User blog comment:SayuriDarling/Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Official Discussion/@comment-25044056-20150623191912/@comment-26379358-20150624010624

Maybe he is a clear sited mortal and as such saw all of the Norse monsters and felt that collecting ancient norse artifacts could help him fight one off if they ever came after him, or to get ready for Ragnarok. Maybe the disgrace is that he saw one on campus and fought it off but the Mortals saw something else and he got fired.