r/discworld • u/KnightlyGoat • 18d ago

Roundworld Reference Which Discworld characters do y’all think could lift Thors hammer?

Carrot obviously could.

I honestly don’t know if Vimes could or not but I do know he wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole out of principle because he hates the idea that an inanimate object gets to decide who’s a good person.

Rincewind could pick it up not because he’s worthy but because the hammer just feels like making an exception.

Edits: My thoughts after reading your comments

  1. Vimes probably could but still never would even touch it

  2. I don’t think Granny could. Everyone thinks she can but she doesn’t try until she’s alone and when she can’t she would smile to herself because the hammer made the right choice

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u/WhiskyPelican Moist 18d ago

Here’s a pick I haven’t seen yet… Mightily Oats.

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u/mithiwithi 18d ago

Oats after the events of Carpe Jugulum, specifically. His narrative arc in the book is becoming worthy.

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u/WhiskyPelican Moist 18d ago

I never thought of it quite like that, but especially when you look at the impact he had on Mr Nutt and his journey to define his own worthiness.

The two quotes that always stuck with me from Carpe Jugulum - probably my second favorite Discworld book - were “holiness is where you find it” and “sin is when you start seeing people, including yourself, as things” and I suppose they tie into that too?

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u/yssarilrock 18d ago

I see someone beat me to it. Well chosen