Norn Stones (Marvel)
The Norn Stones are artifacts that feature in Marvel Comics.
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History
The Norn Stones were a series of mystical stones that were tied to the realm of Asgard. (Journey Into Mystery v1 #116) According to one account, the stones were tied to the cosmic beings known as the Celestials. It was said that when the universe was still in its infancy that the Celestials were curious to visit other realities. Thus, they created a series of gems to enable them to traverse dimensions with one designed to control the others which was the Matrix Stone. (Symbiote Spider-Man: Crossroads v1 #4)
The Norn Stones were mystical artifacts that belonged to Karnilla and were used in many of Loki's schemes.
They were at one time used by Sif.
The stone that Thor carried was dropped where it landed in jungle in Asia where it was picked up by switch doctor who was on the run from Communists. After picking it up, the relic empowered him and granted him great power that allowed him to repeal his attackers. The witch doctor than started taking the name Demon where he used the name the Communists called him. With his newfound power, the Demon came to believe that the gods desired him to rule and he used this power to turn a nearby tribe into his servants. Now having no trace of fear, the witch doctor placed the enchanted bauble in his waistband, then slammed his fists to the ground, causing a tremor that staggered his enemies; when the soldiers fired their guns at him, the witch doctor caught all their bullets in his hands, then hurled the spent shells back at them. Having driven the frightened Communists away, the witch doctor was drunk on his new power; he took the name by which the soldiers had referred to him--the Demon--and decided that the gods had given him the Stone to conquer and rule the world. Some time later, the Demon shattered the gates of a native fort to recruit an army of followers; as a demonstration of his power--and as a warning to any who would betray him--the Demon tore a large hut from the ground and lifted the structure over his head. Seeing they had no choice but to obey, the natives bowed in submission to the Demon. (Journey into Mystery v1 #123) The Demon and his plundering hoards attacked other villages--reports of their raids reached American newspapers. In New York, Thor read one of the newspapers and first learned of the Demon. Meanwhile, the Demon, now wearing the Norn Stone tied securely around his neck, led his hoard of marauders to a fortified outpost. He ordered the soldiers within to lay down their weapons and pledge themselves to serve him--in response, the outpost's defenders threw a grenade at him; but the Demon proved to be invulnerable to the explosive device, and he and his army easily conquered their foes. After hearing a radio news report about the Demon's forces growing in number after each conquest, Thor headed to Asia to stop him; he arrived just as the Demon and his army were in the midst of attacking another fortress. Recognizing the Norn Stone and realizing that it was giving the Demon his power, Thor confronted him in hand-to-hand combat. (Journey into Mystery v1 #124)
During the Celestials attack on Super-Ego, Sif told Balder to use the Norn Stones to teleport them away as she desired to continue her search for the missing Thor. (Thor v1 #450)
After the destruction of Asgard, the Norn Stones came to be scattered to five parts of Midgard. This led to Thor arriving on Earth to meet with his compatriots in the Avengers to enlist their aid to recover the mystical relics. It was revealed that they had fallen into the hands of Morgan le Fay who was the architect of recent events afflicting the world. (Avengers v3 #1)
When in Norman Osborn's hands, he was unable to use, move or even affect the Stones in any way.
After the depowerment of the Hood, Loki presented the Norn Stones to him in order to provide him new powers. (New Avengers v1 #56) He later reclaimed these Stones during the Siege of Asgard in order to give the Avengers a fighting chance against the Void.
