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The Forging of Mjöllnir

The Forging of Mjöllnir
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This scene is from the 1907 edition of The Land of Enchantment, a collection of Arthur Rackham's illustrations that originally appeared in the Victorian era periodical " Little Folks " between 1896 and 1902. This illustration, from the chapter "Stories from the Eddas", depicts a Victorian era retelling of the making of The Treasures of the Gods. The myth begins when Loki cuts off Sif’s golden hair while she is sleeping. Sif’s husband, Þórr, threatens to break every one of Loki’s bones, but Loki swears that he will replace her hair with golden hair made by the dwarves. The dwarves known as the Sons of Ivaldi make the golden hair along with the spear Gungnir and the ship "Skíðblaðnir. Loki wagers his head that the dwarves, Brokkr and Sindri cannot make three treasures as good the ones made by the Sons of Ivaldi. Loki changes into a fly and tries to sabotage the making of Þórr´s hammer by harassing Brokkr at the bellows which is the reason why Þórr´s hammer has a short handle. Brokkr and Sindri produce the boar Gullinbursti, the ring Draupnir, and Þórr’s hammer Mjöllnir. The gods judge Mjöllnir to be the greatest of the six treasures. Loki loses the bet, but figures out a way to keep his head. The caption reads, "Once again the buzzing fly came in at the window." [the text that is being illustrated is on p. 119]

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Rackham, Arthur. The Forging of Mjöllnir. From: Buchheim, E. S. "Stories from the Eddas". The Land of Enchantment. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. [Reprinted from “Little Folks.”]. Cassells, 1907, pp.11-144. 121. MyNDIR: My Norse Digital Image Repository. Ed. P. A. Baer. 2024. Edition 2.6.1. Victoria, B. C.: Humanities Computing and Media Centre, University of Victoria. 2024.

Taken on: February 15, 2024

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