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An island off the Kamchatka Peninsula codenamed Katorga-12 is sectioned off as a top secret research, mining, and refining facility. After an incident with the E99 generator, the E99 radiation is spread all over the island. E99 can warp time, mutate living organisms grotesquely, and provide a clean, if dangerous, energy source.
Mjölnir – The hammer of Thor. It was invulnerable and when thrown it would return to the user's hand. Quern-biter – Sword of Haakon I of Norway and his follower, Thoralf Skolinson the Strong, said to be sharp enough to cut through quernstones. Ridill (also Refil) – Sword of the dwarf Regin.
Galatine, the name of the sword given to Sir Gawain by the Lady of the Lake. Grail Sword, a cracked holy sword which Sir Percival bonded back together, though the crack remained. Morddure, Arthur's sword crafted by Merlin in The Faerie Queene; "neither steele, nor stone" could fend its attack. (Renaissance fiction)
The most famous bowman in Tolkien's stories of the First Age of Middle-earth is the Elf Beleg; his bow was named Belthronding, and his arrow Dailir. Infamously Curufin, a lord of the Noldor, attempts to shoot the Elf-princess Lúthien with the bow of his brother Celegorm.
This is a list of many important or pivotal fictional figures in the history of the Warhammer Fantasy universe.. These characters have appeared in the games set in the Warhammer world, the text accompanying various games and games material, novels by Games Workshop and later Black Library and other publications based on the Warhammer setting by other publishers.
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Hammer-shaped pendants were carried as protection from the thunder god. A=Finnish Ukonvasara B=Scandinavian Thor's hammer C=Icelandic Thor's hammer Boat-shaped stone axe/hammer of the Corded Ware culture. Ukonvasara, or Ukonkirves, is the symbol and magical weapon of the Finnish thunder god Ukko, similar to Thor's Mjölnir. Ukonvasara means ...
Markus Alexej Persson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to a Finnish mother, Ritva, [3] and a Swedish father, Birger, [4] on 1 June 1979. [5] [6] [3] He has one sister.[3] [7] He grew up in Edsbyn until he was seven years old, when his family moved back to Stockholm.