Mjolnir
Mjölnir (/ˈmjɔːlnɪər/, Bahasa Norse Kuno: Mjǫllnir [ˈmjɔlːnez̠]) adalah palu dewa guntur Thor dalam mitologi Nordik, digunakan baik sebagai senjata penghancur dan sebagai jimat ilahiah untuk memberikan berkah. Keberadaan palu tersebut dinyatakan dalam berbagai sumber, termasuk dalam jimat Kvinneby dari abad ke-11, dan Puisi Edda, kumpulan puisi eddik yang disusun pada abad ke-13, dan Prosa Edda, kumpulan prosa dan puisi yang disusun pada abad ke-13. Palu ini biasanya dipakai sebagai liontin selama Zaman Viking di lingkungan budaya Skandinavia, Thor dan palunya muncul di berbagai objek catatan arkeologi. Hari ini simbol tersebut banyak direferensikan di berbagai media dan dipakai lagi sebagai liontin oleh beberapa kelompok, termasuk penganut Neopaganisme Jermanik.
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