In mythology, who or what was 'Mjolnir'?
"to question why the computer identified Mjolnir as a separate, sentient organism, but Thor does not give an explanation for this. He later displays a wall of weapons, including both hammers, which he states were gifts from his father forged by Ulik the Troll. However, in the prequel miniseries """" it is revealed that the original hammer is not the ""real"" Mjolnir but instead Dr. Braddock gives Thor tech-armor, and Thor suggests to turn the power supply into a hammer. Neither version of the hammer seems to be such that its use is restricted by the worthiness test. In """""
"Mjölnir In Norse mythology, Mjölnir (; , ) is the hammer of Thor, the Norse god associated with thunder. Mjölnir is depicted in Norse mythology as one of the most fearsome and powerful weapons in existence, capable of leveling mountains. In its account of Norse mythology, the ""Prose Edda"" relates how the hammers characteristically short handle was due to a mistake during its manufacture. Similar hammers (Ukonvasara) were a common symbol of the god of thunder in other North European mythologies. Modern depictions of Mjolnir are most prevalent amongst practitioners of Heathenry (a modern Pagan religious movement) and white supremacist"
"inscription found on the hilt Sæbø sword. Individual swastika carvings of Germanic origin, however, can be traced back as early as the Bronze Age and are commonly found alongside sunwheels and sky gods. Though the swastika's exact meaning has eluded definition, its association with luck, prosperity, power, protection, as well as the sun and sky are factual. Mjolnir is also linked to luck, prosperity, power, and protection in Nordic rituals. Also, Thor was the dominant sky god of Norse religion and runestone depictions of the swastika are commonly found beside, or in connection with, his image. One example, found in"
"Eitri (comics) Eitri the Dwarf King is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Eitri is a Dwarf who lives on Asgard. He is a weapons forger and is notable for being the one who created Mjolnir for the Norse God Thor. He has also occasionally aided the New Mutants. The character made his cinematic debut in """", portrayed by Peter Dinklage. The character, created by writer Alan Zelenetz and arist Bob Hall, first appeared in ""The Mighty Thor Annual"" #11 (November 1983). He continued to appear throughout the 80's in the pages of the"
"character Thor, based on the Norse god, a magical hammer similarly based on the original Mjölnir plays a major role. The Marvel adaptation endowed the hammer with additional powers not attested in the original myth - especially, that when holding it Thor can fly through air at great speed. Mjölnir In Norse mythology, Mjölnir (; , ) is the hammer of Thor, the Norse god associated with thunder. Mjölnir is depicted in Norse mythology as one of the most fearsome and powerful weapons in existence, capable of leveling mountains. In its account of Norse mythology, the ""Prose Edda"" relates how"
"Fjölnir Fjölnir (, ""Manifold"" or ""Multiplier"") is a legendary king in Norse mythology said to have been the son of Freyr (Frey) and his consort Gerðr (Gertha). The name appears in a variety of forms, including Fiolnir, Fjölner, Fjolner, and Fjolne. He was claimed as the progenitor of the Swedish Yngling dynasty, reigning from Gamla Uppsala. According to the ""Grottasöngr"", Fjölnir lived from the 1st century BC to the early 1st century AD. Fjölnir was said to have drowned in a vat of mead while visiting Peace-Fróði, a similarly-legendary king of Zealand, the Danish island. Fjölnir was then succeeded by"
"Hrungnir Hrungnir (Old Norse ""brawler"") was a jötunn in Norse mythology, slain by the god Thor with his hammer Mjölnir. The account is documented in the ""Skáldskaparmál"", in the ""Prose Edda"" by Snorri Sturluson. Prior to his demise, Hrungnir engaged in a wager with Odin in which Odin stakes his head on his horse, Sleipnir, being faster than Hrungnir's steed Gullfaxi. During the race, which Sleipnir wins, Hrungnir enters Valhalla, and there becomes drunk and abusive. After they grow weary of him, the gods call on Thor to battle Hrungnir. Thor and his servant Thjalfi challenge the giant, who hurls"
"pitch in to help Eitri create the new weapon, an axe called Stormbreaker. When Eitri doesn't manage to find a handle for the axe, Groot gives up one of his arms for the purpose. Eitri (comics) Eitri the Dwarf King is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Eitri is a Dwarf who lives on Asgard. He is a weapons forger and is notable for being the one who created Mjolnir for the Norse God Thor. He has also occasionally aided the New Mutants. The character made his cinematic debut in """", portrayed by Peter"
