What is "mjolnir"

In Norse mythology, Mjölnir (, ) is the hammer of Thor, a major Norse god associated with thunder. Mjölnir is depicted in Norse mythology as one of the most fearsome weapons, capable of leveling mountains. In his account of Norse mythology, Snorri Sturluson relates how the hammer was made by the dwarven brothers Sindri and Brokkr, and how its characteristically short handle was due to a mishap during its manufacture.

Mjolnir is a fictional weapon appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted as the favored weapon of the superhero Thor. Mjolnir, which first appears in Journey into Mystery #83 (August 1962), was created by writer Stan Lee and designed by artists Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.

Mjolnir was typically depicted as a large, square-headed gray lump hammer. It has a short, round handle wrapped in brown leather, culminating in a looped lanyard. The object is based on Mjölnir, the weapon of the mythical Norse god, although in a 2002 documentary with Kevin Smith, Lee claims his brother Larry "made it up." The hammer's name translates as "The Crusher" or "The Grinder."

Mjolnir may refer to:

• Mjölnir, the Hammer of Thor in Norse mythology
• 85585 Mjolnir, an Apollo asteroid
• Mjølnir impact crater
• Bombkapsel 90 stand off submunition dispenser
• MJOLNIR battle armor, the combat suit from the Halo video games
• Thor's Hammer (Stargate), a device from the television program Stargate
• Mjolnir (“Hammer”), an armored hovercraft in Matrix Revolutions
• Mjolnir (comics), Thor's hammer as depicted in Marvel Comics
• GTSG Mjolnir, an automated anti-ship beam cannon in the video game FreeSpace 2
• HNoMS Mjølner a Norwegian Monitor type warship
• Mjollnir, a magical hammer from the game Defense of the Ancients
• Mjölnir, pseudonym of Nazi propagandist Hans Schweitzer