unincorporated community
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Oklahoma
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, United States.
It was originally intended to form an actual town with 50 town lots.
Broxton had an independent school district until the 1990s, but it was consolidated with the
Fort Cobb
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school district, becoming Fort Cobb-Broxton Public Schools
The community of Pine Ridge was also served by the Broxton school district.
Broxton in fiction
Broxton and the surrounding regions have been an important setting of Marvel Comics' series ''
Thor
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'' since the late 2000s. The Norse god Thor's home
Asgard
In Nordic mythology, Asgard (Old Norse: ''Ásgarðr''; "Garden of the Æsir") is a location associated with the gods. It appears in several Old Norse sagas and mythological texts, including the Eddas, however it has also been suggested to be refe ...
became a floating landmass outside of Broxton. Although the Asgardians were welcomed by the locals, in the 2011 miniseries '' Fear Itself'',
Odin
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, resentful of being made the recipient of humans' altruism, and sensing the return of an ancient enemy, leads his people back to Asgard's former location.
Broxton is featured in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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live-action series ''
Loki
Loki is a Æsir, god in Norse mythology. He is the son of Fárbauti (a jötunn) and Laufey (mythology), Laufey (a goddess), and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. Loki is married to the goddess Sigyn and they have two sons, Narfi (son of Lo ...
'' (2023), appearing in the second season. This version is located in an alternate timeline branched off from the Sacred Timeline and becomes Sylvie's temporary home.