has it been mentioned in any literary works?
An account regarding the origins of Mjölnir is found in the "Skáldskaparmál" which is the second part of medieval Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda
Mjölnir
An account regarding the origins of Mjölnir is found in the "Skáldskaparmál" which is the second part of medieval Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda
who does thor fight in the first movie With his brother Loki. what is the film about? After reigniting a dormant war, Thor is banished from Asgard to Earth, stripped of his powers and his hammer Mjölnir. As his brother Loki plots to take the Asgardian throne, Thor must prove himself worthy. by whom is the protagonist played? Chris Hemsworth can you mention a few other characters from the movie apart from the protagonist and his brother? Odin, Sif, Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun. who is the former? He is a widely revered god in Germanic mythology. how did the name originate? The Old Norse theonym "Óðinn" and its various Germanic cognates – including Old English and Old Saxon "Wōden", Old High German "Wuotan" and Old Dutch "Wuodan" – all derive from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic masculine theonym "*Wōđanaz are any days of the week named after him? The modern English weekday name "Wednesday" derives from Old English "Wōdnesdæg", meaning "day of Woden". has he been mentioned in any literary works? Odin is mentioned or appears in most poems of the "Poetic Edda" can you please tell me more about this literary work ? It is the modern attribution for an unnamed collection of Old Norse anonymous poems, which is different from the Edda written by Snorri Sturluson by whom has it been composed? UNANSWERABLE earlier we were talking about a hammer, what is its specialty? Mjölnir is depicted in Norse mythology as one of the most fearsome and powerful weapons in existence, capable of leveling mountains.
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Mjölnir [SEP] Origins in the Prose Edda
An account regarding the origins of Mjölnir is found in the "Skáldskaparmál" which is the second part of medieval Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda. The story depicts the creation of several iconic objects central to Norse mythology. According to this story, Loki mischievously cuts off the hair of Sif, the wife of Thor. On learning this, Thor threatens to break every bone in his body. Loki pleads to Thor and asks for permission to visit the Svartálfar and ask them to fashion a new head of hair for Sif, out of gold. Thor is convinced and sends Loki to Svartalfheim.