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The energy behind thunder God and axes is widespread throughout the world.I tend to think that the Gods morph and change to suit the dominant culture of the time, and place so that the people can understand.But the essance stay the same. In Australia, certain tribes have a "thunder man " a god who wears axes tied on his elbows , knees and in his hands .He dances in the sky during the wet season causing , his axes clashing together making lightning and the thunderstorms , breaking the dry season and creating conditions for the germination of seeds and growth of trees and therefore increase of wild animals.Plant growth after a thunder storm is always amazing - - any market gardener will tell you so. This fertlility aspect is world wide and I think Thor does visit us here "down under" but he sows himself differantly according to your cultural understanding...Arith .thank you for your highly educational web posts ..wassail !!
Neolithic stone hammer-axes were hung in the highest nooks and corners of farmsteads in the Netherlands up to the 20th century to prevent lightning striking. The most famous of them is a neolithic war hammer considered as the weapon that killed st. Boniface in 734 AD. It was a relic since at least the 9th century, maybe even once a pagan object in itself before it got linked execution of this saint. Even fossil belemnites (related to ammonites) are still referred to as 'Donderstenen' ( thunder-stones) nowadays. They were also used as amulets, closely resembling the shape of 'Donarhangers' ('Thūner' i.e. Þór-pendants) known from the early middle ages. They seem to be the Old Frisian counterparts of the later 'Mjölnir-pendants' of the viking age. They are, as you mentioned, associated with the club of Hercules and particularly popular with germanic auxilliaries in the Roman armies, from whence they seem to have spread. Frisians belonged to those auxilliaries from the first century on and the pendants that are found represent the former 'homelands' of the Iron age/Merovingian age Frisians. Beyond, the seem rarer. Wonder if in Scandinavia those pendants were known before 'Mjölnir' became popular as a personal amulet.
I do understand what you mean about wearing a hammer to solely advertise your religion. I just feel that this is a broad generalization. Most people do not recognize what my hammer even is where I live, let alone connect it with paganism. I wear it and any tattoos I have for my own personal benefit. For example, the hammer to me means so much more than it would to a regular person. It is not for them as much to remind me of my roots and to remind myself what I stand for. I know that I should always uphold my standards and morals, but the honest truth is, at times I slip. I feel that by knowing what it means to me and carrying it keeps me more mindful. I also find comfort in times of distress when I see it and remember my own strength. I do respect your opinion and choice.
The sun does not rise or set on you he wasn't talking about you he was talking about history something you obviously know nothing about because you're too much into your ego and worrying about being cool and what you think
My friend, if you have not considered or done it already you should write a book! I would gladly support you and would love to read it!! Thank you for the vast amount of information you have shared with us!!
I forged my Mjolnir pendant myself out of a bolt. It's simple and rugged. I believe that better represents Thor and the values associated with him, as opposed to a large, ornate pendant made of precious metal.
Hey another Aussie! ! - I wear my Mjollnir everyday as well ! -( I made mine myself out of metal ) , as respect to our old Gods and Our ancestors who have travelled and settled the world.Even in this upside down place , where Northern Yule is in the height of summer ) ; this place where the land wights are distinctly Australian! ! I would like to connect with others in Australia who share Asatru and learn about your practices. For example My shrine has idols of our various Northern Aesir and Vanir native Gods and Goddesses, I connect with and also idols of the Giant land spirits that formed my local area - The goanna and the Snake . I would like to hear from you. How do you as an Australian , born of this land practice ?? Also Arith , your videos are always high quality and highly thought provoking and educational .I enjoy them very much , and they are always fuel for thought - THANKS! !! Also from Arith i'd love to hear your thoughts on the Northern European diaspora, those of us who have grown up in the colonised countries especially the " southern hemisphere " what do you think of our land spirits , ancestors and Gods?? Good jealth to you both!!!
My youngest son was named Thor because I felt the god had called him out of my body early. His father is Swedish and we were going to name him Bjorn Thor. But in the early stages of labor a bolt of lightning struck so close to the house that the sound and the flash were simultaneous. My labor suddenly speeded up. To this day I know Thor called my son out to this world. He was premature and I had to fight to birth him. I feel Thor helped me get him safely born. Just one of those stories but maybe you find it interesting. Tack sa mycket.
I liked this comment too, because spirituality/faith *is* most definitely on the inside But i slightly disagree in a way too, i do wear a hammer, and other jewelry, but i dont do it for fashion, or to telegraph to others what i believe I do it for me, as i go through my daily life the rings, or necklaces catch my attention, and each time they do they make me think of the gods and goddesses, i also have always liked and always worn jewelry I often get a little embrassed when people ask if they have any significance and tell them that they dont, unless they follow with "Oh really i thought that is a symbol of Thor" or something, then i will agree, those partially in the know i dont mind talking about it with, those completely uninitiated i'd rather just say "Its just jewelry" Not in any way trying to argue with anyone, just offering a different perspective My wife looking over my shoulder as i write asks me to add - Not every woman dresses up nice or puts on makeup to look attractive to others, many do it just for themselves too
It's been a while I haven't visited your channel. I love this video. I'm not Scandinavian but I love the Norse Pantheon. Although I'm not European nor worship any gods I have a Mjolnir pendant underneath my clothes. The reason I have it it's because what Thor (Donar) stands for and means to me. I do understand what Mjolnir is but I have it around my neck as a reminder of what according to the sagas what Thor also is: a warrior, protector, thkngs I can learn and apply in life. I have many archetypes from few other pantheons and from the norse pantheon(Odinn, Thor, among many others from others like Fenrirsulf) from which they're my inspiration to face life's hardship, protect my day and live by my moral code I learn from the Havammal. Many may criticize me for this but I don't care. These archetypes helped me to stand firm against many things I have faced in life.
