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Gungnir. Lee Lawrie, Odin (1939). Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C. In Norse mythology, Gungnir (/ ˈɡʌŋ.nɪər /, "the rocking") is the spear of the god Odin. It is known for always hitting the target of the attacker regardless of the attacker's skill.
The Gáe Bulg (Old Irish pronunciation: ... Gungnir, Odin's spear in Nordic legend; Spear of Lugh, also in Irish myth; Mythological weapons, for a list; References
Bági ulfs. Enemy of the Wolf. Sonatorrek (24) Baldrs faðir. Balder 's father [6] Lausavísa from Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa [6] Báleygr. Baleyg. 'the one with flaming eyes' [7]
Huginn and Muninn. In Norse mythology, Huginn (Old Norse "thought" [1]) and Muninn (Old Norse "memory" [2] or "mind" [3]) are a pair of ravens that fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring information to the god Odin. Huginn and Muninn are attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources: the Prose ...
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, [1] US: / ˈ m j ɔː l n ɪər / MYAWL-neer; [2] 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.
In the Old Norse religion, Eitri (Old Norse: [ˈɛitre]; or Sindri) is a dwarf and the brother of Brokkr. [1] According to Skáldskaparmál, when Loki had Sif 's hair, Freyr 's ship Skidbladnir and Odin 's spear Gungnir fashioned by the Sons of Ivaldi, he bet his own head with Brokkr that Eitri would not have been able to make items that ...
Mystic item/artifact, Weapon. Element of stories featuring. Thor [ 1 ] Mjolnir (UK: / ˈmjɒlnɪər / MYOL-neer, [ 2 ] US: / ˈmjɔːlnɪər / MYAWL-neer), [ 3 ] known more formally as Mjölnir, is a fictional magical weapon appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted as the principal weapon of the superhero Thor.
Einherjar. In Norse mythology, the einherjar (singular einheri; literally "army of one", "those who fight alone") [1][2] are those who have died in battle and are brought to Valhalla by valkyries. In Valhalla, the einherjar eat their fill of the nightly resurrecting beast Sæhrímnir, and valkyries bring them mead from the udder of the goat ...