or was among the gods that created the universe. He and his wife, Bestla, had a son and called him Odin.
Bor taught his son to fight, think, rule and serve, but most
importantly, Bor taught Odin how to defend the dreams of his father.
What Bor should have educated Odin in is what it meant to have dreams of
his own, for when Odin did dream, he dreamt about Earth.
He wanted to make a legacy for himself there, so Odin created man. Bor
was not pleased with his son's decision, and he unleashed every
punishment upon the mortal plane within his power to bring.
One fateful day, during a great war between the Asgardians and the Frost Giants,
Odin would have his chance to continue his plans for mankind. Bor was
among those fighting but left the main battle to pursue a fleeing giant.
Bor stumbled into a trap set for him by a powerful sorcerer who turned
Bor into snow. Odin came upon his father as the wind was pulling Bor's
form apart, but before he was completely gone, Bor asked his son to find
a sorcerer strong enough to restore him. He told Odin his spirit would
rest in the snow until he was recalled. Odin told the other Asgardians
his father had perished and was proclaimed king the same day. Each
winter, Odin could swear he would hear the voice of his father calling
to him, but more and more Odin would ignore the voice until he could no
longer hear it.
Much later, it was revealed an adult Loki was the powerful sorcerer who set the trap for Bor. He, aided by the death goddess, Hela,
traveled into the past and instigated the battle between the age-old
enemies merely so he could be rid of Bor and ensure his place among the
royal family of Asgard. Upon his return to the wintry present, Loki used his magic
to restore Bor from the snow. However, he also placed a spell on Bor to
alter his perception of the world around him. Humans looked like
demons. Vehicles appeared to be giant monsters. Confused by his
surroundings and distraught by the realization his son was no more, Bor
wasted no time in demolishing everything around him he contributed to
Odin's death. Jane Foster sent out a call to Donald Blake informing him of the seriousness of the situation, and soon Thor arrived to quell the disaster.
Bor had never met his grandson, but it wouldn't have mattered for
Loki's enchantment extended to Thor's appearance as well. Bor could
sense Odin's power within the form of the demon before him, and he
assumed this was the monster responsible for killing his son. Bor would
soon have his revenge. Striking with a fury only Bor could possess, Thor
would have been killed if not for the Odinforce within his body. Thor
tried to reason with Bor, but Loki made sure the two could not
communicate verbally either. Thor sensed something was wrong and did not
want to kill a fellow Asgardian, so he called for help from the Avengers. Unfortunately for him, it was the new team of Avengers led by the Iron Patriot
who answered the call. The Patriot ordered his team to take both
combatants down, but none could withstand the combined might of Bor and
Thor. Bor didn't want to be overwhelmed by superior numbers so he called
upon forces potent enough to tear the very world apart. Thor knew if he
was to avert this tragedy, he would have to kill his foe. Bor and Thor
squared off one final time and charged each other – each one out for
blood. The winner was Thor, but a high price was to be paid.
Balder
wanted to get to Thor to tell him who he was fighting and to end the
battle, but he showed up too late to stop Thor from killing the first
King of Asgard. Even as Bor lay dying in the arms of his grandson, he
went to Valhalla
thinking his body was still in the hands of the enemy. Loki reminded
Balder to kill a member of the royal family was punishable by banishment
from Asgard forever. Balder had no choice but to uphold the rules of
his people, and Thor was cast out. Thor said nothing in his defense
except to imply he knew who was behind the fiendish plot, and on the day
he would have words with this person – "thunder and fire and darkness
shall follow after."
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