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<p>[QUOTE="the blacksmith, post: 9580512, member: 20148"]The Thor's hammer, which was called Mjolnir, comes in a very wide range of designs and materials. From the very simple blacksmiths ironwork, to the very best quality silversmiths work.</p><p><br /></p><p>My own favourite, and one which I wear, is a copy of one found at Flossi in Iceland. Some people take it as an upside down cross, which it isn't. The thinking is that after the Vikings became officially Christian, many didn't of course give up the old gods. So they added the bottom bit to a Thors hammer, and that way, they could worship God officially when on land, but worship the old Gods when they were at sea, where it really mattered to them!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Copy of the Icelandic Thor's hammer.....</p><p>[ATTACH=full]462335[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Plain blacksmith work Thor's hammer...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]462337[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Ornate silver Thor's hammer....</p><p>[ATTACH=full]462338[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The three examples above are all copied from originals.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="the blacksmith, post: 9580512, member: 20148"]The Thor's hammer, which was called Mjolnir, comes in a very wide range of designs and materials. From the very simple blacksmiths ironwork, to the very best quality silversmiths work. My own favourite, and one which I wear, is a copy of one found at Flossi in Iceland. Some people take it as an upside down cross, which it isn't. The thinking is that after the Vikings became officially Christian, many didn't of course give up the old gods. So they added the bottom bit to a Thors hammer, and that way, they could worship God officially when on land, but worship the old Gods when they were at sea, where it really mattered to them!:rolleyes: Copy of the Icelandic Thor's hammer..... [ATTACH=full]462335[/ATTACH] Plain blacksmith work Thor's hammer... [ATTACH=full]462337[/ATTACH] Ornate silver Thor's hammer.... [ATTACH=full]462338[/ATTACH] The three examples above are all copied from originals.[/QUOTE]
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