1.   Anakin is a variation on a race of giants in Genesis, and Skywalker is an appellation for Loki, the Norse god of fire and mischief.

2.   He also wrote of the Norse god Thor, whose chariot was pulled by flying goats.

3.   Norse mythology has it that mistletoe became associated with love when an arrow made from its branches was used to kill Balder, the Norse god of peace.

4.   Some ill-tempered Norse god?

5.   The final battle between the Norse gods and their terrible enemies has already taken place.

6.   On its Internet site, Vigrid professes a doctrine that mixes neo-Nazism, racial hatred and religion, claiming to worship Odin and other ancient Norse gods.

7.   The crater was named Mjoelnir, after the mythical hammer wielded by the Norse god of thunder, Thor.