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 weapon 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 to order and dispatched from Memphis, Tennessee.