right if it were 1947. I'm actually Bangladeshi. Once it was a part of India. And those British ruled us for like 200 years.

    • @manasa908
      @manasa908 4 года назад +52

      Damnnnn looking at all these different places the british have screwed over...
      And hey neighbor! I'm from india 😁

  • @jorikrouwenhorst7220
    @jorikrouwenhorst7220 4 года назад +290

    “The Mistletoe?”
    “I’m certain of it”
    “Freya said it was wicked”

  • @vanilladreams7556
    @vanilladreams7556 4 года назад +1134

    Ahhh, are those Tom Hiddleston's cheekbones that I see?

    • @pauras6087
      @pauras6087 4 года назад +75

      Ted ed liked so this is def confirmed

    • @hajjisato2394
      @hajjisato2394 3 года назад +4

      Sorry. I ruined the 666 votes .
      T___T

    • @philosophy4242
      @philosophy4242 3 года назад +1

      War of the gods ruclips.net/video/f-lpG7kuFNg/видео.html

  • @shlaghyachaturvedi9499
    @shlaghyachaturvedi9499 4 года назад +103

    Loki: **does anything**
    Thor: Bonjour

  • @parascopicvision
    @parascopicvision 4 года назад +220

    No mention of Loki’s wife holding a cup beneath the venom, it is only when she must empty it that Loki feels pain and causes earthquakes from his trembling. Also, the “giant” he encounters isn’t a giant the way we think of them. They were just a family of anti-divinities opposing the gods-they’re implied to hold the same stature as gods.

    • @imalittlelady
      @imalittlelady 2 месяца назад

      Which I don’t understand? He cheated on sigyn twice. Why the f would she help him??

  • @sydneyn4710
    @sydneyn4710 4 года назад +682

    “He would not let his work be so easily undone,”
    Hermod: literally visiting every living thing ever across nine realms
    “but if he interfered is boldly it might reveal his hand in Baldur’s murder”
    Loki: disguises himself as a giant

    • @azlan194
      @azlan194 4 года назад +24

      its every living thing and element. Even a blade was visited, lol

    • @pierrecurie
      @pierrecurie 4 года назад +25

      That seems rather unnecessary. Surely, Loki himself qualifies as a "living thing in the 9 realms"? He could have just appeared as himself, and shown apathy. "Not my fault he died. Meh"

    • @chanbricks4461
      @chanbricks4461 4 года назад +11

      @@pierrecurie You don't argue back to mythology

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 4 года назад +1

      @@chanbricks4461 try me

    • @NIGHTMARE-yq3pf
      @NIGHTMARE-yq3pf 3 года назад +1

      @@pierrecurie true
      that is honestly what i thought

  • @thundermijo
    @thundermijo 4 года назад +1005

    Guess Baldur won't be up for kissing under the mistletoe this season.

  • @WlngDlngBat
    @WlngDlngBat 4 года назад +72

    Odin's mighty steed, huh? That's literally Loki's kid, Sleipnir.

    • @gabriellelim9170
      @gabriellelim9170 3 года назад +3

      Hel too

    • @aboxinspace
      @aboxinspace 3 года назад +2

      Pratically everything is Loki's kid, he's like the Zeus of norse mythology 🤣

  • @chaneladriana6829
    @chaneladriana6829 4 года назад +1929

    The reason gods didn’t want baldur to die is because baldur’s Death starts the death of all the other gods RAGNAROK

    • @zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998
      @zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 4 года назад +97

      if a prophesy must be fulfilled 100%, then any of its parts could be completely prevented to permanently delay the prophesy. If there's a prophesy that say Krakens will walk on land, then killing every kraken would do it.

    • @hiteshbhatt6445
      @hiteshbhatt6445 4 года назад +16

      @@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 and fenris Wolf must be released

    • @iiynalex8060
      @iiynalex8060 4 года назад +21

      Oh like how Methuselah's death marked the end of earth in the old testament. Because of all the sins humans were doing God killed them all using the Great Flood but spared Noah's wife, sons, himself, and his sons wives. Man some legends revolve around truth

    • @macaroon_nuggets8008
      @macaroon_nuggets8008 4 года назад +8

      more like Bore Ragnorok.