"was imagined as a grindstone (Russian ""molot"" and possibly Hittite ""malatt-"" ""sledgehammer, bludgeon""), reflected in Russian молния (""molniya"") and Welsh ""mellt"" ""lightning"" (possibly cognate with Old Norse ""mjuln"" ""fire""). In the Old Norse texts, Mjölnir is identified as ""hamarr"" ""a hammer"", a word that in Old Norse and some modern Norwegian dialects can mean ""hammer"" as well as ""stone, rock, cliff"", ultimately derived from an Indo-European word for ""stone, stone tool"", ""h₂éḱmō""; as such it is cognate with Sanskrit ""aśman"", meaning ""stone, rock, stone tool; hammer"" as well as ""thunderbolt"". One account regarding the origins of Mjölnir, and arguably the"
"Thor (Marvel Comics) Thor is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, based on the Norse deity of the same name, is the Asgardian god of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer Mjolnir, which grants him the ability to fly and manipulate weather amongst his other superhuman attributes. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character first appeared in ""Journey into Mystery"" #83 (August 1962) and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller-plotter Jack Kirby. He has starred in several ongoing series and limited series, and is"
"the role of Mjolnir in their religious rituals and doctrine, though its primary function is to publicly signify faith (similarly to how Christians wear or hang Crucifixes). While Norse in origin, Mjolnir modern usage is not limited to Nordic pagans and has been utilized in Dutch pagan marriages, American pagan rituals, as well as the symbolic representation for all of Germanic heathenry. Thor possessed a formidable chariot, which is drawn by two goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr. A belt, Megingjörð, and iron gloves, Járngreipr, were used to lift Mjölnir. Mjölnir is the focal point of some of Thor's adventures. This is"
"so exceedingly terrified, that it is said that he wet himself when he saw Thor...But the hammer Mjölner hit Hrungner right in the head, and crushed his skull in small pieces. He himself fell forward over Thor, so that his foot lay upon Thor's neck. Meanwhile Thjalfe attacked Mokkerkalfe, who fell with but little honor. Hrungnir Hrungnir (Old Norse ""brawler"") was a jötunn in Norse mythology, slain by the god Thor with his hammer Mjölnir. The account is documented in the ""Skáldskaparmál"", in the ""Prose Edda"" by Snorri Sturluson. Prior to his demise, Hrungnir engaged in a wager with Odin"
"itself. An additional alternate take on Mjolnir's origin is presented in Jason Aaron's ""The Mighty Thor"" series. It is explained that the Mother Storm, a sentient storm the size of a galaxy, had once threatened all of Asgard. After a fierce battle, Odin managed to trap it within a nugget of uru that had earlier been given to him by dwarven blacksmiths. He ordered the dwarves to forge the nugget into a weapon that would be able to harness the Mother Storm's power but found it too difficult to control. The hammer was forgotten until eons later when his son"
"Mjolnir, such as the noble alien warrior Beta Ray Bill and the mortal Eric Masterson. Sif has appeared in various media adaptations of Thor, including the 2011 Marvel Cinematic Universe film ""Thor"", its 2013 sequel """", and the television series ""Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."", in which she is portrayed by Jaimie Alexander. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Sif first appeared in ""Journey Into Mystery"" #102 (March 1964). As a supporting character of Thor, she was featured predominantly in the pages of ""The Mighty Thor"", beginning with issue #136 (January 1967). The character went on to make guest appearances in"
"Gleipnir In Norse mythology, Gleipnir (Old Norse ""open one"") is the binding that holds the mighty wolf Fenrir (as attested in chapter 34 of the ""Prose Edda"" book ""Gylfaginning""). The Gods had attempted to bind Fenrir twice before with huge chains of metal, but Fenrir was able to break free both times. Therefore, they commissioned the dwarves to forge a chain that was impossible to break. To create a chain to achieve the impossible, the dwarves fashioned the chain out of six supposedly impossible things: Therefore, even though Gleipnir is as thin as a silken ribbon, it is stronger than"
"Hrímnir Hrímnir is a jǫtunn (""giant"") frequently mentioned in Norse mythology. His name may mean either ""the one covered with hoarfrost"" or ""the sooty one."" It is not clear whether the name is intended to evoke the frost giants or ""hrímþursar"" (jǫtunn). In ""Hyndluljóð"" verse 32 he is the father of Heiðr and Hrossþjófr, but that may be just for alliteration's sake. He is mentioned in ""Skírnismál"" verse 28, probably as a typical giant. He is listed among the jǫtnar in the ""Nafnaþulur"" section of the ""Prose Edda"". In ""Völsunga saga"" he is the father of Hljóð who Frigg sends"
