Mjölnir is the war hammer of Thor. Mjolnir originally symbolized all the functions of the norse god Thor. As the defender and protector of the people, Thor kept them away from danger. Mjölnir is a thoroughly ambivalent symbol. On the one hand, it shows the destructive power of lightning and thunder; but after the storm comes the rain that blesses the land. Norse mythology sees Thor's hammer as a symbol to ward off chaos and maintain divine order. In all ceremonies, be it birth, marriage, the blessing of a field, and probably also funerals, Mjölnir has the character of holding the world in its joints.
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Mjölnir is the war hammer of Thor.
Mjolnir originally symbolized all the functions of the norse god Thor. As the defender and protector of the people, Thor kept them away from danger.
Mjölnir is a thoroughly ambivalent symbol. On the one hand, it shows the destructive power of lightning and thunder; but after the storm comes the rain that blesses the land.
Norse mythology sees Thor's hammer as a symbol to ward off chaos and maintain divine order. In all ceremonies, be it birth, marriage, the blessing of a field, and probably also funerals, Mjölnir has the character of holding the world in its joints.