Mjölnir
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Mjölnir 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, includi
A silver-gilded Thor's hammer found in Scania, Sweden, that once belonged to the collection of Baron Claes Kurck.
One side of the Kvinneby amulet
Thor raises his hammer as Loki leaves Ægir's hall, by Frølich (1895)
Ah, what a lovely maid it is! (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith: Thor is unhappily dressed by the goddess Freyja and her attendants as herself
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Thor is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, storms, strength, protection, fertility, and farmers. Besides Old Norse Þórr, the
Mjölnir
…Mjölnir (UK: MYOL-neer, US: MYAWL-neer; 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…
"Donar-Thor" by the German painter Max Friedrich Koch (1859 - 1930), painted about 1905
Altar stone for Hercules Magusanus from Bonn, dated 226 AD.
Boniface bears his crucifix after felling Thor's Oak in Bonifacius (1905) by Emil Doepler
16th-century depiction of Norse gods from Olaus Magnus's A Description of the Northern Peoples; from left to right, Frigg, Thor and Odin