    • @link2498
      @link2498 4 года назад +36

      Possibly, nordic storys were not written down very well except in runic forms and even then, the first translation from ancient icelandic was into german in 1026 (or 1062) and then from that form of German to hoch deutsch and then to English. The original translator was a catholic priest. As such, Baldur often takes on a "jesus" like persona. His death triggering ragnorak and then when all the gods are dead he is reborn as the only god and to bring about the new cycle of gods. Maybe this is the nordic tale, or maybe this is the german priest super imposing catholic beliefs onto a nordic story. It is really tough to say, one thing is for certain, there are many many many variations of every story and of every character.

  • @Cunnilinguistics69
    @Cunnilinguistics69 4 года назад +44

    Question: where is Sigyn here, who stood by Loki’s side until Ragnarök and held a bowl below the serpent to try and spare Loki from the venom?

  • @laelgebregziabher2002
    @laelgebregziabher2002 4 года назад +558

    TED-Ed: Nanna the Peaceful, and God of truth and light.
    My nana: TED-Ed knows what's up.

  • @rriotghoul
    @rriotghoul 4 года назад +7

    The style of animation on this is beautiful, really brings the story of Loki and Baldur to life!

  • @ebitoro4590
    @ebitoro4590 4 года назад +233

    I love how all Ted-Ed's Norse mythology videos start with a quote from Neil Gaiman.

    • @cotesia7931
      @cotesia7931 4 года назад +1

      Is he big man? Who is he

    • @RahulSarode
      @RahulSarode 4 года назад +6

      @@cotesia7931 I only know him for Good Omens. It's good.

    • @axelpatrickb.pingol3228
      @axelpatrickb.pingol3228 4 года назад +6

      Because he wrote American Gods, which is a retelling of mythology.

    • @cotesia7931
      @cotesia7931 4 года назад

      @Dylan Rodrigues interesting

    • @MosukaDreamer
      @MosukaDreamer 5 месяцев назад

      He he. I can't wait to tell the Sandman group who Hel is. 😈

  • @valentinarulloni9265
    @valentinarulloni9265 4 года назад +15

    The art and animations are incredible. Such good accompaniment to this interesting tale! Much love to the team🧡

  • @emmaothorell
    @emmaothorell 4 года назад +419

    TED-Ed brings all us Scandinavians to the yard

    • @stargatis
      @stargatis 4 года назад +7

      And they’re like, “it’s better than yours”

    • @magas4002
      @magas4002 3 года назад

      🎶 Plus they teach you, hashtag #nocharge 🎶

    • @imaginemiles1133
      @imaginemiles1133 3 года назад

      Obligatory my great grandparents were from norway

  • @RainMaker0602
    @RainMaker0602 4 года назад +13

    4:44 "Remember when we used to play 'Get Help' when we were younger?"

  • @ginnyweasley5812
    @ginnyweasley5812 4 года назад +1283

    Whenever I read Loki my brain goes half to mythology half to Tom Hiddleston and there is a moment of chaotic confusion in between 😂

  • @rossleamon7881
    @rossleamon7881 4 года назад +39

    “Your quiver is broken boy”
    -Kratos

  • @masipkthi8008
    @masipkthi8008 4 года назад +181

    Love this myth series. They're so interesting.

  • @afifasiddiqui9191
    @afifasiddiqui9191 4 года назад +1

    The music is so soothing in myth videos, I humbly request to upload them seperately.

  • @dynamosaurusimperious6341
    @dynamosaurusimperious6341 4 года назад +902

    So totally different from it's MCU version.

    • @panzermensch1577
      @panzermensch1577 4 года назад +83

      Because MCU is changed from Norse Belief in many ways.

    • @jazharris2903
      @jazharris2903 4 года назад +91

      MCU is inaccurate in every single way

    • @chaneladriana6829
      @chaneladriana6829 4 года назад +41

      Because MCU is nonsense

    • @dynamosaurusimperious6341
      @dynamosaurusimperious6341 4 года назад +19

      Okay,i only said it's different from the MCU Loki.

