Bor (Marvel)
Bor is a male comic character that features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Bor was a member of the race of deities known as the Asgardians where he was the son Buri who at some point married and had a number of sons. (Journey into Mystery v1 #97) These children were Cul, Odin, Vi and Villi. (The Mighty Thor v1 #7) He was regarded as one of the gods that created the universe with his son Odin from Bor and his wife Bestla making him one of the Aesir. (Thor v3 #7) Long ago, he also crafted his own group of Valkyries that served him with these being known as the Disir. (New Mutants v3 #11) In the time before myth, these shieldmaidens served oaths to King Bor to follow his commands and remain virgins. One day, he went off for a hunt and had the Disir guard his castle where he said he would return by full moon. Afterwards, a mercenary company that swore allegiance to Bor arrived at the gates with among their number being the hero Sigurd. The shieldmaiden Brün became enchanted with him and allowed them men entry into the castle where eventually they joined them in the dining hall. Afterwards, the Disir slept with the men of the mercenary company and were asleep when King Bor arrived early at the castle to find that his maidens had broken their oath. In a rage, he sought out Sigurd in order to kill him for his actions but Brün had allowed him to escape. Thus, King Bor's anger turned to the Disir where he cursed them for succumbing to the pleasures of the flesh by making them into undead beings where they begged for death but he stated that Hel was too good a fate for them. (Journey into Mystery v1 #638) This state meant that they were ravenous beings that could sate their hunger by consuming the souls of gods that were exiled. (New Mutants v3 #11) Bor's curse meant that the only way to remove it was for the Disir to either kill Sigurd or to marry him. (Journey into Mystery v1 #638)
His son Odin was taught how to fight, think, rule and serve by his father Bor. In this era, Midgard existed but had no life on it with Odin having a dream to create a legacy. (Thor v3 #7)
Following his death at the dawn of time, his funeral was conducted at Asheim with his sons present by his body. With his death, his son Cul inherited the throne and became the new ruler of Asgard. (The Mighty Thor v1 #7)
In Hel, he was sharpening his blade when he was asked by Hela's Valkyrie Dani Moonstar to officiate the marriage ceremony of the Disir to Sigurd with him being pleased at this development. (Journey into Mystery v1 #638) Bor officiated the ceremony where his chauvinistic attitudes saw him derive the Disir as property of men and he degraded their marriage to Sigurd. This angered Dani Moonstar who opposed Bor where he struck her to the side causing the Disir to turn on him. With his power, he managed to push his foes aside but the New Mutants joined in the battle where Dani Moonstar managed to cut Bor causing him to bleed. This made the Disir ravenous as they became consumed by their soul-hunger forcing Bor to flee to Hel. The Disir pursued him as he sought shelter at the palace of Hel but the doors were closed shut. Trapped with the Disir in pursuit, Bor had no option when Loki revealed that he had closed the gate. As part of his machination, he stated that the only way for Bor to avoid the soul-hunger of the Disir was by freeing them from his curse. An angry Bor had no choice but to agree to his grandson's plan and used his power to strip the curse from them. This saw the Disir pledging their allegiance to Hela and accepting her patronage as they became her Valkyries. Their first task then became to escort Bor to Hela's palace. (New Mutants v3 #43)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Some had regarded him as a vicious and ugly brute. (Journey into Mystery v1 #638) Bor was shown to be highly patriarchal and chauvinistic with a dismissive view of women that matched those from the Dark Ages as he saw them as property of men. (New Mutants v1 #43)
He referred to himself as the 'Father of the Gods' and as the 'First Lord of Asgard'. (New Mutants v1 #43) Bor was the son of Buri and the father of Odin. (Journey into Mystery v1 #638)
Powers and abilities
With his power, he was able to curse Asgardians into a dead-like state and cause them to be consumed for the hunger for the souls of gods. (Journey into Mystery v1 #638) He was the only one able to break this curse on others. (New Mutants v1 #43)
Notes
- Bor was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in Journey into Mystery v1 #97 (October, 1963).
- The character was based on Bor from Norse mythology and adapted for Marvel Comics.
- In Journey into Mystery v1 #97, the character was referred to as Borr with his subsequent appearances having him called Bor.
In other media
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Appearances
- Thor:
- New Mutants v3:
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