Magni
Magni is a gargoyle originally from a clan in Norway.
History
Characteristics
Appearances
- "Fortune Favors the Brave..." (First Appearance)
Real World Background
Magni was named after one of Thor's sons, begotten upon the jotun Jarnsaxa. Magni clearly took after his father in strength; when he was only three, he came to his father's aid after Thor had slain the jotun Hrungnir in single combat, only to be pinned beneath Hrungnir's body; the rest of the Aesir had been unable to pull Hrungnir's body off Thor, but Magni managed it easily, wishing aloud afterwards that he could have taken part in the duel itself and slain Hrungnir with his bare fists. Thor, amused and delighted by his son's performance, gave him Hrungnir's great horse Gold-mane (to Odin's disappointment; he had been hoping to obtain Gold-mane himself).
Magni and his brother Modi were among the few Aesir who survived Ragnarok; they took up their father's hammer Mjolnir following that event.