Thank you :) But I need to slow down a bit because I have little time on my hands and all my free time is for making videos and working on papers for the patreon platform, so I barely have a life now lol
Nice one Arith, the Thunderer has been a companion since early childhood for me and I very much enjoyed this. Well done to cover so much, in such a short video, yet still be clear and informative. Thanks.
Also, when lightning strikes it produces nitrogen which fertilizes the soil, so I find the connection between the god of thunder and lightning and a fertility cult quite interesting.
one stormy day, I approached the window, suddenly a lightning struck the ground in front of me, I was in a strong blinding light and a terrifying sound, especially the sound was absolutely incredible, I was so shocked that i failed to stop my tremors for at least half an hour, lol
Wow this was SUCH a good video. I particularly enjoyed when you talked about how Thor may have been a much older (club welding) deity. And the other day you spoke about how Odin was likely a much older god - very VERY interesting stuff. Thanks for all your hard work and research- I appreciate these videos so much.
I'm very pleased to have found your channel Arith. Over the 20 days, I've been drawing a single rune from my new (and very first rune set, then looking up the rune in this excellent book titled NORDIC RUNES b y Paul Rhys Mountfort. Watching your rune videos really add fun to the process of getting acquainted with them. Thanks! :-)
You often see in North America in Virginia in archaic sites axes and hammers thrown down as an offering in the headwaters of streams buried in mounds along sides of these streams. These sites lightning strikes around them often. What’s interesting is that the Native American tribes of this area talked about dealings with the moon eyed people. Who were shorter, white skinned, bearded peoples who didn’t see well during the day.
This was a very interesting presentation, I had not been aware of the evolution to the hammer from the ax. I cannot help but note that the Stone Age petroglyphic figures that you showed appear to be wielding more than just axes!
Mjollnir bears a lot of interesting similarities to the Sumerian Sharur "smasher of thousands" which was the magical mace (or sometimes depicted as an axe) of the thunder, farming, hunting and war god Ninurta, son of the wind god Enlil.
Good lecture! Even as southernly as The Netherlands we used to know the 'Dondersteen' ('Thunder ' Stone') or 'Donderkeil' (idem, compare with the Swedish 'Tórkill'). These also were fossil Belemnites or neolithic stone axes and 'axe-hammers' who were supposed to be remnants of lightning preserved in the earth. They were kept by farmers in the rafters of their farmstead to prevent lightning from striking. The oldest known 'Donderkeil' is a reliquary from the early middle ages that was supposedly usef to bust the head of saint Boniface in Dokkum in 753 of the common era. The object turned up in the monastery in Werden in the 10th century and can still be seen today.
Think about this. In much of the modern world our Thursday day of the week is Thors day. Our link to the past never escapes us. Quite humbling. Great video.
as always Arith it was a very interesting and informative talk .... can I ask you to one day do a video on the symbol of the serpent throughout the world .... I know you are a busy man .... but i look forward to you finding time for this in the future .... many thanks !
Hey there! Yes you may hehe. I've done a video about Náströnd which already contains some information about the symblogy of the serpent in a shamanic perspective. I was planning to do someday more about the Serpent linked to shamanism and death initiation rites, and also speaking about Jörmungandr. In due time I shall eventually come to that, no worries. Thank you!
That was very good and informative. I especially liked hearing about how u personally believe. I don’t believe I’ve gotten to it yet but I’d like to hear more about Yggdrasil.
In modern English, 'to mill' means to crush or grind, as in 'to mill grain into flour'. Mjöllnir (crusher, grinder) could be directly translated as Miller - also a common English surname that means a man who owns a grain mill
Arith, I was wondering if you may have some insight on the Ulfberht Swords of the Viking and post Viking era. Predominately if these weapons/swords were reserved for upper crust ceremony and symbology or were they sought after by the warrior class for their resilience and longevity. From what I have found, Ulfberht is the name of a blacksmith that may have harvested his steel from the Persian regions and utilized similar metallurgy blends and techniques. Additionally the name was often copied, similarly to Stradivarius violins as an example. The name was placed on lesser quality weapons simply to fetch a higher price. Any information you may have would be greatly appreciated by me and others as well. I have always had a suspicion that the Ulfberht is of Nordic descent as the examples we have bear the typical wide blade, centered blood groove, arched guard and oblong pommel/counter balance that is indicative of most Norse sword examples. As always, I feel spoiled having your videos and information to refer to. You are offering a service that could never be labeled with a price,... thus it is priceless. I certainly do appreciate it, as well as others, I am sure. Thank you!
@Dan Neutron , no, I did not mean India. The furthest east that they traveled is Iran, and there are rune carvings in ancient churches of St. Petersburg Russia. I was thinking they acquired the wootz ingots in Demascus, Syria. At the time 800 to 1100 A.D. Syria was a trading hub between Europe and the Eastern countries. The Ulfberht sword was not a Demascus blade. It was a crucible blade that used the wootz ingot steel (Demascus base steel), yet more carbon was added and other steel blends were added to create the mirror polish, flexibility and rezilance. There are only 174 known examples, so there are more questions than answers. By in large, Demascus steel in antiquity was great for small to mid sized blades, however when stretching the blend to 36 inches or more, it becomes brittle and its flexibility is limited. Its pretty to look at and there are modern examples of Demascus steel Swords, yet in antiquity the blend could not handle large examples very well. Additionally, it would take far too long to teach a Persian or East Indian blacksmith how to forge a Scandinavian/Viking sword, as their styling and use is unique to Western Europe. The examples we have were discovered in European rivers, streams, bogs and burial grounds. None of the examples have been discovered east of Italy. This leads us to believe that they were forged in Europe and not elsewhere. Good call on the wootz steel use. While the ingredients have some Eastern flare, their manufacture, possession and use are uniquely Scandinavian or Prussian.
