Mjölnir
Mjölnir (from
Old Norse Mjǫllnir) 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. The hammer is attested in numerous sources, including the 11th century runic
Kvinneby amulet, the ''
Poetic Edda'', a collection of eddic poetry compiled in the 13th century, and the ''
Prose Edda'', a collection of prose and poetry compiled in the 13th century. The hammer was commonly worn as a
pendant during the
Viking Age in the
Scandinavian cultural sphere, and Thor and his hammer occur depicted on a variety of objects from the archaeological record. Today the symbol appears in a wide variety of media and is again worn as a pendant by various groups, including adherents of modern
Heathenry.
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