Thor's Origin
AN: This is my way of incoporating the story of Thor's birth in the comics into the movie.
Disclaimer: Thor belongs to Marvel.
It had been many years since Odin became king of Asgard, upon his father Bor's death. He had taken a queen in that time, Frigga, of the race of the Vanir. She had proved herself a capable queen, and Asgard flourished under their rule. However, they had not yet had a child who could be named heir to the throne. Odin and Frigga had been attempting to conceive for some time, but nothing had come of it. Odin began to grow impatient. He knew he needed an heir to secure his reign, and he began to fear that his queen might not be able to provide him with such. This matter caused some tension between the couple, and Odin took to spending time alone, either on Asgard or travelling to the other realms. Frigga and the council of nobles ruled Asgard while he was absent, and none save Heimdall, a far-sighted friend of Tyr's, knew where he travelled to. Upon one such occasion, he ventured to Midgard.
When he arrived there, he set out for a village called Tonsberg. He had ventured there several times before, and the mortals that dwelt there had become used to his occasional appearances. He usually visited places like this to give himself some time to just be himself, not the allfather, not king of Asgard, just Odin. He found such times refreshing. No-one petitioning him for aid, no tedious courtly affairs to vex him, just time to relax. He did not plan to remain on Midgard for too long though, the Council would doubtlessly require his presence soon, as Frigga and the council could make decisions without him there, but nothing could be confirmed without his verification. There had been some concern lately about the Jotuns. Some time ago, they had been involved in a war with the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim, and all the elves had been slaughtered. Many in Asgard feared that the Jotuns would seek to conquer other realms in the future. As such, the situation needed to be monitored carefully, though nothing further had happened so far.
As he walked through Tonsberg, he noticed a woman sitting outside her home, cradling an infant girl, and weeping. He approached, hoping to find out what was wrong. The woman explained that her daughter was ill, and there was no-one in the village who knew how to cure her. It was likely that the girl would die. Odin made a very fast decision. He would not normally have shared his people's secrets, but the child stirred pity in him. He drew a healing stone that he had brought with him from Asgard, and crushed it in his hand, sprinkling the glittering powder over the girl. He and the woman watched, tense, as the stone did its work. The child's fever went down and her breathing eased. The woman embraced the girl, weeping, and offered Odin some silver, to pay him for his aid. He refused this, and simply walked on. He noticed another young woman standing in the forest that bordered part of the village. She appeared to be around 20 years of age, Odin assumed, although there was something in her eyes that spoke of ancient knowledge. He felt drawn to her, and when she silently walked away, Odin followed.
To be continued...