This Viking pendant necklace features Mjolnir Thor's Hammer on a thick medallion style pendant surrounded by the Elder Futhark Runes. The backside features the Elder Futhark Runes on the out edges of the pendant with the Helm of Awe in the center.Pendant height 1 3/4"Pendant width 1 1/2"Necklace length is 23 1/2"All pendant necklaces come with a stainless steel chain.Mjolnir (pronounced Miol-neer) is the name of Thor's (a Norse God) hammer. The hammer gave Thor extensive power and never missed it's mark. Mjolnir was forged by the dwarf, Sindri, in Svartalfheim.Thor's hammer served as a weapon of war but was also used as an instrument of blessing in births, weddings, and funerals, too. The symbol can be found on many gravestones up to 1300 AD.The Elder Futhark Runes are the original runic alphabet of the ancient Vikings and consists of 24 letters. The runes are symbols of the most powerful forces in the cosmos. The word 'rune' means both letter and secret. Runes allow one to access, use, and change the world shaping forces they symbolize. Odin watched the Norns from his seat in Asgard and envied their powers and wisdom and bend his will toward the task of coming to know the runes. To gain the secret knowledge of the runes Odin sacrificed himself to himself. He hung himself from a branch of Yggdrasil , pierced himself with his spear, and stared down into the shadowy waters of the Well of Urd below calling to the runes for nine days and nine nights. At the end of the ninth night the Runes accepted Odin's sacrifice and shown themselves to him, revealing to him all their secrets and powers they possessed.Then I was fertilized and became wise;I truly grew and thrived.From a word to a word I was led to a word,From a work to a work I was led to a work.
