Viking Era Silver Thor's Hammer Pendant - 3.2 mm

Thor's hammer is decorated with punched triangles
Of all the symbols of Norse mythology, Thor's hammer (Old Norse Mjöllnir, pronounced roughly) is the most popular.
"MIOL-neer") is one of the most historically significant and probably the best known today.
Thor was the tireless god who guarded Asgard, the heavenly fortress of the Aesir, the main tribe of gods and goddesses in Norse mythology. The giants, the forces of chaos, often tried to destroy Asgard and kill the Aesir, and it was Thor's job to stop them.
The hammer was his primary weapon. Thor (whose name comes from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "thunder"[1]) was the god of storms, and thunder was experienced as the sound of his hammer crashing onto his toes. It should come as no surprise, then, that the Old Norse name for his hammer, Mjöllnir, probably meant
"Lightning. "
While the etymology of Mjöllnir is uncertain, most scholars trace the name to an Indo-European root attested in the Old Slavic word mlunuji, the Russian molnija, and the Welsh mellt, all of which mean "lightning. "
It could also be related to the Icelandic words möll, "new snow", and malli, "new snow".
"White," the color of lightning and a potential symbol of purity. [2] [3] The meaning of this symbolism will become clear shortly.
Thor’s hammer as a blessing instrument,
Thor's hammer was certainly a weapon - in fact, the best weapon the Aesir had - but it was more than just a weapon. It also played a central role in consecration and sanctification rituals.

Old Belgian collection from 2005,
Purchased in 2024 by a private collector from Belgium.

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