A tale of young Thor: In Asgard, Odin
passes judgment on a trio of Dark Elves who tried to assassinate him.
He declares them guilty and immolates them on the spot. Odin then
looks around and realizes his son Thor is not there to learn the
lesson....
Thor is on Midgard, where he feels
comfortable being a god among mortals. While he is sitting at mead,
Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn, fly in, snatch the young god and
carry him out to the woods where he must face Odin. The All-Father
scolds his son for neglecting his duties in Asgard to sow his wild
oats on Midgard; bitterly, Thor pours out his anger and frustration
at how his father treats him and rides off on his magic goat. Loki
appears behind Odin with a suggestion for how to bring Thor to his
senses so that he will never want to see Midgard again; it involves
the most powerful of forces: love....
As Thor rides away he comes upon a
battle between two Viking clans and he is smitten by the powerful,
sharp-tongued warrior chief Erika the Red. She disdains the help even
of a god which only makes him fall for her the more. Loki sends a
rock troll and Thor easily defeats it, convincing Erika that even a
god, and a pretty one at that, has some uses. They begin a passionate
romance with Thor showing Erika the wonders of the gods and she in
turn teaching him to enjoy life to its fullest....
Odin demands an accounting from Loki as
it seems his scheme is only causing Thor to spend more time on
Midgard. Loki says it will only take a war.... Soon after, the Dark
Elves go to war against the Dwarves and Thor must join the gods who
intervene. When he returns he discovers that he has been gone forty
years and Erika died a few days earlier pining for him. Yet to Odin's
and Loki's surprise, Thor chooses to remain on Midgard to honor
Erika's memory as she taught him to cherish every moment and every
mortal, showing him what it is to be a god....