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The reason why the elders of Asgard let Thor sit on the throne no matter what, and even if he did nothing, he had to participate in government affairs, was actually based on tradition. On the one hand, the status of women in Asgard is high, but on the other hand, the status of women is not that high.
For example, women can share power with men, but they cannot be superior to men.
The Queen has power because she is the King's wife!
And not for any other reason.
In this respect, Asgard is very similar to the Western feudal era.
By the way, the West also has the title of Queen Mother, but it is different from ancient China. In ancient China, the Queen Mother generally refers to the mother of the emperor, and most of them are biological mothers (there are also many cases where it is the legal mother, but even if there is a legal mother, the biological mother will be named Queen Mother). In the West and Asgard, it mainly depends on whether your husband has been a king!
It has nothing to do with the so-called legitimate and illegitimate children. The West is a monogamous society with no concubines. There is no such thing as legitimate and illegitimate children. There is only the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, and between wives and mistresses. The gap between them is insurmountable, and it is not the legitimate and illegitimate children that the Chinese understand. The honor of Western women can only come from their fathers and husbands, not from their sons. If you have never been a queen, you cannot be a queen mother, even if your son becomes an emperor. A classic example is Napoleon's mother. Even after Napoleon became emperor, he made his sisters princesses, but his mother was still just a lady, just because Napoleon's father had no title (there is no such thing as posthumous titles in the West). Another example is Princess Sissi's mother-in-law, Archduchess Sophie. She could have been the queen because her husband could have ascended the throne of Austria (Holy Roman Empire). However, due to her husband's mental retardation, she persuaded her husband to give up the throne to their eldest son Franz for the sake of the country. This was also a great sacrifice for her personally, because even though her status was so strong and she was already the regent of Austria, just because of this concession, she could not be called the queen mother and could only be the archduchess for life. Therefore, her salary could not be compared with that of the daughter-in-law who became the queen.
The same is true of the case of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. After Queen Victoria ascended the throne, the only person who was called queen together with her was her aunt, the queen consort of the late King William IV. However, her own mother's title did not change at all and she was only the Duchess of Kent for her entire life. The reason is, of course, the difference between whether her husband was king or not, and her children could not benefit from her mother. The reason is that the logic of power in the West is different from that in China. China emphasizes that a mother is honored by her son, but there is no such saying in the West. China's filial piety culture is the cornerstone of rule, so the highest status of women is the queen mother. Once she becomes the queen mother, she can do whatever she wants, but this is not the case in the West. The corresponding cornerstone of rule in the West is Christianity, which is piety to God. As long as you are loyal to God, it doesn't matter whether you are filial to your parents or not. Therefore, the highest status of Western women is the queen, because they are the heads of state together with their husbands. Becoming the queen mother means withdrawing from the core of power, because with the death of their husbands, they are no longer the heads of state, and their status is not as good as that of the new queen. To see whether a court woman is blessed or not, China mainly looks at how many years she has been the queen mother, while the West looks at how many years she has been the queen. It is precisely because of the different logic of rule that the power is different.
So even if Frigga is Thor's biological mother, she cannot be above Thor!
It can only be said that their status is equal. The legal basis of the queen mother comes from the previous king, not the current king. For the current king, serving is a favor, but not serving is a duty. Therefore, many mothers of kings/emperors cannot even get the title of queen mother. The Chinese term "queen mother" originated from the mother of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, who was first called queen mother in the 14th year of King Nan of Zhou.
Tai means big. Tai is also pronounced as Tai. In ancient times, Tai (Tai) was the most honorable character. According to the paragraph of Guangya Shigui 1, "In later generations, people still mentioned it, but thought that it was not enough, so they changed it to Tai. For example, the great prime minister is commonly called Taizai. The eldest son is commonly called Taizi, and the great king of Zhou is commonly called Taiwang." The son of the king is the crown prince, and the mother of the king has been the queen mother since the Queen Dowager Xuan. In other countries, the queens after the previous kings were called the so-called queen mothers, such as Zhao Wei/Huiwen Queen (the daughter of King Huiwen of Zhao and the mother of King Xiaocheng), Yan Yi Queen (the daughter of King Kuai of Yan and the mother of King Zhao), except for the Queen of Qi (the Queen of Qi Xiang and the mother of King Gong of Qi), Queen Dowager Xuan was the first queen mother (Queen Dowager), and she should meet the following conditions: . She was the legal wife of the previous king (the queen of the previous king).
