The Hammer of Thor

The Hammer of Thor

Narrator: ......

The Gods:

Thor: ......
Freyja: ......
Loki: ......
Sathron: ......

The Giants:

Thrym: ......
Lendor: ......
Calmana:......

The people of the village:

Fishmonger: ......
Baker: ......
Farmer: ......
Hilde: ......
Bjorn: ......

Scene 1 In Norway, a long time ago....

(The fishmonger, baker, farmer and florist are all on stage, tidying their stalls: The gods stand on the left, the Giants on the right)

(Enter Narrator)

Narrator:This is Midgard, the land of people.

People of the village: Hello, we live in the village. We are happy

Narrator:Over here is Asgard, the land of the Gods.

(The gods walk forward and bow to the audience)

Gods:We are the Gods. We are good.

Gods:(They look at the narrator and then add)

Narrator:Over here is Utgard,the land of the Giants.

(The giants walk forward and growl at the audience)

Giants:We are giants. We are bad. We are very bad, ha, ha, ha!

(Exit Narrator)

Freyja,Loki,Sathron:Good evening, welcome to Midgard. We are Gods

Freyja:My name is Freyja, I am a Goddess. I am the Goddess of fertility. I make the plants grow.

Loki:My name is Loki, I am the god of Music

Sathron:My name is Sathron, I am the God of animals.

Freyja,Loki,Sathron:This is our story.

(The Gods move to the sides of the stage. The Gods never exit, when they are not in a scene they stand quietly at the side, looking on)

Fishmonger:Fish for sale, I have got lovely fish for sale.

Farmer:Eggs for sale, I have got lovely eggs for sale!

Baker:Bread for sale, I have got lovely bread for sale!

(Enter Hilde and Bjorn they both walk across the stage looking at all the stalls as the stallholders continue to shout)

Bjorn:Hello.

Fishmonger:Hello, can I help you?

Bjorn:Can I have some cod?

Fishmonger:Cod, yes, here you are.

Bjorn:Thank you.

Baker:Hello, can I help you?

Hilde:Can I have some bread?

Baker:Here you are.

Farmer:Hello, can I help you?

Hilde:Can I have some eggs?

Farmer:Here you are.

Baker:Hello, can I help you?

Bjorn:Can I have some bread?

Baker:Here you are.

Fishmonger:Can I help you?

Hilde:Can I have some fish?

Fishmonger:Here you are.

(Enter Thrym, Lendor and Calmana)

Thrym:Grrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Everyone:Aaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!!!!! The giants, the giants! Aaaahhhhhh!!!!!

Giants:Hello everyone, we are giants.

Thrym:We are strong

Calmana:We are fast.

Lendor:And we are bad.

Giants:Very very bad.Ha, ha, ha!

Everyone:Aaaaaahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

(The Giants chase all the people round the market)

(suddenly there is a crash of thunder and the giants suddenly stop running)

Thrym:That was that?

(Thor enters)

Thor:Stop!

(Everyone stops dead)

Thor:I am a God. I am the God of Thunder, I am the God of rain, I am the God of the sky, I am ...... Thor!

(Thor waves his hammer and knocks Lendor and Calmana over)

Thor:Grrrhhh!!!!

Giants:Aaahhh!!

(the giant run to the far corner of the stage and hide)

Thor:Ha, ha, ha. This is my hammer. The Hammer of Thor. With this, I make rain, with this I kill Giants!

Hilde, Bjorn:Hooray! Thank you Thor!

(Thor waves his hammer at the sky and it starts to rain, )

Scene 2

Narrator: That night in Utgard the land of the Giants.

Lendor:Thor is strong.

Calmana:Thor is very strong.

Thrym:Thor is not strong.

Lendor,Calmana:No.

Thrym:Thor’s hammer is strong!

Calmana:What can we do?

Thrym:We must steal Thor’s hammer!

Lendor,Calmana:Steal his hammer?

Thrym:Yes, yes, steal the hammer of Thor.

(Exit the giants)

(Gods enter or walk forward if already on stage)

Sathron, Loki:I am tired.

Freyja; Sathron:I am very tired.

Thor:Come on Gods, lets´go to sleep.

The gods lie on the floor and go to sleep. The giants quietly enter and steal the hammer and exit

There is the sound of a cock crowing

Loki:Good morning Freyja, good morning Sathron

Freyja; Sathron:Good morning Loki

Sathron:Good morning Thor

Thor:My hammer, my hammer, where is my hammer?