@Dan Neutron , it is too far East, because there is no archeological evidence of their presence in India. Yes, wootz steel is developed in India, and your dissertation is spot on. However, the route used was near Lake Mälaren outside modern-day Stockholm to northern Iran. The route is referred to as the Volga trade route. Over the course of 200 years the route eventually closed due to a lack of use. That is why carbon dating shows that the swords were only developed for about 200 years. After the source of the wootz steel dried up, so did the development of the sword. If you live in California, and you are seeking a product that is available in Nebraska,... are you going to travel to New York, to find the same product? Ya, the Scandinavians thought it was crazy to travel an additional 1000 miles to find the same product as well. I agree with everything you stated. Yet my original pros was directed at Arith, and if he had ever come across any research or metaphysical information on the Ulfberht Sword.
Arith, beating the metal, as you've said with a hummer is workable with either copper or iron. There is no way you can forge bronze. The bronze weapons were produced by pouring liquid metal into a clay or stone molds and letting them cool down. A "sward in the stone" to be pulled out by a hero, might be just an echo of the Bronze Age production technology. Most likely the rare cases of meteorite iron smithing created a firm link to Mjolnir.
Thank you for your comment. You are quite right and I forgot to mention, and I hope more see this comment. During the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age, indeed the metal that was workable by beating with a hard tool wasn't Bronze, but copper and gold. Bronze Age golden objects are surprisingly detailed and the entire final product was the result of weeks, even months of beating the raw material into the required shaped and and required decorations. Bronze indeed came with the technology of smelting primarily of copper and tin (in pre and proto-history), of course today it has more metals than these two.
Few things, .. 1.) Scotland highlands has a green stone that is hard as iron, and there are stone age hammers made from that given type of stone. 2.) Two section wooden war club. The curve head shape of Mjollnir has a longer impact surface to connet to bodies and shields. Also from being a child growing up in the country beating sticks against trees just to see what different types of sound the types of wood has. A curved wooden hammer sounds a bit like thunder when hit against a tree or shield. 3.) Why no one used a war hammer ? Why risk Thor's displease.
This is so cool. Just last week I pulled some 4x4 posts out of the ground, and had to get the concrete off the bottom so I could use them for something else. So I was like, well, I guess I'll go get Mjollnir lol. (Really just a sledge hammer) on the same day I used my axe to chop up some wood. Guess I'm living like a true Viking woman lol
Of all the channels I’ve found about nordic/scandinavian mythology and history, you’re the only one that hasn’t slipped some gross white supremacist sentiment or talking-points into their videos at some point, so thank you for being a good dude!
Another fantastic video Thank you Arith! I agree with you 100%! I think I'm the only pegan I know that doesn't have a tattoo. My spirituality is in my head and in my heart. Not that I'm afraid to let people know, I just don't feel the need. ✌️🇨🇦🤩
I think a very few people feel a need. For example I just felt right, and both my tattoos means a lot to me. I don't care what others think, because my belief is inside me, and what's inside is also me. Just as if you go outside (except a few occasions) you dress as you like, not as people expect you. Exactly with jewellery or tattoos. You are wearing them for yourself.
Not sure if you are aware of the growing Germanic tradition out of the PA Dutch community called Urglaawe. Thor or Dunner is a heavily tied to fertility in it. He is now from May 1 to May 12 (Mother's Day) is fighting off the Frost Giants so planting can begin. My Mjollnir is made from an old iron nail so it's very rustic. I like the plain ones to. Thank you for another great video.
@ellie m Sure. A gentleman who started researching lore and found references to Holle and other gods so he is trying to establish the place of old gods in the Christianized stories brought over with the PA Germans. It's an open community on Facebook and there is a website. Urglaawe. It's very open and friendly. I found them researching Holda/Holle
In my studies, I've found links to Vishnu (preserver) and Thor, which seems to go along with this video. Vishnu also carries a "mace" or gada, which is rounder than the hammer - but seems to serve a similar crushing function as a weapon.
I had Thor/ Mjolner many time in my dreams, it started with a voice, who I knew it was Thor/Tonger in Frisian. The second time lightning in my dreams. A few times I used Mjolner in my dreams. Now I am concentrating more on ING/Frey, the surname of my mothers father was Boing, son/spear of Frey. His name was Atte, judge, I was named after him.
Or maybe they weren't thunderbolts, but were actually meteorites that placed iron meteors onto the Earth and the blacksmiths used the metal "from heaven" to form great weapons from an unknown location.
Favorite story is when Þór dresses as a woman to save Mjollnir Edit: fun fact: An old symbol for both Zeus and Marduk (greek and sumerian/babylonian respectively) was a dual bladed axe. Both were also associated with? Yep, lightning. Though, marduk was a storm god while zeus was a sky God.
I would also like to point out as a romano-celtic pagan. Taranucos, the Gallic god associated with Jupiter did use a hammer or mace. This is likely a closer connection to Thor than Succellos considering Succellos is mainly associated with fertility due to being god of the underworld a realm beneath the earth
I must have missed this last year, maybe I was away or in hospital or something? Anyhoo I caught up now. Thunderbolt and lightening, vet very frightning me! I wonder if Scaramouche evr did that bloody fandango? I thought the Celtic god of fertility was Cerunnos? Do you think that the hammer weilding god may be the origin of Weyland The smith?
Glad to see that you survived the archeological dig landslide :D Did you manage to recover that metal artifact that was keeping the hillside from collapsing? :D
I had been thinking about Mjollnir for some time when this video popped up. I like the idea that in mythology differerent gods could be combined into a 'new divinity'. But what about weapons being combined? I think Nordic mythology has an echo of the end of the ice-age, and didn't Thor defeat an Ice-giant? But what stone age weapon would be suitable to beat an Ice giant? I think I would choose a sling. I think Thor took the milling stones from his wife to defeat the Ice giant- and every stone hit the giant like a hammer. As a reward the dwarves made him a hammer so he wouldn't have to use his wives milling stones . Defeating the Ice giant made the land usable for agriculture- so then the giant slayer became a God of agriculture.
