Loki gets out of the agreement by pointing out that he promised them his head, but not his neck. When Brokkr and Sindri arrive in Asgard to claim their price, the Asgardian gods agree that these three treasures equal the first three and that Loki must pay. Loki steals the weapons made by the brothers and presents them to the other gods. Loki promises the dwarves his head if they complete the task. While there he goads two other dwarven brothers, Brokkr and Sindri, into making him three more treasures, a living boar with golden hair called Gullinbursti, a magnificent magical ring called Draupnir, and Thor’s hammer. Having completed his mission, Loki decides to stay in Svartalfheim, the home of the dwarves, in order to cause more mayhem. Two dwarves, known as the sons of Ivaldi, make Sif’s hair, Gungnir, and also a might ship called Skidbladnir. Loki visited the dwarves and asked them to fashion a new head of hair for Sif from gold. This sent Thor into a rage and he demanded that Loki replace the hair.
Loki was forced to visit the dwarves when, in a particularly mischievous mood, he cut off the golden hair of Thor’s wife Sif. This is another mythological weapon that Loki obtained from the dwarves. It is considered one of the most fearsome weapons in Norse mythology, with the power to level mountains. Yet another weapon fashioned by the dwarves of Norse mythology, Mjolnir, which means ‘grinder’ or ‘crusher’ in old Norse, is the hammer of Thor, the Norse god of thunder and fertility. Norse mythology prophesises that the chains would bind Fenrir until Ragnarok, the end of the world, when he would break the chain and cause much destruction, including the death of Odin himself. Only the god Tyr was willing, knowingly sacrificing his hand. As the chain was made from things that could not exist, it could never be broken.įenrir was very suspicious when the Asgard gods presented him with this ribbon as his next challenge, and he only agreed to put on Gleipnir if one of the Norse gods would put his hand in his mouth as a sign of good faith. It was said to be fashioned from six impossible things: the sound of a cat’s footfall, the beard of a woman, the roots of a mountain, the sinews of a bear, the breath of a fish and the spittle of a bird. Gleipnir was said to be as thin as a silken ribbon but stronger than any iron chain. The Asgardian gods then asked the dwarves to create a chain possible of containing Fenrir, and they created Gleipnir. Knowing his own strength, Fenrir agreed to don huge chains twice, which he easily broke. They needed to trick the wolf into putting the chains on himself, so they told him that the chains were a game and a test of his strength. In order to prevent the mighty wolf Fenrir, a son of the god Loki, from wreaking havoc across the nine worlds of Norse mythology, the Asgardian gods decided to chain him up. While an enchanted ribbon may seem like a strange artefact to appear in the myths of the ferocious Viking warriors, Gleipnir, which means ‘open one’ in old Norse, is actually one of the most important objects in Norse mythology. Gungnir was one of several mythological weapons used by the Norse gods that were made by the dwarves, which the Vikings believed were the best smiths in the world.
The Vikings also used to throw their spears over the heads of their enemies at the start of battle as an invocation of Odin. The story does not specifically state whether this was Gungnir. In Norse mythology, Odin is described throwing his spear over the heads of the Vanir gods, the other race of gods in Norse mythology, before a mighty battle between the Aesir and Vanir gods.
Spears were actually the most common weapon used by Viking warriors, so it is little surprise that the main weapon of the Viking god of war was a spear. Norse mythology prophesizes that this is the spear that Odin will use during the great battle of Ragnarok, the end of the world. The spear is said to be so well balanced that it never misses its target, regardless of the skill of the wielder. Gungnir, which means ‘swaying one’ in Old Norse, was the spear of Odin, god of war and knowledge and the king of the Asgardian gods. Here are 10 of the most interesting and powerful norse mythological weapons wielded by the Norse Gods according to Norse mythology. Almost all the Norse gods had special magical weapons that enhanced their warrior abilities. Considering the warrior lifestyle of the Vikings, it is no surprise that weapons played an important role in Norse mythology.
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