Mjolnir
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Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of ... Thor --inscription on Mjolnir
Mjolnir (literally, "that which smashes") is the hammer wielded by Thor, the Norse god of thunder.
Odin, chief of the Norse gods, ordered the dwarves to forge Mjolnir. The blacksmiths Eitri, Brok, and Buri used the core of a star as the mold. In the process the star exploded and almost took Midgard (Earth) with it; that event may explain the extinction of the dinosaurs, about 65 million years ago. Although powerful in and of itself, the hammer also received several potent spells from Odin, who slew the frost giant Laufey with it. Much later, Mjolnir was bequeathed to Thor, after he proved himself worthy through several trials.
With few exceptions, Thor has carried Mjolnir throughout his adventures in the Marvel Universe. Thus, the history of Mjolnir is the history of Thor. Although Asgard was destroyed in Ragnarok, Thor, and thus the hammer, has survived.
Properties
- Worthiness: The hammer is enchanted so that no living being can lift the hammer from the ground unless he or she is worthy. On rare occasions, beings other than Thor have used Mjolnir (see list below).
- Power of Recall: When Thor throws Mjolnir, it returns to his hand with irresistable force. In the same way, he can summon it to himself even if it has not been thrown.
- Transformation: At first, Thor, in his secret identity as Don Blake, could strike the handle on the ground once and become Thor, twice and become Blake again, thrice and summon lightning. Mjolnir lost these abilities when Thor gave up his Blake persona.
- Force Projection: Being a hammer, Mjolnir can be used as a blunt force melee weapon or as a throwing weapon. Thor also channel his own divine energy through it as a "godblast" or as an "anti-force" to counteract another force, such as anti-gravity. Mjolnir can absorb, magnify, and return almost any type of force; for example, by manipulating electricity, Thor can call down lightning, and by superheating air masses, he can create winds and storms. By itself, Mjolnir can create ground tremors, when struck against the ground, or whirlwinds, when swung around.
- Flight: Although Thor technically does not fly, he can swing Mjolnir in circles, release it, and hang on to its strap as it flies away.
- Portal Creation: When swung at a particular pitch, Mjolnir can open a portal to any desired dimension (such as Asgard). Formerly, it could also open portals in time, but Immortus (a/k/a Kang the Conqueror) drained it of its temporal powers.
- Energy Sensing: Mjolnir can detect most types of energy. It reacts particularly strongly to evil psychic energy.
Notes
Others Deemed Worthy to Wield Mjolnir
Earth-616 reality
- Beta Ray Bill
- Odin
- Red Norvell
- Steve Rogers operating as US Agent
- Thunderstrike Eric Masterson.
- Superman Temporary grant by Thor [1]
- Wonder Man [2]
Alternate Reality (Non-canon)
- Conan the Barbarian[3]
- Crusader (Sarah Rogers) from Earth-9811[4]
- Dargo Ktor
- Hulk[5]
- Magni Thor's son.
- Woden Thor's son from the Guardians of the Galaxy (Earth-691) future.
- Tiwaz
- Wonder Woman[6]
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
Links and References
- Megingjord Thor's Belt of Strength
- Thunderstrike (Enchanted Mace)
- Stormbreaker
- Bloodaxe (Enchanted Axe)
- Wikipedia: Mjolnir
- Hammer of Thor
- ↑ Avengers/JLA
- ↑ Marvel Comics Presents #45
- ↑ What If? #39
- ↑ What if? #114.
- ↑ Ultimate Avengers (2006)
- ↑ DC vs. Marvel'
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