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The treasure consists of 16 pendants, a brooch, and a neck ring, all of gold weighing a total of 600 grams (1.3 lb). It is the largest discovery of Viking gold artifacts in Germany. The jewelry dates from the late Viking Age, c. 10th century. The pendants include both Norse pagan and Christian symbols – Thor's hammer of Mjölnir and the
Thor's Fight with the Giants (Tors strid med jättarna) by Mårten Eskil Winge (1872).. Thor (from Old Norse: Þórr) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism.In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility.
A silver-gilded Thor's hammer found in Scania, Sweden, that once belonged to the collection of Baron Claes Kurck.. Mjölnir (UK: / ˈ m j ɒ l n ɪər / MYOL-neer, US: / ˈ m j ɔː l n ɪər / MYAWL-neer; [1] from Old Norse Mjǫllnir [ˈmjɔlːnir]) is the hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, used both as a devastating weapon and as a divine instrument to provide blessings.
A modern replica of a Viking Age pendant representing Mjölnir, the hammer of the god Thor; such pendants are often worn by Heathens. Heathenry, also termed Heathenism, contemporary Germanic Paganism, or Germanic Neopaganism, is a modern Pagan religion. Scholars of religious studies classify it as a new religious movement.
Mjölnir pendants were worn by Norse pagans during the 9th to 10th centuries. This drawing of a 4.6 cm gold-plated silver Mjolnir pendant was found at Bredsätra in Öland, Sweden. The most widespread religious symbol in the Viking Age Old Norse religion was Mjöllnir, the hammer of Thor. [284]
Hammer-shaped pendants were carried as protection from the thunder god. A=Finnish Ukonvasara B=Scandinavian Thor's hammer C=Icelandic Thor's hammer Boat-shaped stone axe/hammer of the Corded Ware culture. Ukonvasara, or Ukonkirves, is the symbol and magical weapon of the Finnish thunder god Ukko, similar to Thor's Mjölnir. Ukonvasara means ...
The most important archaeological evidence for the worship of Thor in Viking Age Scandinavia is found in the form of Thor's hammer pendants. [207] Myths about Thor are only attested from Scandinavia, and it is unclear how representative the Nordic corpus is for the entire Germanic region. [208] As Thor's name means "thunder", scholars since ...
Mjolnir (UK: / ˈ m j ɒ l n ɪər / MYOL-neer, [2] US: / ˈ m j ɔː l n ɪər / MYAWL-neer), [3] known more formally as Mjölnir, is a fictional magical weapon appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.