After the Greco-Roman toys, the next group of toys somewhat easy to find would be viking/norseman style toys. Vikings have become part of the stock of fantasy and action stories. Many kids want to be a viking and go plundering, or exploring or trading. I am not heavily into the Norse mythos, so I just found some basic toys.
Viking Chief from Le Toy Van,
who makes nice wooden toys
Playmobil vikings, great for little kids
Viking Warriors from Papo, great for older kids
Another Viking Warrior from Papo
Odin and Sleipnir from Final Fantasy.
This is not really a toy, so for teenage and older
Thor model, great for an altar
Another model, also great for an altar
plush Thor, great for kids, found athttp://www.dungeontrader.com/store/catalog-list.cfm?Cat_Display=73&storeid=1&start=1
Minnesota Vikings plushie
Viking on horse plush
Lego Viking Fortress, with a dragon
Viking ship kit, for kids that love kits
Viking science kit, found at
http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/Online%20Store/science%20kits.html
I will reiterate, dressing for the part is so much a part of magic and myth, so here are some costumes
modernized Viking girl
Viking princess
furry Viking hat
childs costume helmet
teen and adult costume helmet
Marvel comics has had Thor as one of their major characters for many years. He was one of the founding members of the Avengers, the greatest super hero team in that universe. Though they portray his as more a blonde, cleanshaven Swedish looking man than as the historic version, I feel that it is still okay. I take it as a modernization of Thor, and nothing more. Many sociologists and anthropologists have already commented that comics are todays versions of mythology, so he fits in quite well. And as a god, he is not stuck in only one form. So, here are some Marvel Comics Thor toys.
Thor action figure, his old costume was very super hero looking
He got an updated costume and a beard,
though it still looked like a super hero costume
Here he is with the hulk, who he fought,
his costume was updated again, and looks a lot better, with armor,
though he lost his beard.
Muggs Thor, popular model toys
Heroclix game toy of Thor on his chariot pulled by his goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr
A Thor plushie
Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, here as a model or part of a costume
Thor's helmet, the more recent costume version
Thor kids costume, he can be a god and a hero
There are other kinds of items to get, you just have to look for them. Also, don't forget to gift your child with an amulet of Mjolnir.
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