Thunar/Donar/Thor:


Thunar

Names: Proto-Germanic: *Þunaraz ("Thunderer")
Western Germanic: Donar (German/Dutch), Donner (German), Thunaer (Old Saxon), Thunar, Thunor (Anglo-Saxon), Þunraz
Northern Germanic: Thor, Þórr (Old Norse)
Eastern Germanic: Fairgunais (Gothic), Thunrs (Gothic)
God of: Protection, Fertility, Marriage, Weather, Thunder, the Sky, Justice, and Order
Appearance: Thunar was often depicted as a big strong man (he was 2/3 Giant) with a red beard wielding a hammer, he also rode in a billygoat wagon.

Thunar, who is better known under his more popular younger names "Thor" and "Donar", was associated with thunder and lightning, which was believed to be caused by him riding through the clouds on his billy-goat wagon.
Thunar is a strong and powerful god who was very popular, especially among farmers (who he had helped with populating the land) and the Viking colonists in Iceland where he eventually became more important than his famous father Odin (Wodan), in most other tribes Thunar was the second most important god.
He was often depicted as an honest character who dislikes the clever tricks his father Wodan often uses to reach his goals, he is a god with a temper and for him a big blow with his hammer Mjöllnir is a better argument to use in a discussion than words, in the Netherlands we have a proverb that is very applicable to him; "No words but deeds!".

In later periods he was often depicted as a dumb maniac who cracked skulls with his hammer all day long but that is later Christian propaganda to demonize him; Thunar was originally depicted as an honest character who was pure and wise.
Thunar also appears in many stories in the Edda where he has to solve all kind of Giant-related problems together with the firegod Loki, Thunar's hammer Mjöllnir is without a doubt one of the most important objects in Germanic mythology; it destroys and creates life and is the best weapon to fight the Giants with; this beings embody the destructive forces of nature and Thunar often travels to their lands to fight them, something that keeps them from growing stronger and attacking the human world.
He can even be regarded as the protector of the gods and humanity; Thunar is like a sentinel who stands between good and evil, between the world and its imminent destruction, and between humanity and everything that poses a threat to it.
During the Christianization period the people who remained loyal to the Germanic gods often wore a small hammer symbol around their neck as a referation to the hammer of Thunar.

According to Adam von Bremen the common folk regarded Thor as the most important god, even more important than his father Odin, he mentions him as the ruler of the skies and the god of thunder, lightning, winds, rains, good weather, and harvest, which also points to a connection with the earth even though there is no proof that Thor was honoured with fertility ceremonies, so Thor is probably more a god of the sky who can indirectly provide fertility with rain and positive weather while Frey is more directly concerned with fertility.
An even more (or perhaps even the most) important role of Thor was that of protector, for this purpose he posessed a magic belt (megingjardar) that doubled his strength, iron gloves, and his hammer Mjöllnir.
Thor was also associated with justice and order and in Iceland the annual þing was held on thursday (the day of Thor), besides that Thor also played an important role in marriage ceremonies.

Thunar's archenemy is Jormungand (the Midgard Serpent), who is an enormous snake that lives in the sea and will eventually fight Thunar to the death at Ragnarök, Thunar will be victorious in this battle but after he has killed the serpent he will die from Jormungand's poison.
A Gothic kenning for Thunar was "Fairgunais"; the Gothic word "Fairguni" means "mountain" or "hill covered with oak trees" so it may be translated as "mountain god", "big one", or "oak god", the Balts worshipped a thundergod named "Perkunas", which also means "mountain" or "thunder".
In many northern European countries Thursday is named after him as well as many cities and villages like for instance Thorshavn ("Thor's harbour"), which is the capital of the Färöer islands.