Sathron:Your hammer?

Thor:Yes, where is my hammer?

(All the Gods go over to where the hammer usually is and see that it isn’t there)

Gods:It’s gone!

Thor:This is a disaster, a disaster, a disaster.

Sathron:Why?

Loki:The hammer makes the rain.

Sathron:The rain?

Loki:Yes,

Freyja:Without rain, all the plants in the world will die!

(The Gods move to the sides of the stage)

(Enter the people of the village)

Narrator:There was no rain . All the plants and the animals in Mikdgard began to die.

Baker,Farmer:It’s very hot.

Fishmonger,Hilde:Very hot.

Bjorn:I’m thirsty.

Mirander:Me, too. I am very thirsty.

Baker:Where is the rain?

Farmer:I don’t know.

Fishmonger:The river is dry. There are no fish.

Farmer:The fields are dry, there are no plants.

Everyone:Thor, Thor, help us!

(The people exit and the Gods all step forward)

Freyja,Sathron:Maybe the giants have the hammer.

Thor:Loki, go to the Giants.

Loki:OK.

Scene 3

(Enter the giants, laughing. They are very happy)

(Loki enters)

Thrym,Lendor,Calmana:Who are you?

Loki:My name is Loki.

Thrym:Hello, Loki.

Loki:Why are you happy?

Thrym,Lendor,Calmana:We are happy because we have…this!

(Thrym shows Loki the hammer)

Loki:What is it?

Thrym:What is it? This is the Hammer of Thor. Ha, ha, ha.

Loki:Give me the hammer!

Thrym,Lendor,Calmana:What!

Loki:Give me the hammer!

Thrym,Lendor,Calmana:Ha, ha, ha. No!

Loki:Thor is my friend.

Thrym:I will give you the Hammer.

Lendor,Calmana:What!

Thrym:I will give you the hammer if I can marrythe goddess Freyja.

Loki:Marrythe goddess Freyja?

Thrym:Yes, I will give you the hammer if I can marrythe goddess Freyja.

(The giants exit)

(Loki runs around the stage to the Gods and whispers in their ears.

Thor:Marry Freyja?

Freyja:I am the Goddess of fertility.

Sathro:If you go, all the plants will die.

Freyja:What can we do?

Thor:I don’t know

Loki:I don’t know.

(They all three pace up and down thinking)

Loki:I have an idea!

(Loki runs and comes back with a dress)

Thor:A dress?

Loki:A wedding dress.

Thor:A wedding dress?

Loki:You put on this wedding dress.

Thor:I put on this wedding dress.

Loki:You go to the giants and pretend to be Freyja!

Thor:Are you mad!

Loki,Freyja,Sathron:Thor!!!!

Thor:It’s not my colour.

(The Gods all exit the stage)

Scene 4

(Enter the giants)

Thrym:Today is my wedding.

Lendor,Calmana:Congratulations!

Thrym:Where is my bride?

Thor:Coming.

Thrym:Freyja!

Thor:Hello

Thrym:Would you like some dinner.

Thor:Yes, please.

Thrym:Servants, food!

(The servants bring lots of food. Freyja eats it all)

Thrym:Wow, you ate seven chicken.

Loki:Yes...yes... she is very hungry...he hasn’t eaten for a week. She is very excited.

Thrym:And now the wedding.

(Calmana recites the wedding vows in Latin – this can be any made up language)

Thrym:I do!

(Thrym lifts Thors veil)

Thrym:Wow. Your eyes are very red.

Loki:Yes ... yes ...she hasn’t slept for a week. She is very excited.

(Lendor gives Thrym the hammer)

Thrym:This is the hammer, the hammer of Thor.

(Thor takes the hammer. Once he has the hammer he throws of his veil and roars)

Thor:Grrrhhhh!!!!

Giants:Thor!!!!

Thor:Yes, I am Thor, King of the rain, King of the sky. I am Thor and you... are dead!

(Thor and Loki fight the Giants. They try to escape but Freyja and Sathron appear and help.The Giants are all killed and fall dead at the back of the stage. The people from the village enter)

Thor:The Giants are dead.

Gods:Hooray.

Thor:I bring rain!

(Thor waves his hammer and it starts to rain)

Baker:Rain!

People:It’s raining, it’s raining! Hooray, hooray!