I have anotehr conenction: What if said weapon is actually a pickaxe? A pickaxe, that was used to mine iron ore.. which was used to create effective weapons of war.
11:00 seems to me to stem from a common ancient root between southern & northern Europagans. The Club of Hercules & the hammer of Donar seems to suggest ancient Indo European roots.
Ahhh now I understand why we say Donderdag in Afrikaans instead of Thursday. Because Thor was called Donar...Also thunder is called donderweer...this stuff is so interesting.
There are no indications of that, not that I know of, of course. But they did believe in the division of the soul into various parts; the self was believed to be comprised of numerous different parts that are all semi-autonomous. The soul-like entities lived in a certain parallel reality, like the case of the Fylgja for instance. That's the closest we get to a certain idea of parallel realities. There was still the animistic perception that everything contained an entity/spirit, so at least there was indeed a sort of enchanted world intimately tied to our own but not exactly reachable in normal circumstances.
u can add slavic/russian: молоть/molotj (grind) and молот/molot (hammer) молить/molotj (pray) & there is to mention that old slavic god Perun is depicted with a club and Svarog is depicted with a hammer as a (world)smith ...
I do my own studying about the connection between Norse mythos and Egyptian mythos, and was looking at the ankh as the hammeraxe. The tip being a scimitar shaped blade and the hammer being the rest of the ankh. Do you reply to comments?
comparing Proto indo european myth and Egyptian Myth is like comparing a bird and a fish. yes, they are both living beings, but thats about it. Any similarities you would find is either coincidence or fundamental human psychology ( and therefore present in all myths around the world ).
Woensdag Wodan. Donderdag Donder (meaning thunder) Thor. Vrijdag Freya. Zaterdag Snjoen (frysian) Evening of the sun. Zondag (Sowulo) Day of the sun. Some days of the week in the Netherlands still have the old symbolic meanings of the nords in them somewhere.
the seven day system was introduced by the romans and then adapted by the germanic tribes. Dies Lunae ( Moon's day ) -> Monday Dies Martes ( Mars' Day) Tyr's day -> Tuesday Dies Mercurii ( Mercury's day) Woden's day -> Wednesday Dies Jovis ( Jupiter's day ) Thor's day -> Thursday etc.....
Praise be to the Gods and Goddesses of Asgard! Freya give me your blessings! Thor, give me your strength! Ullr, may you make my hunt prosperous! Idunna, guide my hands that my harvest be fertile!
Have you heard about Xangô? It is a Orixá worshiped in Candomblé and others religions from a Africa in Brazil. Xangô is a natural force, like a God, who represents the thunder. Its symbol is two axes. And Xangô is a kind of god of justice and order. Thank you for more one great video!
Interesting presentation. Your report does not differ significantly from what I've read in the literature. I enjoy that if you trace it back far enough, the distinction between the hammer and the axe gets muddled or disappears. To stone tool makers, to have an axe is to have a hammer, after all, which shows the deep age of it. My one nitpick would be that you associated the equal-armed "solar cross" with christian influence. That symbol (sometimes encircled) predates christianity and is equivalent to the "medicine wheel" of North America and similar in the circumpolar tradition and Asia. It is shamanistic, not specifically christian, and is still used among certain tribes and families in that way.
By the archaeological findings indeed I'm starting to think that too. Mjolnir pendant only appears when in contact with Christianity as a way to also show faith in contrast with the cross hanging on christians the norsemen came in contact with. What's the oldest Mjolnir ever found? The one from Old Saxon land? At Dithmarschen? Around 830 AD. So indeed, Christianity was well known there through the contact with the Carolingian Empire.
@@ArithHärger Greetings from the USA! I'm Douglas Carlson. My great-grandparents Carl and Gurli Carlson came here from Sweden, so I am interested in Norse history...
guesswork. i doubt they made up the hammer just to oppose the cross when we examine all the old texts. and plus the hammer serves a totally different purpose to the cross which puts more holes in that theory.
@@DougShoeBushcraft There is some evidence of a practice related to this, or even just of this, dating back to the fall of Rome. Though you are right, it skyrocketed after Christian contact, though more as a way to symbolize their faith. Same reason heathens do it now.
I made my own Mjolnir as a practical object and necessity. Mine is made of pure copper and weighs precisely one ounce. I haven't etched nor engraved nor stamped any designs into it, though I certainly could. I made it this way for several sound reasons. One, it is one ounce so that it could be used as a coin. So long as I have it, I will never be broke! Two, it is made of pure copper and copper is anti-microbial, anti-bacterial and anti-viral. Copper kills most germs in a matter of minutes. It even kills Covid-19 in approximately four hours thirty minutes. I've designed my Mjolnir with a long, slender handle which is sanded down to super-smooth 600 grit sandpaper. When I feel that familiar tingle in my nose--a cold coming on--I grab my copper and put it in my nostrils for a few minutes and kill the bug. I don't get colds anymore. It works the same with a cough. As soon as my throat starts to itch and tingle, I put my copper in my mouth, the Mjolnir handle all the way to the back of my throat--and whatever bacteria, virus, or microbe is in there wreaking havoc on me is killed quick! I can also take my copper in my hands and rub it all over them to sanitize when I am not near soap and hot running water. Similar medical copper devices cost as much as forty dollars and more. I made mine for free from a piece of scrap copper I scavenged while at work. There is no difference between the copper they use and I use. Copper is copper. It is not a precious metal. It is a base metal and the most used and most important metal. Lastly, I made my own Mjolnir because I am a do-it-yourselfer kind of guy, a tactical guy--and I like to wage war on the enemies of good health and well being! Death to viruses and bacteria! Break them! Crush them! And lastly, I made my own Mjolnir just because I like it and made all my friends jealous! You can make your own similar Mjolnir or device from copper, bronze or brass. Bronze is copper mixed with tin. Brass is copper mixed with zinc. All three metals have the same germ killing/breaking/pulverizing properties. So choose your favorite and make one today! Cheers! Hail! Here's to your good health and fortune!
