Norns (comics)

Norns
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Journey into Mystery #102 (March 1964)
Created by	Stan Lee Jack Kirby
Characteristics
Pantheon	Norse
Notable members	Urd Skuld Verandi

The Norns are fictional characters in the Marvel Universe.

Publication history

The Norns first appeared in Journey into Mystery #102 (March 1964), and were adapted from mythology by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

The characters subsequently appear in Thor #197 (March 1972), #200-201 (June–July 1972), Defenders #66 (December 1978), Bizarre Adventures #32 (August 1982), Thor Annual #11 (1983), Thor #346-348 (August–October 1984), Marvel Graphic Novel: The Raven Banner (1985), New Mutants Special Edition #1 (1985), Thor #374 (December 1986), Ultimate Silver Surfer (November 1995), Cable #79 (May 2000), #81 (July 2000), #83 (September 2000), Thor #85 (December 2004), and Thor: Son of Asgard #10 (November 10, 2004). Their most recent appearance was in Dark Wolverine's Godlike arc (issue #82-#84)

Fictional group history

The three Norns (Urd, Skuld, and Verandi) oversee the destinies of the Asgardians. Thor, Valkyrie, Balder, and others have consulted the Norns' wisdom.^{[volume & issue needed]} Thor once consulted them to learn how he could wield Mjolnir, he learnt he would first have to face 'Death', it was revealed this meant the Death-goddess Hela.^[1] During the Siege of Asgard, the Norns confront Daken of the Dark Avengers, wanting him to bring about Ragnarok.^{[volume & issue needed]}

The Norns may be the same three beings as the Fates of the Olympian Gods. The Fates first appeared in Tales to Astonish #33 (Jul 1962). Thor actually calls them the Fates once.^[2]

References

1. ^ Journey into Mystery #102
2. ^ Journey into Mystery #102

External links

• Norns at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe