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Iron Thor's hammer replica from Björkö.
This hand-forged iron Thor's Hammer was made from a single piece and is based on an original from the Viking Age.
The historical model for this simple Thor's Hammer is a Viking Age find, which was discovered in the so-called black earth on the island of Björkö in the Swedish province of Uppland.
Link to the original Thorshammer...
The simply shaped Thor's hammer measures approx. 3 x 2 cm and is equipped with a forged eyelet. So you can wear the forged Thorshammer with the enclosed leather strap as a pendant around your neck.
The historical model is 3.5 x 3 cm, which is a bit larger than our replica.
In the 9th and 10th century the Thor's Hammer was quite popular and
widespread as an amulet among the Vikings because with the so-called Mjölnir one could distance oneself as a heathen from the more and more emerging Christianity.
The Vikings called the Thor's Hammer Mjölnir, which meant crusher or lightning because the Thor's Hammer was the magic
war hammer of the Nordic god Thor, with which he fought the giants and the Midgard snake. Besides precious Mjölnir pendants made of bronze and silver, several finds of Thor's Hammer amulets forged from iron are known from the Viking Age.
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