So Mjollnir means to grind, yet no connection with Sif (Thor's wife) being the goddess of grains/cereal crops? I kept expecting that to come up during the video Great video as always Arith, you are very much appreciated
Thor's connections to fertility might justify a nice amount of crude jokes a series of authors made on his hammer 😆 very interesting video, clear and well explained, I really enjoyed the comparison with other gods and the small ethimological explaination. About the personal part, the one in which you state the unnecessity of wearing symbols, I couldn't agree more...by the way, it's always better to wear symbols that you deeply understand, and it's not always easy with the ancient ones, we might lack some crucial informations, having then difficulties in using and/or directing the energies that the symbol itself creates...
Mjöllnir was indeed also praised as a phallic symbol, so in other words it's not only the representation of the deity itself, but the tool used for fertility. The axe and the hammer, particularly the shape of Mjöllnir, is indeed phallic. One just had to look at the representation of the symbol with the handle towards the sky and the rest of the symbol in an horizontal position. The phallus and the testicles, the same way for instance Freyr's genitalia was represented, it actually has the same sort of shape of Mjöllnir. In conclusions: Pagans were a bunch of pervs :P
It's a good day, when you get a notification about a new Arith Härger video....happy days! Calls for some good mjö.....coffee! Btw, where's your pal? 😉😆😂
the Thor statuette has a profound truth to it that you may have missed. Or forgot to mention the actual importance of. Or maybe the core of things wasn't the subject of this video. tip: 1 two 3 Either way, thank you for the information.
The Gothic word "malwajan" is believed to give the root to the name of the Amali (Amals) Ostra-gothic dynasty. The conflict between Ermanaric of Amals and his Rus bride Sunilda (Swanhild) had started the Great Nations migration in Eurasia.
I’m. 95% Scandinavian. My mom came from Sweden. My dad Norway. I was born with half blue eye and half brown. Other eye is blue. Can you tell me if that’s what they meant by split Eye .. Really can’t remember what they called it. It’s was on Viking. Thank you.
As a black man in diaspora who worships the Òrìṣà through a metaphilosofical ancient doctrine, its interesting to see white people also looking up to their ancestors and seeking connection as well. Christianity my balls.
Ah! My Wednesday morning ritual of watching your video is done. Does Mr T wear an amulet? Arith do you still do outtake videos? If you have a younger following then you need a bleep button for your outtakes as the suave, sophisticated gentlemanly image is gone out of the window :p
Words are just words, "offensive" language is only offensive if meant offensively, if others choose to take offense where none is intended its _them_ who need to change As for protecting the young from "bad" language, they use it more than adults do, they use its _because_ their parents tell them its wrong Not to forget too the origins of creating a list of "bad" words was first put forward by racist slave-owners, sexist misoginists and just plain old elitists who wanted themselves and their families to appear to be "better" than the everyone else, i think in 2019 we should really be considering abandonding their bigotted ways instead of perpetuating them If literally everyone just used the words, they would no longer have the power to shock or cause offense and would not need to be prohibited, and no one would be able ot look down their noses at those using them ever again
Tell me my friend, at 10 o'clock in the morning your ritual is with a cup of coffee or already a lager? :p . . . I don't have a lot of young people in here by the way. I mean, children. According to UA-cam my audience is mainly composed by people between 25 and 70, and 89% are men. Most from USA and Great Britain; two countries who are the masters in swearing :p
@@ArithHärger I can swear in Portugese too but today I'm just going to say caramba. I see that someone doesn't understand banter again! I was going to reply to him but can't be bothered : l
@@Jason-ji4sy It would have made sense if it were directed at you but you join the conversation at a la te time. It is an ongoing thing betweem Mr Hagar and myself so I wouldn't concern yourself my friend.
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@TornLegorf Great ^^ good to know :D They indeed have very awesome pieces
The energy behind thunder God and axes is widespread throughout the world.I tend to think that the Gods morph and change to suit the dominant culture of the time, and place so that the people can understand.But the essance stay the same.
In Australia, certain tribes have a "thunder man " a god who wears axes tied on his elbows , knees and in his hands .He dances in the sky during the wet season causing , his axes clashing together making lightning and the thunderstorms , breaking the dry season and creating conditions for the germination of seeds and growth of trees and therefore increase of wild animals.Plant growth after a thunder storm is always amazing - - any market gardener will tell you so. This fertlility aspect is world wide and I think Thor does visit us here "down under" but he sows himself differantly according to your cultural understanding...Arith .thank you for your highly educational web posts ..wassail !!
I have a little question
why does the video say that the jewelry is 100% made in eurpa but the prices are in usd?
@@quercusbetula3703 You cab change the currency on the website to your local monies. Clock on the US flag to open the menu.
Neolithic stone hammer-axes were hung in the highest nooks and corners of farmsteads in the Netherlands up to the 20th century to prevent lightning striking. The most famous of them is a neolithic war hammer considered as the weapon that killed st. Boniface in 734 AD. It was a relic since at least the 9th century, maybe even once a pagan object in itself before it got linked execution of this saint. Even fossil belemnites (related to ammonites) are still referred to as 'Donderstenen' ( thunder-stones) nowadays. They were also used as amulets, closely resembling the shape of 'Donarhangers' ('Thūner' i.e. Þór-pendants) known from the early middle ages. They seem to be the Old Frisian counterparts of the later 'Mjölnir-pendants' of the viking age. They are, as you mentioned, associated with the club of Hercules and particularly popular with germanic auxilliaries in the Roman armies, from whence they seem to have spread. Frisians belonged to those auxilliaries from the first century on and the pendants that are found represent the former 'homelands' of the Iron age/Merovingian age Frisians. Beyond, the seem rarer. Wonder if in Scandinavia those pendants were known before 'Mjölnir' became popular as a personal amulet.
