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“One of a kind” Thor’s Hammer unearthed in Sweden

In Norse mythology , Mjönir was Thor’s magical flying weapon that prevented the giants from destroying Asgard, the home of the gods

Newsroom October 21 02:13

Archaeologists in Sweden have unearthed what they are calling a “one of its kind” Thor’s Hammer amulet.

Loki’s lies, Odin’s staff and Thor’s hammer (Mjölnir) are well known archetypes of Norse mythology. But now, archaeologists in Sweden have unearthed a real Viking Age Hammer of Thor.

In 2014 pop-culture fans got excited and archaeology looked on in delight as a 10th century Thor’s Hammer amulet was discovered in Torshammere in Købelev, on the Danish island of Lolland. Ancient Origins reported at the time that a set of runes marked on the 1,000-year-old amulet “solved the mystery of why Viking charms were worn for protection.”

Now, another Thor’s hammer protective amulet has been discovered in Ysby, Sweden.

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Ysby is a village in Laholm Municipality, Halland County, on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. Ancient Roman silver coins had previously been discovered at the archaeological site, and also at nearby longhouses dating to the early Iron Age. But according to a report on Kulturmiljö Halland this is the first time “a beautiful Hammer of Thor artifact” has been discovered.

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