1. Thor vs. Hrungnir – A Hammer-Swinging Showdown

Once upon a thunderstorm, the stone giant Hrungnir got a little too drunk and a lot too cocky. He barged into Asgard, the realm of the gods, and started bragging he could beat anyone – even Odin!

Odin, always polite until he's not, offered him a drink and waited for Thor to come home.

Well, Thor did come home. And when he heard about the guest causing trouble, he didn't say a word. He just grabbed Mjölnir – his mighty hammer – and marched off to settle things.

The two faced off in a battlefield of rock and thunder. Hrungnir had a head made of stone and a heart full of arrogance. But Mjölnir doesn't care about egos – it only cares about smashing.

With one earth-shaking throw, Thor shattered the giant's skull like a dinner plate. But a chunk of stone got lodged in Thor's head. Ouch. Luckily, his young son Magni showed up, lifted the fallen giant's leg off Thor, and saved the day.

Moral of the story: Never trash-talk the thunder god – especially if you're made of rocks.

2. The Serpent That Hugs the World – Jörmungandr

Loki's kids were weird. One of them was a wolf, one was half-dead, and one – well, one was a snake so massive that Odin tossed it into the ocean just to keep it out of the way.

That snake? Jörmungandr.

And it loved the sea. It grew, and it grew, and it grew... until one day, it was so long that it wrapped around the whole world and bit its own tail like it was wearing a cosmic belt.

The gods hated it. Thor really hated it. He once tried fishing it up with an ox head as bait – and when he finally saw its massive eyes rise from the deep, he almost smashed it there and then. Almost.

But fate had other plans.

When the world ends – at Ragnarök – Jörmungandr will rise from the sea, spewing poison. Thor will finally get his rematch. He'll strike the beast down with Mjölnir...

...and then take nine steps before falling dead, his body filled with venom.

Moral of the story: You can beat your enemy – but destiny always gets the last word.

3. Ragnarök – The Day the Gods Fell

Forget bedtime stories. This is the end of all stories.

It starts with winter. A long, terrible one – three seasons, no summer. Brothers fight brothers. Wolves run free. The sky cracks open.

Loki escapes his chains, smiling that wicked smile, and leads his monstrous children to war.

Odin, the All-Father, rides out to face the wolf Fenrir – and is devoured. Thor kills the world serpent but dies seconds later. Freyr falls to the fire-giant Surtr. Heimdall and Loki stab each other to death.

And then – boom. Surtr lights the world on fire. Everything burns.

But not forever.

After the smoke, there is silence. Then green. Then light. Two humans, hidden deep in the woods, emerge. A few gods return. The sun is reborn. A new world begins.

Moral of the story: Even gods can fall. But every end carries the seed of a new beginning.