- In a cover story for Vogue Australia, Chris Hemsworth’s wife, Elsa Pataky, revealed that the tattoo she has on her right arm was inspired by Thor.
- Pataky said that she got a small symbol on her right bicep when she was 15 years old.
- Pataky said: “Yes, it’s about Thor and I ended up marrying who plays Thor! It is shocking how things in life [turn out]. I just liked that [symbol] and the legend he had was so beautiful and I wanted to keep it.”
- The tattoo is a symbol found in Norse mythology, and relates to new life and new beginnings.
- Considering that Pataky didn’t meet Hemsworth until 2010 (when she was in her 30s) it is quite a coincidence.
Long before Elsa Pataky met and married “Avengers: Infinity War” star Chris Hemsworth, she was a fan of the God of Thunder — and got a tattoo based on Thor’s Nordic roots.
During an interview with Vogue Australia, Pataky opened up about the meanings behind her tattoos. The most interesting revelation was Pataky admitting that she got a Thor-inspired tattoo when she was 15 years old, long before she met Hemsworth.
“Yes, it’s about Thor and I ended up marrying who plays Thor!” Pataky explained. “It is shocking how things in life [turn out]. I just liked that [symbol] and the legend he had was so beautiful and I wanted to keep it.”
The tattoo doesn’t immediately resemble anything fans have seen from any of Hemsworth’s appearances in Marvel films, but it’s actually related to a symbol found in Norse mythology (since Thor is a Norse god).
The rune tattooed on Pataky is known as “inguz” and it symbolizes new life and new beginnings.
Considering that the couple didn’t meet until 2010 — more than a decade after she got the tattoo — it is an interesting coincidence.
Pataky met and married Hemsworth in 2010. They welcomed their first child, daughter India Rose, in May 2012. Two years later, the couple welcomed twin sons Sasha and Tristan.
