If that were the case, I imagine the villagers would have solved this problem themselves long before now.

[It's not that Thor refuses to entertain the possibility of de-escalation without bloodshed. For all that a fair many from his youth may know him as someone eager to land blows first and ask questions later, hard won experience has taught him the benefit of finding the path to least resistance when coming to an understanding is so often just within reach.

But that doesn't mean Thor can't be realistic. Just as often, the only understanding to be found is a shallow grave.] And if it refuses to be reasonable?