Norse & Germanic
Mjölnir
Mjölnir
Smashes anything, and returns to its owner's hand when thrown.
WeaponFirst recorded 1220
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Photograph: A Cypriot terracotta ship model of about 600 to 480 BCE with a tall stem and stern and an openwork railing around the hull.
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Skíðblaðnir
Skíðblaðnir
Large enough for all the gods, yet folds to fit a pocket. When its sail is raised a fair wind always blows.
- Owner
- Freyr, god of fertility
- Maker
- The dwarven sons of Ivaldi
- First record
- Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda1220
- Gallery
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Story
Skíðblaðnir is one of the treasures made by the sons of Ivaldi, along with Gungnir and Sif's golden hair. Loki presented them to the gods and made a wager with the dwarf Brokkr.
The Prose Edda says this ship is large enough to carry all the gods in armor, and that when its sail is raised a fair wind always blows wherever it goes. When not in use it could be folded like cloth and carried in a pocket.
The ship was given to Freyr, god of fertility. The Lay of Grímnir calls it the best of ships.
The object in the photo
The photograph shows Terracotta model of a ship(Cypriot, ca. 600–480 BCE), a real museum object that evokes the legendary artifact.
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