I do understand what you mean about wearing a hammer to solely advertise your religion. I just feel that this is a broad generalization. Most people do not recognize what my hammer even is where I live, let alone connect it with paganism. I wear it and any tattoos I have for my own personal benefit. For example, the hammer to me means so much more than it would to a regular person. It is not for them as much to remind me of my roots and to remind myself what I stand for. I know that I should always uphold my standards and morals, but the honest truth is, at times I slip. I feel that by knowing what it means to me and carrying it keeps me more mindful. I also find comfort in times of distress when I see it and remember my own strength. I do respect your opinion and choice.
The sun does not rise or set on you he wasn't talking about you he was talking about history something you obviously know nothing about because you're too much into your ego and worrying about being cool and what you think
My friend, if you have not considered or done it already you should write a book! I would gladly support you and would love to read it!! Thank you for the vast amount of information you have shared with us!!
I forged my Mjolnir pendant myself out of a bolt. It's simple and rugged. I believe that better represents Thor and the values associated with him, as opposed to a large, ornate pendant made of precious metal.
It’s great to axe about the hammer. Nailed it 😀
indeed, indeed :P you are on a pun spree :p
Definitely gonna have to chop around to see what sticks.
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Another great video Arith! I wear my Mjollnir with pride everyday. Greetings from Australia
Thank you very much ^^ Cheers to Australia! :D hehe
Hey another Aussie! ! - I wear my Mjollnir everyday as well ! -( I made mine myself out of metal ) , as respect to our old Gods and Our ancestors who have travelled and settled the world.Even in this upside down place , where Northern Yule is in the height of summer ) ; this place where the land wights are distinctly Australian! ! I would like to connect with others in Australia who share Asatru and learn about your practices. For example My shrine has idols of our various Northern Aesir and Vanir native Gods and Goddesses, I connect with and also idols of the Giant land spirits that formed my local area - The goanna and the Snake . I would like to hear from you. How do you as an Australian , born of this land practice ?? Also Arith , your videos are always high quality and highly thought provoking and educational .I enjoy them very much , and they are always fuel for thought - THANKS! !! Also from Arith i'd love to hear your thoughts on the Northern European diaspora, those of us who have grown up in the colonised countries especially the " southern hemisphere " what do you think of our land spirits , ancestors and Gods?? Good jealth to you both!!!
Good to see I'm not the only aussie
My youngest son was named Thor because I felt the god had called him out of my body early. His father is Swedish and we were going to name him Bjorn Thor. But in the early stages of labor a bolt of lightning struck so close to the house that the sound and the flash were simultaneous. My labor suddenly speeded up. To this day I know Thor called my son out to this world. He was premature and I had to fight to birth him. I feel Thor helped me get him safely born. Just one of those stories but maybe you find it interesting. Tack sa mycket.
A tear came down my eye the second he put mjolnir around his neck. I was so happy 🙏
Your really helping learn and understand my heritage.
Thanks Brother.
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I like your bit about religion at the end. It is on the inside, and others opinion is irrelevant. I agree with you
I liked this comment too, because spirituality/faith *is* most definitely on the inside
But i slightly disagree in a way too, i do wear a hammer, and other jewelry, but i dont do it for fashion, or to telegraph to others what i believe
I do it for me, as i go through my daily life the rings, or necklaces catch my attention, and each time they do they make me think of the gods and goddesses, i also have always liked and always worn jewelry
I often get a little embrassed when people ask if they have any significance and tell them that they dont, unless they follow with "Oh really i thought that is a symbol of Thor" or something, then i will agree, those partially in the know i dont mind talking about it with, those completely uninitiated i'd rather just say "Its just jewelry"
Not in any way trying to argue with anyone, just offering a different perspective
My wife looking over my shoulder as i write asks me to add - Not every woman dresses up nice or puts on makeup to look attractive to others, many do it just for themselves too
Thank you :)
Thornspyre I agree with you both! Spirituality is about what inspires you on a personal level.
It's been a while I haven't visited your channel. I love this video. I'm not Scandinavian but I love the Norse Pantheon. Although I'm not European nor worship any gods I have a Mjolnir pendant underneath my clothes. The reason I have it it's because what Thor (Donar) stands for and means to me. I do understand what Mjolnir is but I have it around my neck as a reminder of what according to the sagas what Thor also is: a warrior, protector, thkngs I can learn and apply in life. I have many archetypes from few other pantheons and from the norse pantheon(Odinn, Thor, among many others from others like Fenrirsulf) from which they're my inspiration to face life's hardship, protect my day and live by my moral code I learn from the Havammal.
Many may criticize me for this but I don't care. These archetypes helped me to stand firm against many things I have faced in life.
You have been pumping out videos lately and they are pure amazingness! Thanks
Thank you :) But I need to slow down a bit because I have little time on my hands and all my free time is for making videos and working on papers for the patreon platform, so I barely have a life now lol
Nice one Arith, the Thunderer has been a companion since early childhood for me and I very much enjoyed this. Well done to cover so much, in such a short video, yet still be clear and informative. Thanks.
Thank you :) I'm glad you enjoyed it
Lightning is an important symbol cos it represents sudden illumination, enlightenment.
Also, when lightning strikes it produces nitrogen which fertilizes the soil, so I find the connection between the god of thunder and lightning and a fertility cult quite interesting.
one stormy day, I approached the window, suddenly a lightning struck the ground in front of me, I was in a strong blinding light and a terrifying sound, especially the sound was absolutely incredible, I was so shocked that i failed to stop my tremors for at least half an hour, lol
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Wow this was SUCH a good video. I particularly enjoyed when you talked about how Thor may have been a much older (club welding) deity. And the other day you spoke about how Odin was likely a much older god - very VERY interesting stuff. Thanks for all your hard work and research- I appreciate these videos so much.