"the brothers. When the dwarves approach Loki with knives, the cunning god points out that he had promised them his head but not his neck, ultimately voiding their agreement. Brokkr and Sindri content themselves with sewing Loki's mouth shut and returning to their forge. Though most famous for its use as a weapon, Mjolnir played a vital role in Norse religious practices and rituals. Its use in formal ceremonies to bless marriages, births, and funerals is described in several episodes within the Prose Edda. Historian and pagan studies scholar Hilda Ellis Davidson summarizes and explains the significance of Mjolnir in"
"(Draupnir) and the hammer of Thor (Mjolnir), which were judged by the gods to be even more wondrous than the others. Thus, Brokkr had won the bet. The account of this tale given in ""Skáldskaparmál"" does not reveal the names of Ivaldi's sons, nor how many there were, and they remain conspicuously absent after their initial mention in the stanza. The passing mention made of them in ""Grímnismál"" 43, the creators of Skidbladnir, ""the best of ships"", likewise sheds no additional light. Thus, their identities are a matter of scholarly speculation. In the eddic poem Hrafnagaldur Óðins, stanza 6, Idunn"
"Gungnir In Norse mythology, Gungnir (Old Norse ""swaying one"") is the spear of the god Odin. According to the ""Poetic Edda"", the spear was fashioned by the Dwarves; Loki discovers the Spear whilst visiting the Dwarves (on an errand to commission golden hair for Sif). Loki flatters the Dwarves and asks the Spear of them, which they give him. In the Poetic Edda poem ""Völuspá"", the Æsir-Vanir War is described as officially starting when Odin throws a spear over the heads of an assembly of Vanir gods. Whether or not this was specifically Gungnir is, however, unstated. In ""Sigrdrífumál"", the"
"to mythological entities, such as ""alfr"", ""skratii"", and ""troll"". A number of pendants representing Mjolnir, the hammer of the god Thor, have also been found in England, reflecting the probability that he was worshipped among the Anglo-Scandinavian population. Jesch argued that, given that there was only evidence for the worship of Odin and Thor in Anglo-Scandinavian England, these might have been the only deities to have been actively venerated by the Scandinavian settlers, even if they were aware of the mythological stories surrounding other Norse gods and goddesses. North however argued that one passage in the Old English rune poem,"
"it being explained that Eitri's creation of Mjolnir caused the extinction of dinosaurs. Eitri and his siblings, Brokk and Buri, took it upon themselves to get rid of the mold that created it so that it did not fall into the hands of Loki. Another version revealed that Mjolnir was created alongside Sif's new hair which Eitri was able to make gold. It was through Loki's own doing that Mjolnir ended up with Thor and Sif's hair became black. The story of the forging was later returned to its original version. Odin later visits Eitri to help in forging something"
"groups. Old Norse ""Mjǫllnir"" /ˈmjɔlːnir/ regularly becomes ""Mjøllnir"" /ˈmjœlːnir/ in Old Icelandic by the 13th century. The modern Icelandic form is ""Mjölnir"", Norwegian and Danish ""Mjølner"", Swedish ""Mjölner"". The name is derived from a Proto-Germanic form ""*meldunjaz"", from the Germanic root of ""*malanan"" ""to grind"" (""*melwan"", Old Icelandic ""meldr, mjǫll, mjǫl"" ""meal, flour""), yielding an interpretation of ""the grinder; crusher"". Additionally, there is a suggestion that the mythological ""thunder weapon"" being named after the word for ""grindstone"" is of considerable, Proto-Indo-European (if not Indo-Hittite) age; according to this suggestion, the divine thunder weapon (identified with lightning) of the storm god"
"powerful of a race of Dark Elves and was known as Algrim the Strong. He is coerced by the Dark Elf ruler Malekith the Accursed to fight the Asgardian God of Thunder and superhero, Thor. Malekith, however, betrays Algrim while he is fighting Thor, and in a bid to destroy the Thunder God orders that a pitfall beneath the two be opened. Thor saves himself courtesy of his mystical hammer Mjolnir, while Algrim falls into lava. Algrim's enchanted armor saves his life, but he is still critically injured and develops amnesia from the shock. Algrim is completely amnesic, except for"
"some connexion with the creation legion of the giant that emerged from the ice"". Ymir, as with many aspects of Norse mythology, appears in many products of popular culture including: Ymir In Norse mythology, Ymir (), Aurgelmir, Brimir, or Bláinn is the ancestor of all jötnar. Ymir is attested in the ""Poetic Edda"", compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material, in the ""Prose Edda"", written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century, and in the poetry of skalds. Taken together, several stanzas from four poems collected in the ""Poetic Edda"" refer to Ymir as a primeval being who"
