Thor's hammer, forged by dwarves, which returns to the thrower's hand.
Mjölnir was forged by the dwarf Sindri in Brokkr's forge. The hammer's handle became too short because Loki disrupted the work in insect form, yet the hammer retained its magical power to crush mountains and strike down jötnar.
Beyond its role as a weapon, Mjölnir was used to hallow weddings, newborns, and burials. Archaeological finds of hammer amulets from the Viking Age attest to the cult's reach and Thor's central place in popular religion.
Attestations
- Þrymskviða, Poetisk Edda (ca. 1270, Codex Regius)
- The theft and recovery of Mjölnir is the poem's entire plot.