It is related to the Icelandic verb mölva ('to crush') and mala ('to grind'). Mjölnir means 'shatter', and refers to the hammer's pulverization ability.
Although it is generally depicted and described as a hammer, it is sometimes referred to as a mandarin, an ax or a club.1 One of the most popular myths about its origin is related in the Skáldskaparmál, where it is mentioned that the Sindri and It was forged by Brok and gifted to Thor as part of a bet Loki placed on them. In them it is related that it is used to defeat all who challenge the supremacy of the Æsir. N Norse mythology, Mjölnir (in Old Norse Mjǫllnir, in Icelandic Mjölnir, in Danish and Norwegian Mjølner, in Swedish Mjölner) is the hammer of the god Thor.Īccording to later Icelandic sources, Mjölnir is described as one of the most feared weapons in Norse mythology. Mjölnir, the Thor's Hammer made in Catia and rendered in Keyshot 9 Pro.