2. The former king passed away.
3. I was still alive at that time.
4. The former king and his own son ascend the throne as the new king.
5. The mother of the new king is honored as the queen mother.
This strict and complete set of procedures is the Queen Mother.
In many cases, the queen mother can override the emperor or king. In fact, even the most powerful monarch will retreat in front of his mother. This is the power of the filial piety culture of China for thousands of years. Many queen mothers in history have oppressed their sons and even grandsons. For example, Empress Dowager Dou of the Eastern Han Dynasty, because she lived long enough, was able to suppress not only her son Emperor Jing, but also her grandson Emperor Wu. Of course, there are even more cruel ones, such as the famous Empress Lü, who scared her son to death. When she was alive, the entire Liu clan was trembling. Later, Wu Zetian was even more cruel. She directly usurped power and became the emperor herself, and played Candy Crush on her husband's Li clan!
Because legally, the empress dowager naturally suppresses the emperor!
But this is not the case in the West.
The most famous queen mother in Europe is Elizabeth Angela Margaret Bowes-Lyon, the mother of King Elizabeth II. Since the queen ascended the throne in 1952, she has become the so-called "Queen Mother" in the Chinese context, because the English word Queen can be translated as Queen or Queen Mother. To distinguish Queen Elizabeth, the full name of the queen is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and her mother (Queen George VI of the United Kingdom) is called Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (Queen Elizabeth/Queen Mother, Queen's Mother).
Similarly, there is another woman in Europe who is honored as the Queen Mother even though she has no children. She is Fabiola de Mora-Aragon. She is the wife of King Baudouin I of Belgium, but she has no children in her life. After the death of Baudouin I in 1993, his brother Albert Felix Theodore Humbert Chrétien Eugen Marie Vidin ascended the throne and was named Albert II. As the sister-in-law of the king's brother, Fabiola should be called the "Queen Mother" according to Chinese custom, but she died as the widow of Baudouin I, that is, as the Queen. In short, the "Queen Mother" in Europe also comes from the former king, but there is no other honorific title.
They themselves do not have much power, and even have a low presence in the court.
It was similar in Asgard. They allowed women to have power and even go to the battlefield, but they could never be above men, especially the king! Frigga herself was very capable, so that was even worse!
Although Asgard has not produced Empress Lu or Empress Wu over the years, it does not mean that these old Dengs will not take precautions before it happens. The more capable Frigga is, the greater this possibility is!
"yawn……"
Thor didn't like this kind of occasion very much and was already feeling sleepy after listening to it.
But he didn't lose his temper.
After all, he has matured a lot. If it was Thor before he was exiled, he would not care about you and would have taken his guards to find a battlefield to kill. At that time, Thor was young and vigorous, eager for war and yearning for victory. His father Odin once taught him: A wise king will never take the initiative to provoke a war, but he is always ready. It was because Thor was too arrogant and ignorant that Odin, the father of the gods, decided to deprive him of his divine power and exile him to the earth. On the earth, he slowly realized his ignorance and the consequences of his actions. In the end, Thor regained his divine power. On the earth, he understood the ruthlessness and tragedy of war, so he had to break the rainbow bridge to stop Loki's conspiracy to destroy the frost realm.
After experiencing many things, such as Loki's invasion of the Earth with the Chitauri, Hela's resurrection, Surtur's invasion, and so on, Thor finally understood the meaning of his existence. Power is not what he ultimately wants to pursue. The throne will only bring more killing and sacrifice. What he has to do is to protect the people of Asgard and the peace of the Nine Realms. This is the duty of a hero. It is also his responsibility as the son of Odin!
So even though he really disliked these political affairs, he still forced himself to adapt!
Frigga was used to this kind of life. In fact, Thor's father Odin didn't like these tedious things either... In fact, any normal and healthy Asgard man didn't like such trivial things.
They prefer the heat of battle and the booze that follows.
