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The Forging of Mjölnir and the Great Wager

OriginNorse Mythology

After the trickster Loki cuts off the golden hair of Thor's wife, Sif, he attempts to appease the gods by commissioning master dwarf smiths to create legendary treasures. This leads to a competition between the Sons of Ivaldi and the brothers Brokkr and Sindri, resulting in the creation of Odin's ring Draupnir, Freyr's boar Gullinbursti, and Thor's world-shaking hammer, Mjölnir. Despite...