    • @rg9448
      @rg9448 4 года назад +42

      Sure, real Norse myth is amazing
      But have you heard about the version where Kratos is there to beat the gods' asses?

  • @cherrybunches
    @cherrybunches 4 года назад +6

    This is such a gorgeous animation, and one of my favourite stories!

  • @saumyashree4926
    @saumyashree4926 4 года назад +262

    Loki's fault costs a lot

    • @m.dagasan
      @m.dagasan 4 года назад +1

      Yea

    • @alex2005z
      @alex2005z 4 года назад +1

      @A D. yea that would have definitively worked

    • @alienalchemist
      @alienalchemist 4 года назад +4

      Remember it's Loki's fault that caused the creation of Thor's hammer and Odin's spear.

    • @Amit_Pirate
      @Amit_Pirate 4 года назад +2

      @@alienalchemist and thanos' glove too.

  • @kktt725
    @kktt725 4 года назад +17

    I always felt really bad for Haldur he didn’t know how Loki was manipulating him and unknowingly killed his brother

    • @njord-krakenarnesson5096
      @njord-krakenarnesson5096 2 месяца назад

      Name is Hóðr, but yeah I agree with you, that is why I (personally) call this story "The murder/deaths of Baldr and Hóðr". Since both are indirectly murdered by Loki.

  • @conganhhangoc6857
    @conganhhangoc6857 4 года назад +321

    I was just waiting for Kratos to show up and say: "Boy"

    • @sidharth3779
      @sidharth3779 4 года назад +6

      Wtf krstos is greek

    • @virothyr
      @virothyr 4 года назад +12

      @@sidharth3779 well yes but the new well new as in 2018 game was in the norse mythology

    • @khoimai192
      @khoimai192 4 года назад +16

      @@sidharth3779 it was a reference to the newest God of War. Atreus is Loki

    • @sidharth3779
      @sidharth3779 4 года назад

      Oh

    • @rg9448
      @rg9448 4 года назад +10

      Baldur's death in Kratos version is more.... interesting

  • @freddiehudson4154
    @freddiehudson4154 3 года назад +12

    Frigg: I made everything swear to not hurt Balder
    Loki: Hodor, hold my mistletoe

  • @amjadnawaz5122
    @amjadnawaz5122 4 года назад +26

    You guys really have to use this animation more often. It's so crisp!

  • @robertcrookall5991
    @robertcrookall5991 3 года назад +7

    I remember the version of the story I read as a boy; Frigg explains to Loki that she made the pact with every plant that grows out of the ground - assuming that all plants grow out of the ground - forgetting that Mistletoe, as a parasite, grows not out of the ground but upon a tree, and so was not covered by her pact. Loki then used his dark arts to make a dart out of mistletoe and make the normally soft plant as hard as iron and lethally sharp.

  • @archae108
    @archae108 4 года назад +588

    Moral of the story:
    If you truly love your children, don't forget the small things.
    And seek out Loki and kill him.
    SLOWLY AND PAINFULLY.

    • @dhruvkumarkanaujia
      @dhruvkumarkanaujia 4 года назад +47

      for every Loki there's always a thor

    • @rishithamamidala7448
      @rishithamamidala7448 4 года назад +6

      @@dhruvkumarkanaujia ya this is perfect😃

    • @Ragazaloth
      @Ragazaloth 3 года назад +1

      @@dhruvkumarkanaujia if there's a thor for a loki
      is there a jormungandr for each thor?

    • @noname-qj6ml
      @noname-qj6ml 3 года назад +1

      Nooo atreus!!

    • @drixg555
      @drixg555 3 года назад

      Does the kill order count for all Loki Variants?

  • @smolinkbane8963
    @smolinkbane8963 4 года назад +2

    TED-Ed animation never fails to amaze me, kudos to you guys.

  • @themartian6722
    @themartian6722 4 года назад +23

    I'll never look at a mistletoe the same again

  • @abc_cba
    @abc_cba 4 года назад +5

    A big applause for the animators ! What a picturesque representation !