Odin was a little more mature, he no longer pursued fierce battles, and rarely drank. But he still didn't like dealing with these things, so many things were handled by Frigga, and he only needed to know the general situation.
Frigga was considered the chancellor, and she was very comfortable with this status.
"You must pay special attention to the matter of the God-Slayer Gul. This guy is a lunatic, and no one knows when he will jump out again. We are issuing a bounty to all interstellar civilizations we know of. We must find this guy!"
Frigga finally talked about something that Thor was interested in.
Ger!
Last time on Earth, after he caused such a huge disaster, he ran away and Heimdall couldn't find him.
There is no way. Heimdall can indeed monitor many places in the universe, but the problem is that he is only one person and cannot really search every place in the universe. And Gorr is very cunning. He obviously knows Asgard's capabilities, so he is extremely careful.
In this situation, Asgard can only seek help from other civilizations.
"In addition... in view of the situation on Earth, I think we in Asgard must make corresponding contingency plans. What happened this time must not happen again."
Frigga's decision was agreed upon by everyone, including Thor.
The Asgardians all understand what the Earth means to them. The Earth is their home, even though there are no Asgardians born on Earth in Asgard today... except Odin.
Odin was the last Asgardian to be born on Earth.
But every Asgardian knows very well that the blue planet is their eternal home, and one of their duties is to protect it!
The Asgards are a nation that cares very much about their homeland, otherwise, after establishing Asgard, they could have moved to the warmer Western Europe, Central Europe, or even Eastern Europe (these places are actually quite cold, but compared to Scandinavia, they are indeed fertile lands), but they did not, and still stayed in Scandinavia, where they established the first city, which is the origin of the name Asgard.
They plundered, traded, and colonized everywhere, but eventually returned to the frozen land of Scandinavia.
Because that is their roots.
Asgard is now much better than Earth!
It took them nearly 10,000 years to build this place into the most beautiful world in the universe. But every Asgardian is told during their growth that they are from Midgard! Their ancestors were born there and grew up there, and the reason they came to the current Asgard is just to better protect Midgard!
Although some people may ask why they don't return to their hometown.
But Asgard will tell them very proudly, because they are the natural guardians and rulers of the Nine Realms, they must stand in the front!
So they established their own kingdom in the void in order to better protect the Nine Realms!
In fact it is.
The nine realms are interconnected and can be directly connected to each other through space channels. This is a natural channel and also a huge defensive loophole.
And Asgard is the entrance and exit of the Nine Realms!
Asgard settled here, which is a typical example of "the emperor guarding the country's gate".
"We were lucky this time. Ancient One sacrificed himself to protect the Earth. Otherwise... we wouldn't have had time to react."
Before, Thor suddenly came back with only a few soldiers left by his side, and he himself was in a miserable state. This scared Frigga. Thor had said before that he wanted to protect the earth, and he specially dispatched an elite group of a thousand people from Asgard to participate in the war, but now only this is left.
That’s not all. As soon as Thor opened his mouth, he told Frigga to prepare to accept refugees from Earth. The Earth is going to be destroyed!
For a moment, Frigga thought her silly son was playing a joke on her!
And even if Thor said so, Frigga didn't know what to do for a while.
You said we would accept refugees, but how do we do that?
Use Rainbow Bridge?
Well, where to receive it from?
The earth is so big and the population is so large, who should they save?
They have no diplomatic relations with the Earth at all. Even the most open-minded Frigga only has a vague understanding of the situation on Earth. You say you want to save people, but which people do you want to save?
With so many people, there has to be an order of priority.
Who is more important.
How can we rescue the most people?
This is still the simplest question. After all, if you are in a hurry, just use the Rainbow Bridge to sweep. Whoever you sweep will be the one. It all depends on fate.
But then comes the big problem!
How to accommodate people when they arrive.
The capacity of the Rainbow Bridge is no joke!
If you want to save people, then you should do your best to save them.
How to accommodate so many people coming?
Eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, these are all big problems.
In fact, this is a relatively easy problem to solve. After all, with Asgard's strength, there will be no problem in the short term. But what about later?
The earth is gone and these people can't go back.
How to place it? You can't just keep it there forever, right? That's not the solution.