The Hammer of Thor: The Theft by Thrymr, the Wedding in Disguise, and the Reclamation of Mjolnir
The Weapon of the Thunderer In the mythological records of the Norse peoples, preserved in the Poetic Edda in the lay of Thrymskvida (The Lay of Thrymr), the stability of the cosmic order is permanently protected by a single, supreme weapon. Mjolnir , the hammer of the thunder-god Thor , was a relic of divine craftsmanship, forged by the dwarf brothers Sindri and Brokkr. The hammer possessed unique, supernatural properties: it would never fail in its blow, it could shrink to fit inside the pocket of the god, and it would always return to the hand of the thrower like a boomerang. The legend of the theft of Mjolnir is the most famous and entertaining narrative of the Norse tradition, but it also carries a deep, cosmological significance. Thor woke from his sleep to find that his hammer had disappeared from his side. The trickster god Loki , sent to investigate, discovered that the giant king Thrymr had stolen the hammer, burying it eight leagues deep beneath the earth in Jotunheim...