  • @vinodbisht1973
    @vinodbisht1973 4 года назад +12

    0:10 I like the details, especially Odin with his ravens❤️

  • @yumanakamura8432
    @yumanakamura8432 4 года назад +3

    ive been seeing ted ed for a while and the animation is still so good

  • @aisadal2521
    @aisadal2521 4 года назад +147

    Never knew Loki did something with a mistletoe until now
    Also, is it just me, or does the Loki in the thumbnail look like he's doing that one chef meme?

  • @Cunnilinguistics69
    @Cunnilinguistics69 4 года назад +7

    I’m swedish and grew up on a lot of myths, and always loved this one in particular as a kid. I always felt so bad for Hodur...

  • @parvathyshaji587
    @parvathyshaji587 4 года назад +63

    Who else went 👀 when the narrator said "until 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒓 arrived 😏" at 4:44

  • @hoonkmimimimi
    @hoonkmimimimi 3 года назад +10

    I love the quote in the beginning "When something goes wrong, the first thing I think is, it is Loki's fault. It saves a lot of time" 😂

  • @manarmsgaming9223
    @manarmsgaming9223 4 года назад +76

    How is the yt recommended faster than notifications?

    • @poopypants2286
      @poopypants2286 4 года назад +2

      I was asking myself the same thing ......I actually thought this was an old video until I looked at the date

    • @Lush_Produce
      @Lush_Produce 4 года назад

      Discord recommend new videos before RUclips notifications

    • @sabrinas.1302
      @sabrinas.1302 4 года назад

      @@poopypants2286 I thought the same

  • @zulfameds
    @zulfameds 4 года назад

    The animations almost made me cry, it's so beautiful

  • @zakirreshi6737
    @zakirreshi6737 4 года назад +22

    A MYTH IS AN IMAGE IN TERMS OF WHICH WE TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD.
    ALAN WATTS

  • @ghostderazgriz
    @ghostderazgriz 4 года назад +4

    God of War's interpretation of this story is so well done :)

  • @varunaviganesh7215
    @varunaviganesh7215 4 года назад +43

    I love Thor and Loki's love-hate brotherhood.

    • @raptormage2209
      @raptormage2209 4 года назад +9

      It was more of a ''Nephew-uncle' relationship since Loki was Odin's blood brother.

    • @vincentxu8217
      @vincentxu8217 4 года назад +3

      @@raptormage2209 *adoptive brother

    • @panzermensch1577
      @panzermensch1577 4 года назад +6

      What Raptor said. MCU≠Norse Belief. The God to thunder, rain, and agriculture is no brother to the giant of Mischeif. They're just occasional adventuring pals. *looks at when Thor dressed as Freyja*

    • @raptormage2209
      @raptormage2209 4 года назад +3

      @@vincentxu8217 Blood brother in term of they made a blood pact. so yea.. Loki was adopted

    • @vincentxu8217
      @vincentxu8217 4 года назад

      @@raptormage2209 Sorry, that word got me a bit confused. Also isn't Odin actually the adoped one?

  • @tdthedevilsrighthand712
    @tdthedevilsrighthand712 Год назад +8

    I know it's been like two whole years, and someone's probably already pointed it out, but you got some things around with Hel & Helheim. Helheim, for one, isn't a fiery landscape like plenty other versions of the Underworld, instead Helheim is iced-over, impossibly cold even. As for Hel herself, while one half of her is in fact beautiful, the other side of her body is a skeleton.

  • @panzermensch1577
    @panzermensch1577 4 года назад +5

    Fun Fact: Loki's imprisonment and the acidic drips from the Serpent are the Norse claims of earthquakes, that with each drop that strikes, the Jötunn languishes and wrestles with the earth, shaking the land aggressively. That is until Sigyn comes back to help.