The Hood made use of a Norn Stone to resurrect the recently deceased Hammerhead after he was killed by Willis Stryker. (Defenders v5 #8)
He came to acquire the Stones once again following the War of the Realms where he used them to animate a snowman that he called Frosti. The newly created being swore his life to King Loki and helped defend him from an attack by Nightmare. (Loki v3 #1)
The Hood managed to hold onto one of the Norn Stones which he kept in a safe where it was secure. One day, he showed one of his new henchmen Mike Murdock the stone and highlighted its power. Mike was then responsible for breaking into the safe and using its reality manipulation powers for himself. This was because he was not a true being but woven into existence by reality manipulation. To secure his place in the world, he used the power of the Norn Stone to weave his life into the history of the world as Matt Murdock's twin brother. As a result, history was rewritten whereupon Jack Murdock and Maggie Murdock had twin sons. Maggie left the children to Jack who raised the two boys by himself thus allowing Mike to be remembered in history. (Daredevil Annual v6 #1)
Overview
As such, it granted the bearer's wishes for themselves making it a reality. It was said that the stones chose their host. (New Avengers v1 #56)
Individually, the stones were said to be incapable of affecting their environment but they had the power to transform the users own molecules in their body. This allowed them to turn the user into an intangible ghost or levitating and flying away. (Journey Into Mystery v1 #116)
According to Loki, the effects of the stones varied from one person to another as it largely depended on whether the Norn Stone accepted the user as well as allowed their desires. (New Avengers v1 #57)
Users
- The Hood :
- Mike Murdock :
Notes
- The Norn Stones were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where they made their first appearance in Journey Into Mystery v1 #116 (May, 1965).
Alternate Versions
- In Ultimate Comics: Thor v1 #2 (2010), the Norn Stones appeared in the setting of the Ultimate Marvel reality that was designated as Earth-1610 in the Multiverse. Norn Stones were made of the same substance as Mjolnir, and were the 'avatars of power' for Asgard with them being said to be extensions of All-Father Odin's power.. There were 24 sacred runes that, when placed in proper sequence in an access portal in northern Germany, allowed gates to open to seven accessible realms, as well as a Room with No Walls. They were stolen from Asgard by Loki who murdered Balder in order to take them as part of his scheme against the realm. Loki used the stones to launch a massive invasion of Earth through Central Park.
In other media
Television
- In Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Norn Stones appeared in the animated television series starting from the episode "This Hostage Earth". They were stolen from Karnilla by Amora the Enchantress with the aid of the Grey Gargoyle. The Stones were given to the Masters of Evil with the intention of using them to conquer the world but were actually being used by Loki to conquer Midgard only for them to be destroyed by the Avengers that sends the heroes to one of the Nine Realms. In "Acts of Vengeance" its revealed one of the Stones remained in Baron Zemo's possession who used it as a weapon against Amora only for it to be crushed by Wonder Man whilst within th Enchantress's hands. This act accidently transports her into the Nine Realms where she became a captive of Surtur.
- In Ultimate Spider-Man, a stone of Norn was mentioned in the episode "Field Trip" where it was used by Loki to turn Thor into a frog. The episode "Itsy Bitsy Spider" saw another Norn Stone that was embedded in the chest of the Destroyer Armor that had fallen into the Hudson River. Spider-Man and his S.H.I.E.L.D. team of superheroes accidently touched it where they were transformed into Chibi toddlers. Afterwards, Loki used it to turn Thor into a Chibi style toddler as well and rewrite reality to turn himself into the older brother. He was defeated by the heroes where Spider-Man tricked him into touching the stone turning himself into a Chibi toddler.
Video games
- In Marvel Heroes, the Norn Stones appeared as a legendary item available to players in the MMORPG game. The description stated that the effects of the Stones varied from person to person depending on whether the relics accepted the user and their desires.
- In Marvel: Future Fight, the Norn Stones appeared in the mobile video game with them being upgrade items such as the Norn Stone of Chaos and also in the story mode. It was revealed that the Enchantress and Loki sought them out for his schemes but Amora betrayed him. At first, she took them to Malekith to use them to take control of Asgard but then departed as she joined her true ally namely Surtur.
- In Marvel's Avengers, the Norn Stones appeared as an upgrade item in the setting of the 2020 video game.
Appearances
- Journey into Mystery v1: (1965)
- Avengers v3:
- New Avengers v1:
- Loki v3:
- Daredevil Annual v6: (2020)
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