Fantasy Weapons Lore: Mjölnir of Thor Odinson

Marvel Comics wasn’t far off on the magical abilities of this heavy iron hammer. Marvel claimed it’s made from a fictional metal called Uru, but the myths say it is only iron. Thor’s ferocity and pride as the greatest warrior of the Norse deities was also as the legends described. Aside from Norse Myhtology descriptions of him with red hair instead of blond, the character you see watching The Avengers is much the same as the legendary god of thunder.

In the stories told in the Prose Edda, the dwarf, Brokkr, was visiting Asgard, when Loki approached him with a challenge. After showing off several treasures made by the Sons of Ivaldi that were gifts to Asgard, Loki claimed that no other dwarf could ever make anything as beautiful or useful. Brokkr was offended and bet his head for Loki’s head that his brother could make more useful treasures.

Weapons & Warriors Update

Things have been very sporadic in the early parts of the week lately and that has delayed my Monday blog two weeks in a row, so I'm going to officially announce the Weapons Weekly will now be posted every Wednesday instead.

This week I'll be returning to the Samurai. After a couple weeks of fulfilling requests for weapons I am looking into a warrior tribe in Africa where they wield some really crazy looking weapons. They have an unusual and spectacular method of executing enemies, that is flashy and bloody. Of course I will want to share that.

I have a special treat for the fantasy lovers this summer. I am planning a special series of Weapons Weekly for mythical or fantasy weapons. I am still debating whether it should be run along with the standard Weapons Weekly or if I should run it in place of it. Plenty of time to decide. Either way, it will be fun, and I'll probably look for more obscure weapons in mythology. Some are too well known, such as Excalibur, so I might not be able to tell you anything you don't already know about that. I am definitely going to do a special on Mjölnir, otherwise known as Thor's Hammer. Everyone knows the hammer by now, but most people have no idea how it came about. It is truly a unique weapon.


Alright, that's all I have for the update. Have a great week everyone and I'll have that new Weapons Weekly up Wednesday morning.