  • @mrb5940
    @mrb5940 4 года назад +5

    My favorite norse myth, and the reason why I am so interested in mistletoe lately, a both holly and pagan plant

  • @Mr_Jester980
    @Mr_Jester980 4 года назад +20

    All of the nine realms : *_Everytime thing's are at peace, why, of all things, would you DARE to disturb it A LOT_*
    Loki :
    😳
    😅
    👉👈

  • @thelongexlan5526
    @thelongexlan5526 4 года назад +3

    The way this tied into the God of War universe. Intriguing

  • @oliviabytner1614
    @oliviabytner1614 4 года назад +40

    You missed few important points. Loki did kill Baldor because Asgardian Gods mistreated his children. He wasn't tied with a snake, he was tied with his son's guts. Sigyn, his wife is catching the venom in a bowl. When she needs to walk away to empty it Loki is in such agony that we can feel it on Earth in form of the earthquake.

    • @imalittlelady
      @imalittlelady 2 месяца назад

      I wish she didn’t hold the bowl at all tbh- like it probably wouldn’t have stopped ragnarok but he cheated on her more than once. She should’ve left him to suffer

  • @AP-ns1ng
    @AP-ns1ng Год назад +6

    Baldur in video: "was the gentlest and most beloved being in all of asgard
    Baldur in GOW: insane psychopath that wanted nothing but to kill his mother

  • @Julia-nt2pe
    @Julia-nt2pe 4 года назад +3

    I remember hearing this story in middle school here in Sweden. I never forgot about it, I thought it was awful that Balder died and felt so sorry for the blind God😔 And Loki’s punishment gave me nightmares

  • @StarBoundFables
    @StarBoundFables 2 года назад

    Brilliant, this whole series is spectacularly well put together 😃 I look forward to watching another mythological tale every morning Thank you 🙏🏽

  • @nyr0r0saurus
    @nyr0r0saurus 4 года назад +4

    Love TED-Ed's Norse Mythology videos! The animation is beautiful, too.

  • @josephm.6453
    @josephm.6453 3 года назад

    TedEd myths series is one of the best things in youtube

  • @tokyoreality665
    @tokyoreality665 4 года назад +8

    There’s a bit missing like how Loki planned his escape while he was a salmon and was the first to create a fishing net Loki found out to escape from one and one more thing when Loki was punished his wife held a bole to collect the venom to make Loki’s punishment a bit more easier

  • @michaelcoler3281
    @michaelcoler3281 4 года назад

    Thanks, Ted-Ed! These stories are so well done!

  • @manasa908
    @manasa908 4 года назад +4

    YES MORE MYTHIC I LOVE THESE SO MUCH I'VE WATCHED EVERY ONE AND JUST-😍😍
    I really love learning more about myths from around the world, and looking at similarities and differences
    And Norse mythology has been a favourite of mine ever since I read Magnus Chase ❤

  • @zero_prfctn
    @zero_prfctn 4 года назад +16

    Living things: mourning
    A blade: *mourns too*

  • @vanitaindrakumar1670
    @vanitaindrakumar1670 4 года назад +5

    Loki was actually not bound by chains, but by the entrails of his favorite sons. The gods were so angry at Loki that they found his favorite sons, and gave them poison (or something, i don't remember the full myth), which made them go mad. The brothers killed each other, and the gods took their entrails and bound Loki to the pillar and placed the snake above him.

  • @poppunpresents
    @poppunpresents 4 года назад +3

    The fact that Hel & Slepnir are half-siblings probably helped in reaching her, I wonder if Hel knew her father would do something like this?

  • @rzasian
    @rzasian 3 года назад +6

    Loki after getting chained: it’s just a prank bro.

  • @GustavoSilva-ny8jc
    @GustavoSilva-ny8jc 2 года назад

    That was a superb narration, animation and sounds too.

  • @emilnavod67
    @emilnavod67 4 года назад +25

    Wait is that the same horse that Loki gave birth to???
    If so this is really really messed up

    • @rishithamamidala7448
      @rishithamamidala7448 4 года назад +3

      The horse was Sleipnir
      Indeed it was

    • @panzermensch1577
      @panzermensch1577 4 года назад +3

      Sleipnir was a gift to Odin and was the fastest horse ever. So yeah, makes sense to ride him with a great mission in mind.

