# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2650
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52986 "2017-06-22T02:45:20Z")
Fantasy animals in film 1. Rodents of Unusual Size, The Princess Bride 2. Unicorn, The Last Unicorn 3. Fizzgig, The Dark Crystal 4. Kraken, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 5. Klingon targ, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 6. Falkor the Luckdragon, The Neverending Story 7. Phoenix, the Harry Potter series ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52987 "2017-06-22T03:08:17Z")
Fantasy animals in film 1. Rodents of Unusual Size, The Princess Bride 2. Unicorn, The Last Unicorn 3. Fizzgig, The Dark Crystal 4. Kraken, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 5. Klingon targ, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 6. Falkor the Luckdragon, The Neverending Story 7. Phoenix, the Harry Potter series 8. Pushmi-pullyu, Doctor Doolittle ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52988 "2017-06-22T03:11:55Z")
sorry double post ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52989 "2017-06-22T04:49:38Z")
Fantasy animals in film 1. Rodents of Unusual Size, The Princess Bride 2. Unicorn, The Last Unicorn 3. Fizzgig, The Dark Crystal 4. Kraken, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 5. Klingon targ, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 6. Falkor the Luckdragon, The Neverending Story 7. Phoenix, the Harry Potter series 8. Pushmi-pullyu, Doctor Doolittle 9. Oliphaunts, The Lord of the Rings ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52990 "2017-06-22T04:52:42Z")
Fantasy animals in film 1. Rodents of Unusual Size, The Princess Bride 2. Unicorn, The Last Unicorn 3. Fizzgig, The Dark Crystal 4. Kraken, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 5. Klingon targ, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 6. Falkor the Luckdragon, The Neverending Story 7. Phoenix, the Harry Potter series 8. Pushmi-pullyu, Doctor Doolittle 9. Oliphaunts, The Lord of the Rings 10. Vermithrax, the dragon in _Dragonslayer_ ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52991 "2017-06-22T12:14:47Z")
Fantasy animals in film 1. Rodents of Unusual Size, The Princess Bride 2. Unicorn, The Last Unicorn 3. Fizzgig, The Dark Crystal 4. Kraken, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 5. Klingon targ, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 6. Falkor the Luckdragon, The Neverending Story 7. Phoenix, the Harry Potter series 8. Pushmi-pullyu, Doctor Doolittle 9. Oliphaunts, The Lord of the Rings 10. Vermithrax, the dragon in _Dragonslayer_ 11. Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52992 "2017-06-22T13:13:09Z")
Fantasy animals in film 1. Rodents of Unusual Size, The Princess Bride 2. Unicorn, The Last Unicorn 3. Fizzgig, The Dark Crystal 4. Kraken, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 5. Klingon targ, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 6. Falkor the Luckdragon, The Neverending Story 7. Phoenix, the Harry Potter series 8. Pushmi-pullyu, Doctor Doolittle 9. Oliphaunts, The Lord of the Rings 10. Vermithrax, the dragon in Dragonslayer 11. Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland. 12. Tauntauns in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52993 "2017-06-22T13:41:41Z")
Fantasy animals in film 1. Rodents of Unusual Size, The Princess Bride 2. Unicorn, The Last Unicorn 3. Fizzgig, The Dark Crystal 4. Kraken, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 5. Klingon targ, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 6. Falkor the Luckdragon, The Neverending Story 7. Phoenix, the Harry Potter series 8. Pushmi-pullyu, Doctor Doolittle 9. Oliphaunts, The Lord of the Rings 10. Vermithrax, the dragon in Dragonslayer 11. Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland. 12. Tauntauns in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 13. Winged Monkeys, The Wizard of Oz New! Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 14. Tyr ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52994 "2017-06-22T13:47:07Z")
Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 1. Tyr 2. Thor ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52995 "2017-06-22T14:03:25Z")
Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 1. Tyr 2. Thor 3. Loki ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52996 "2017-06-22T14:17:19Z")
Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 1. Tyr 2. Thor 3. Loki 4. Ratatoskr ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52997 "2017-06-22T14:46:22Z")
Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 1. Tyr 2. Thor 3. Loki 4. Ratatoskr 5. Baldur ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52998 "2017-06-22T14:46:43Z")
Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 1. Tyr 2. Thor 3. Loki 4. Ratatoskr 5. Baldur 6. Freya ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52999 "2017-06-22T14:49:03Z")
Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 1. Tyr 2. Thor 3. Loki 4. Ratatoskr 5. Baldur 6. Freya 7. Eir ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53000 "2017-06-22T15:04:50Z")
Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 1. Tyr 2. Thor 3. Loki 4. Ratatoskr 5. Baldur 6. Freya 7. Eir 8. Odin ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53001 "2017-06-22T16:49:55Z")
Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 1. Tyr 2. Thor 3. Loki 4. Ratatoskr 5. Baldur 6. Freya 7. Eir 8. Odin 9. Ymir ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53002 "2017-06-22T16:59:34Z")
Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 1. Tyr 2. Thor 3. Loki 4. Ratatoskr 5. Baldur 6. Freya 7. Eir 8. Odin 9. Ymir 10. Njord / Njörðr Winner of the “most beautiful feet” contest > **[Njörðr |](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nj%C3%B6r%C3%B0r#Sk.C3.A1ldskaparm.C3.A1l)** > > Njörðr is introduced in Skáldskaparmál within a list of 12 Æsir attending a banquet held for Ægir. Further in Skáldskaparmál, the skaldic god Bragi recounts the death of Skaði's father Þjazi by the Æsir. As one of the three acts of reparation performed by the Æsir for Þjazi's death, Skaði was allowed by the Æsir to choose a husband from amongst them, but given the stipulation that she may not see any part of them but their feet when making the selection. Expecting to choose the god Baldr by t In ... ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53003 "2017-06-22T17:16:02Z")
Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 1. Tyr 2. Thor 3. Loki 4. Ratatoskr 5. Baldur 6. Freya 7. Eir 8. Odin 9. Ymir 10. Njord / Njörðr 11. Hel Go Hel! Know? Thor won’t! ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53004 "2017-06-22T20:33:35Z")
Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 1. Tyr 2. Thor 3. Loki 4. Ratatoskr 5. Baldur 6. Freya 7. Eir 8. Odin 9. Ymir 10. Njord / Njörðr 11. Hel 12. Sigmund ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53005 "2017-06-22T21:34:17Z")
Characters in Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology 1. Tyr 2. Thor 3. Loki 4. Ratatoskr 5. Baldur 6. Freya 7. Eir 8. Odin 9. Ymir 10. Njord / Njörðr 11. Hel 12. Sigmund 13. Sól Keeping up with the theme, here’s the next subject: Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. _Der Ring des Nibelungen_ by Richard Wagner [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2649) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2651)