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Mjölnir
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thumb|A silver-gilded Thor|Thor's hammer found in [[Scania, Sweden, that once belonged to the collection of Baron Claes Kurck.]]
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21 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Attestations
- Kvinneby amulet
- ''Poetic Edda''
- ''Prose Edda''
- ''Gylfaginning''
- ''Skáldskaparmál''
- Archaeological record
- Hammer pendants, rings, coins, typology, taxonomy, and Eitri database
- Eyrarland Statue
- Rune stones and picture stones
- Scholarly reception and interpretation
- Latin sources: Adam of Bremen and Saxo Grammaticus
- Temple instruments and ceremonial significance
- Nordic Bronze Age and potential Proto-Indo-European origins
- Relationship to the swastika and Icelandic folk belief
- Modern popular culture
- See also
- Citations
- References
- External links
thumb|A silver-gilded Thor|Thor's hammer found in [[Scania, Sweden, that once belonged to the collection of Baron Claes Kurck.]]
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.