Fafnir (Marvel Comics) Odin, Fafnir uses the power of illusion and intends to devour the Asgardians. Odin's son Thor, however, defeats Fafnir by driving the dragon into a chasm using his lightning, after which he frees Volstagg. Fafnir reappears when Thor's stepbrother and perennial foe Loki sends the dragon to Earth to kill the Thunder God. Thor, however, uses his mystical hammer "Mjolnir" to hold Fafnir at bay until Odin intervenes and banishes the former king back to the ruins of Nastrond. Fafnir eventually returns to Earth, destroys several abandoned buildings in New York City and battles the National Guard. Thor and Elif,
Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology abode of gods and spirits. Scholars presume that publicly revered trees such as that at the temple in Uppsala were regarded as counterparts to the mythic world tree Yggdrasil. The present section divides particularly notable examples into texts discussing the religious activities of the ancient Germanic peoples involving trees and groves ("Germanic paganism") and their appearance in the myths of the Germanic peoples, particularly the North Germanic peoples ("Germanic mythology"). Sacred trees and groves are mentioned throughout the history of the ancient Germanic peoples, from their earliest attestations among Roman scribes to references made by medieval monks. In Norse mythology,