I'm very pleased to have found your channel Arith. Over the 20 days, I've been drawing a single rune from my new (and very first rune set, then looking up the rune in this excellent book titled NORDIC RUNES b y Paul Rhys Mountfort. Watching your rune videos really add fun to the process of getting acquainted with them. Thanks! :-)
Arith! I have recently found your videos and am overloading on information. Thank you 😊
You often see in North America in Virginia in archaic sites axes and hammers thrown down as an offering in the headwaters of streams buried in mounds along sides of these streams. These sites lightning strikes around them often. What’s interesting is that the Native American tribes of this area talked about dealings with the moon eyed people. Who were shorter, white skinned, bearded peoples who didn’t see well during the day.
This was a very interesting presentation, I had not been aware of the evolution to the hammer from the ax. I cannot help but note that the Stone Age petroglyphic figures that you showed appear to be wielding more than just axes!
Mjollnir bears a lot of interesting similarities to the Sumerian Sharur "smasher of thousands" which was the magical mace (or sometimes depicted as an axe) of the thunder, farming, hunting and war god Ninurta, son of the wind god Enlil.
That’s interesting because I believe that Enlil is also Thor just in another incarnation/avatar during another “cycle” of humanity.
Good lecture! Even as southernly as The Netherlands we used to know the 'Dondersteen' ('Thunder '
Stone') or 'Donderkeil' (idem, compare with the Swedish 'Tórkill'). These also were fossil Belemnites or neolithic stone axes and 'axe-hammers' who were supposed to be remnants of lightning preserved in the earth. They were kept by farmers in the rafters of their farmstead to prevent lightning from striking. The oldest known 'Donderkeil' is a reliquary from the early middle ages that was supposedly usef to bust the head of saint Boniface in Dokkum in 753 of the common era. The object turned up in the monastery in Werden in the 10th century and can still be seen today.
Excellent
As always your video's are very educational. You are a good man.
thank yew arith. take care
Hullo friend! How have you been? How are things at your end?
I believe that your resourceful, knowledgeable, strong mind and soul itself has become a Mjollnir, Arith. Thank you for the video.
Think about this. In much of the modern world our Thursday day of the week is Thors day. Our link to the past never escapes us. Quite humbling. Great video.
Thank you again, Arith!
as always Arith it was a very interesting and informative talk .... can I ask you to one day do a video on the symbol of the serpent throughout the world .... I know you are a busy man .... but i look forward to you finding time for this in the future .... many thanks !
Yes please ;) seconded on the serpent request.
Hey there! Yes you may hehe. I've done a video about Náströnd which already contains some information about the symblogy of the serpent in a shamanic perspective. I was planning to do someday more about the Serpent linked to shamanism and death initiation rites, and also speaking about Jörmungandr. In due time I shall eventually come to that, no worries. Thank you!
That was very good and informative. I especially liked hearing about how u personally believe. I don’t believe I’ve gotten to it yet but I’d like to hear more about Yggdrasil.
Hi Arith.🤚🏼The Mjölnir I'm wearing is very primitive indeed. It is heavy, plain black and made of solid iron. No engravings or frills...
Hello from West Virginia I Injoyed lessening Thank you
Way to represent West Virginia to a T.
In modern English, 'to mill' means to crush or grind, as in 'to mill grain into flour'. Mjöllnir (crusher, grinder) could be directly translated as Miller - also a common English surname that means a man who owns a grain mill
This is your best video yet. Thank you for making it.
Arith, I was wondering if you may have some insight on the Ulfberht Swords of the Viking and post Viking era. Predominately if these weapons/swords were reserved for upper crust ceremony and symbology or were they sought after by the warrior class for their resilience and longevity. From what I have found, Ulfberht is the name of a blacksmith that may have harvested his steel from the Persian regions and utilized similar metallurgy blends and techniques. Additionally the name was often copied, similarly to Stradivarius violins as an example. The name was placed on lesser quality weapons simply to fetch a higher price. Any information you may have would be greatly appreciated by me and others as well.
I have always had a suspicion that the Ulfberht is of Nordic descent as the examples we have bear the typical wide blade, centered blood groove, arched guard and oblong pommel/counter balance that is indicative of most Norse sword examples.
As always, I feel spoiled having your videos and information to refer to. You are offering a service that could never be labeled with a price,... thus it is priceless. I certainly do appreciate it, as well as others, I am sure. Thank you!
@Dan Neutron , no, I did not mean India. The furthest east that they traveled is Iran, and there are rune carvings in ancient churches of St. Petersburg Russia. I was thinking they acquired the wootz ingots in Demascus, Syria. At the time 800 to 1100 A.D. Syria was a trading hub between Europe and the Eastern countries.
The Ulfberht sword was not a Demascus blade. It was a crucible blade that used the wootz ingot steel (Demascus base steel), yet more carbon was added and other steel blends were added to create the mirror polish, flexibility and rezilance. There are only 174 known examples, so there are more questions than answers. By in large, Demascus steel in antiquity was great for small to mid sized blades, however when stretching the blend to 36 inches or more, it becomes brittle and its flexibility is limited. Its pretty to look at and there are modern examples of Demascus steel Swords, yet in antiquity the blend could not handle large examples very well.
Additionally, it would take far too long to teach a Persian or East Indian blacksmith how to forge a Scandinavian/Viking sword, as their styling and use is unique to Western Europe. The examples we have were discovered in European rivers, streams, bogs and burial grounds. None of the examples have been discovered east of Italy. This leads us to believe that they were forged in Europe and not elsewhere.
Good call on the wootz steel use. While the ingredients have some Eastern flare, their manufacture, possession and use are uniquely Scandinavian or Prussian.
