Mjolnir, Thor’s hammer, is the best known object in Norse mythology, and the one Norse people actually wore. Hundreds of small hammer pendants have been excavated across Scandinavia, the British Isles and the Baltic.Why the handle is shortIn the myth, the dwarf brothers Brokkr and Eitri forge the hammer while Loki, in the form of a fly, bites Brokkr’s eyelid. The bellows falter, and the handle comes out shorter than intended. The Norse told the story about their own gods’ greatest hammer having a visible flaw, which is why every honest replica keeps the short haft.Ours are hand-forged in steel and can be engraved with Elder Futhark runes or Norse knotwork. Made in the Czech Republic and dispatched from Memphis, Tennessee.
The hammer meant protection rather than aggression to the people who wore it, and our piece on the meaning of Mjolnir sets out where that reading comes from. Many of these are pattern welded, so the explanation of how Damascus is made is worth a look before you choose one.
8 pieces in this collection
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Hand Forged
Heated, hammered and ground by hand.
Engraving available
Names, dates or Norse runes on most pieces.
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Dispatched from our Tennessee warehouse.