"Mjolnir, which had several enchantments. Magni demonstrated the ability to throw the hammer and have it magically return to him, fly by throwing it and holding onto its leather thong, and create dimensional portals. Upon gaining Mjolnir, Magni discovered that he instinctively knew how to use it for basic things. The lady Sif instructed him on how to traverse dimensions with it. Still, his proficiency with the hammer may be assumed to be far less than his father's. Before gaining Mjolnir, Magni favored various types of axes in combat. Magni (Marvel Comics) Magni is a fictional character appearing in American"
"hammer Mjolnir, as well as the ability to teleport between adjacent universes, such as Midgard and Asgard. Tyr believed that the enchanted mace was ""equal to the challenge of mystic Mjolnir"" and has shown itself capable of knocking back even Thor. During the combat, the Mace is destroyed by Thor using his lightning. Tyr (Marvel Comics) Tyr is a fictional character, an Asgardian god appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the Norse god of the same name. Along with Thor and Balder, he is one of Odin's biological sons. The character is"
"was not discarded, but was used for an initial missile assault. With the larger shields, introduced by Shaka to the Zulu army, the short spears used as stabbing swords and the opening phase of javelin attack the Zulu regiments were quite similar to the Roman legion with its Scutum, Gladius and Pilum tactical combination. In Norse mythology, Odin, the chief god, carried a javelin or spear called Gungnir. It was created by a group of dwarves known as the Sons of Ivaldi who also fashioned the ship of Freyr called Skidbladnir and the golden hair of Sif. It had the"
"two go outside to investigate to discover Thor waiting for them and preparing Mjölnir in retribution for his sons' deaths. Thor In Germanic mythology, Thor (; from ) is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing and fertility. Besides Old Norse ""Þórr"", extensions of the god occur in Old English as , and in Old High German as (runic ). All forms of the deity stem from a Common Germanic (meaning 'thunder'). Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman"
"details of how Thor got his hammer back. Bergfinnr is a son of Þrymr. Þrymr In Norse mythology, Þrymr (""Thrymr"", ""Thrym""; ""uproar"") was king of the jǫtnar. In one legend, he stole Mjǫlnir, Thor's hammer, to extort the gods into giving him Freyja as his wife. His kingdom was called Jötunheimr, but according to ""Hversu Noregr byggðist"", it was the Swedish province Värmland, then a part of Norway. Þrymr was foiled in his scheme by the gracefulness of Heimdallr, the cunning of Loki, and the sheer violence of Thor, who later killed Þrymr, his sister, and all of the jotnar"
"Draupnir In Norse mythology, Draupnir (Old Norse ""the dripper"") is a gold ring possessed by the god Odin with the ability to multiply itself: Every ninth night, eight new rings 'drip' from Draupnir, each one of the same size and weight as the original. Draupnir was forged by the dwarven brothers Brokkr and Eitri (or Sindri). Brokkr and Eitri made this ring as one of a set of three gifts which included Mjöllnir and Gullinbursti. They made these gifts in accordance with a wager Loki made saying that Brokkr and Eitri could not make better gifts than the three made"
"in the old ways. The Gutasaga relates of the blót on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea: The German chronicler Adam of Bremen has described how it was done at the Temple at Uppsala at Old Uppsala in Sweden, ca 1070: Thor was the most powerful god and ruled over thunder and lightning, wind and rain, sunshine and crops. He sat in the centre with a hammer (Mjolnir) in his hand, and on each side were Odin, the god of war, in full armour and Frey, the god of peace and love, attributed with an enormous erect phallus."
"own comic book. The game chronicles the quest of Thor, son of Odin and god of thunder as he tries to reclaim Midgard for his father. Midgard, the beloved land of Odin's, was stolen from him during his ""Odinsleep"" by Loki, the god of mischief, with the help of Jormangund the serpent and Nognir, the Prince of the Underworld. To help in his quest, Thor is given the mythical hammer Mjolnir by Odin. As Thor progresses, he must solve puzzles set before him by Jormangund, Nognir and finally Loki. He also has to fight his way through the countryside, past"
"lap, Thor rips off his disguise and destroys Þrymr and his giant cohorts. A precedent for Viking Age Mjolnir amulets have been documented in the migration period Alemanni, who took to wearing Roman ""Hercules' Clubs"" as symbols of Donar. A possible remnant of these Donar amulets was recorded in 1897, as it was a custom of the Unterinn (South Tyrolian Alps) to incise a T-shape above front doors for protection against evil (especially storms). Roughly 50 specimens of Mjölnir amulets have been found widely dispersed throughout Scandinavia, dating from the 9th to 11th centuries, most commonly discovered in areas with"