Cyber Cauldron

April 26th, 2012

This symbol of the God Thor originally a god of agriculture ruling over the winds, rains, thunder and crops is now seen as a god of war. The Mjöllnir Thor’s Hammer was created by the Svartálfar or dark elves, Sindri a dwarf and Brokkr a blacksmith dwarf at the command of Loki.

The 13th century Prose Edda describes the abilities of the Mjöllnir’s would be able to strike as firmly as he wanted, whatever his aim, and the hammer would never fail, and if he threw it at something, it would never miss and never fly so far from his hand that it would not find its way back, and when he wanted, it would be so small that it could be carried inside his tunic.

The word Mjöllnir means “crusher”, referring to its pulverizing effect. Mjöllnir might be related to the Russian word молния (molniya) and the Welsh word mellt (both words being translated as “lightning”).

Mjöllnir is used as a Emblemic pendants in Scandinavia and can be found adorning furniture, headstones and worn as pendants for protect. The due it connection with the Vikings can be found nearly everywhere they travelled the most common form would be engraved on to stones called runestones

The Mjöllnir is used in Oslac, Northern antibiotics buy online Tradition , Heathenism or Heathenry, Ásatrú, Odinism, Forn Siðr, Vor Siðr, and Theodism – Germanic Neopaganism. It is often worn as a pendent, the Mjöllnir pendent or Thor’s Hammer pendent is worn as a sign of faith, these Mjöllnir pendent or Thor’s Hammer pendent are often stylised with runes, Triquetra and Celtic knot work.

Outside the pagan faith the Mjöllnir has been used for logos, coats of arms and Mjöllnir pendants are popular in general in Scandinavia and can be seen elsewhere in heavy metal (especially Black metal and Viking metal) and “Dark” subcultures.

Uses for Mjöllnir Thor’s Hammer