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A silver-gilded Thor's hammer found in Scania, Sweden, that once belonged to the collection of Baron Claes Kurck.. Mjölnir (UK: / ˈ m j ɒ l n ɪər / MYOL-neer, US: / ˈ m j ɔː l n ɪər / MYAWL-neer; [1] from Old Norse Mjǫllnir [ˈmjɔlːnir]) is the hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, used both as a devastating weapon and as a divine instrument to provide blessings.
Thor's Fight with the Giants (Tors strid med jättarna) by Mårten Eskil Winge (1872).. Thor (from Old Norse: Þórr) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism.In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility.
Mjolnir is a hammer, and was enchanted by Thor's father, Odin, so that only those the hammer deemed "worthy" are capable of wielding or even lifting it. Stormbreaker is an axe , and although it does not have such a worthiness enchantment, its power is such that a mere mortal attempting to wield it would be driven mad.
In the poem Þrymskviða, Thor wakes and finds that his powerful hammer, Mjöllnir, is missing. Thor turns to Loki first, and tells him that nobody knows that the hammer has been stolen. The two then go to the court [4] of the goddess Freyja, and Thor asks her if he may borrow her feather cloak so that he may attempt to find Mjöllnir. Freyja ...
In Norse mythology, the megingjörð (Old Norse: megingjǫrð [ˈmeɣenˌɡjɔrð], meaning "power-belt" [1]) is a belt worn by the god Thor. The Old Norse name megin means power or strength, and gjörð means belt. According to the Prose Edda, the belt is one of Thor's three main possessions, along with the hammer Mjölnir and the iron gloves ...
In Norse mythology, Járngreipr (Old Norse: [ˈjɑːrnˌɡrɛipz̠], "iron grippers") or Járnglófar ([ˈjɑːrnˌɡloːvɑz̠], "iron gauntlets" [1]) are the iron gloves of the god Thor. According to the Prose Edda , along with the hammer Mjölnir and the belt Megingjörð , Járngreipr is one of Thor's three crucial possessions.
The Eyrarland Statue of Thor found in Iceland. The Eyrarland Statue is a bronze statue of a seated figure (6.7 cm [1] [2]) from about AD 1000 that was recovered at the Eyrarland farm in the area of Akureyri, Iceland. The object is a featured item at the National Museum of Iceland. The statue may depict the Norse god Thor and/or may be a gaming ...
Thor's Fight with the Giants (Swedish: Tors strid med jättarna) is an 1872 painting by the Swedish artist Mårten Eskil Winge. It depicts the Norse god Thor in a battle against the jötnar . The thunder god rides his chariot pulled by the goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr , wears his belt Megingjörð , and swings his hammer Mjölnir , which ...