    • @rossalbertdelacruz6751
      @rossalbertdelacruz6751 3 года назад

      It's not the only child he bore, because he has 4 child

    • @sophialin1802
      @sophialin1802 3 года назад

      The Norse myths are usually messed up. The fate of Loki's children doubly so.

  • @alexandersalloum9652
    @alexandersalloum9652 3 года назад +1

    Please upload more mythology, they are so interesting!

  • @g.l.o.w.s.s6900
    @g.l.o.w.s.s6900 2 года назад +16

    Jeez, God of War really does turn myths into horror stories. This is portrayed as “oh everyone loves Baldur, he loves that he’s invincible!” Meanwhile in God of War, Baldur hates (and tries to kill) his mother for robbing him of a lifetime of physical feeling.

  • @TravelTourTaste
    @TravelTourTaste 4 года назад

    I found this Video very helpful who does not like to hear about the Norse Gods. thanks for sharing . Love and Light Sarah and Glenn

  • @NotTheAbhi
    @NotTheAbhi 4 года назад +4

    3:56 I think Ted-Ed should know that ferocious giants should not look so cute and cuddly.

    • @nyxmei7376
      @nyxmei7376 Год назад

      yeah it was a different animator,tell them that

  • @joshuadaluz5391
    @joshuadaluz5391 4 года назад

    This is the most uniquely beautiful Christmas TED Ed story I've ever seen :)

  • @thehappysuma3067
    @thehappysuma3067 4 года назад +4

    TedEd: Explaining Hermod’s adventures in order to bring back Baldur
    Also TedEd: Doesn’t even show us if Baldur was freed or not

  • @Mitchell_WerBell_III
    @Mitchell_WerBell_III 2 года назад +2

    Man, this God of War explanation vid lookin’ wild.

  • @TimmyStreams
    @TimmyStreams Год назад +14

    But Baldur is invulnerable to all threats, physical or magical!

  • @arialisestrellaartistry
    @arialisestrellaartistry 4 года назад

    All mythology is so beautiful to me. Thanks !

  • @skittlesilly
    @skittlesilly 4 года назад +4

    new mythic episode comes out just as I'm binging them

  • @pistonx3544
    @pistonx3544 4 года назад

    Thank you for making contant during this current troubling time

  • @nikilosivakumaar573
    @nikilosivakumaar573 4 года назад +4

    Loki starts his mischief
    (A few moments later)
    Mighty Thor to the Rescue

    • @amaracaroline9482
      @amaracaroline9482 3 года назад +1

      That’s the reason why Thor wasn’t in Civil War.
      LOKI SCREWED UP AGAIN.

    • @nikilosivakumaar573
      @nikilosivakumaar573 3 года назад

      @@amaracaroline9482 Thor Ragnorok

  • @lone-welf
    @lone-welf 4 года назад

    the art is absolutely incredible.

  • @pratham7816
    @pratham7816 4 года назад +10

    TED ED UPLOADS A VIDEO
    ME 2 MIN LATER :-
    IS THAT L-O-K-I

  • @flyawaken8691
    @flyawaken8691 3 года назад +1

    20 minutes to Loki series..and I'm here to get my memory refreshed

  • @jacobgard9404
    @jacobgard9404 4 года назад +6

    In the version I was told, the gods killed Loki’s kids in front of him and bound him in their entrails. The Norse didn’t play around.

  • @yayahicks3829
    @yayahicks3829 3 года назад +1

    So GOW is the main reason that I got into all different types of mythology and this hits ENTIRELY different after playing GOW4

  • @FitNerdz
    @FitNerdz 2 года назад +4

    So Atreus will turn into an animal

  • @oferzilberman5049
    @oferzilberman5049 2 года назад

    Norsw mythology is probably my favorite. The intricate stories are simply amazing

  • @amaan7745
    @amaan7745 4 года назад +4

    I am a simple man. I see TED Ed and Gods collab I click

  • @howerxu4852
    @howerxu4852 2 года назад

    boy you have the best videos ever. so informative