@Dan Neutron , it is too far East, because there is no archeological evidence of their presence in India. Yes, wootz steel is developed in India, and your dissertation is spot on. However, the route used was near Lake Mälaren outside modern-day Stockholm to northern Iran. The route is referred to as the Volga trade route. Over the course of 200 years the route eventually closed due to a lack of use. That is why carbon dating shows that the swords were only developed for about 200 years. After the source of the wootz steel dried up, so did the development of the sword.
If you live in California, and you are seeking a product that is available in Nebraska,... are you going to travel to New York, to find the same product? Ya, the Scandinavians thought it was crazy to travel an additional 1000 miles to find the same product as well. I agree with everything you stated. Yet my original pros was directed at Arith, and if he had ever come across any research or metaphysical information on the Ulfberht Sword.
I find mine to offer tangable piece of strength through my day and in my job. The weather is alway thundering and lighting here and seem approprite
Arith, beating the metal, as you've said with a hummer is workable with either copper or iron. There is no way you can forge bronze. The bronze weapons were produced by pouring liquid metal into a clay or stone molds and letting them cool down. A "sward in the stone" to be pulled out by a hero, might be just an echo of the Bronze Age production technology. Most likely the rare cases of meteorite iron smithing created a firm link to Mjolnir.
Thank you for your comment. You are quite right and I forgot to mention, and I hope more see this comment. During the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age, indeed the metal that was workable by beating with a hard tool wasn't Bronze, but copper and gold. Bronze Age golden objects are surprisingly detailed and the entire final product was the result of weeks, even months of beating the raw material into the required shaped and and required decorations. Bronze indeed came with the technology of smelting primarily of copper and tin (in pre and proto-history), of course today it has more metals than these two.
Grazie dall' Italia per questa spiegazione molto interessante, esposta molto bene ! 💙🙏🏻
Few things, ..
1.) Scotland highlands has a green stone that is hard as iron, and there are stone age hammers made from that given type of stone.
2.) Two section wooden war club. The curve head shape of Mjollnir has a longer impact surface to connet to bodies and shields. Also from being a child growing up in the country beating sticks against trees just to see what different types of sound the types of wood has. A curved wooden hammer sounds a bit like thunder when hit against a tree or shield.
3.) Why no one used a war hammer ? Why risk Thor's displease.
Love your videos
This is so cool. Just last week I pulled some 4x4 posts out of the ground, and had to get the concrete off the bottom so I could use them for something else. So I was like, well, I guess I'll go get Mjollnir lol. (Really just a sledge hammer) on the same day I used my axe to chop up some wood. Guess I'm living like a true Viking woman lol
Now all you need is to do something with a club and that's it! You are living the dream! :p
@@ArithHärger lol... just no beating anyone to death... 😐
Great video. Thanks from south Texas!
Hail, fellow Texan. Austinite here. ✋
Maybe there is a chance you can make a video on the magic and science of the swords and other metal items?
In spanish the word for Mill is Molino, its remarcable how similar it can be to a word so far to the north.
The crushing/grinding element of Mjölner is quite interesting also since "flour" in modern day swedish is "mjöl"
There is a war hammer in the Sutton Hoo boat burial dated mid 600’s BC
BC? Not likely. Sutton Hoo is 6th- and early 7th-century of the Common Era, so not BC but AD.
Sorry’ I meant AD!
Of all the channels I’ve found about nordic/scandinavian mythology and history, you’re the only one that hasn’t slipped some gross white supremacist sentiment or talking-points into their videos at some point, so thank you for being a good dude!
Mate, thanks for your hard work, should make a video regarding the relations between Nordic traditions and Slavic ones :D
Another fantastic video
Thank you Arith!
I agree with you 100%! I think I'm the only pegan I know that doesn't have a tattoo. My spirituality is in my head and in my heart. Not that I'm afraid to let people know, I just don't feel the need.
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Norse Heathen with zero tats. I somehow survived 25 years in the hardcore/punk/metal scene AND 20+ years in the military with no tats acquired.
I think a very few people feel a need. For example I just felt right, and both my tattoos means a lot to me. I don't care what others think, because my belief is inside me, and what's inside is also me. Just as if you go outside (except a few occasions) you dress as you like, not as people expect you. Exactly with jewellery or tattoos. You are wearing them for yourself.
Not sure if you are aware of the growing Germanic tradition out of the PA Dutch community called Urglaawe. Thor or Dunner is a heavily tied to fertility in it. He is now from May 1 to May 12 (Mother's Day) is fighting off the Frost Giants so planting can begin. My Mjollnir is made from an old iron nail so it's very rustic. I like the plain ones to. Thank you for another great video.
@ellie m Sure. A gentleman who started researching lore and found references to Holle and other gods so he is trying to establish the place of old gods in the Christianized stories brought over with the PA Germans. It's an open community on Facebook and there is a website. Urglaawe. It's very open and friendly. I found them researching Holda/Holle
In my studies, I've found links to Vishnu (preserver) and Thor, which seems to go along with this video. Vishnu also carries a "mace" or gada, which is rounder than the hammer - but seems to serve a similar crushing function as a weapon.
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I had Thor/ Mjolner many time in my dreams, it started with a voice, who I knew it was Thor/Tonger in Frisian. The second time lightning in my dreams. A few times I used Mjolner in my dreams. Now I am concentrating more on ING/Frey, the surname of my mothers father was Boing, son/spear of Frey. His name was Atte, judge, I was named after him.
Great video. where can I find out more about clubs being used by the cult of thor?
Or maybe they weren't thunderbolts, but were actually meteorites that placed iron meteors onto the Earth and the blacksmiths used the metal "from heaven" to form great weapons from an unknown location.
the clubs, around the necks were in the Frisian Museum in the capital ljouwert, Then I didnt know what to make of it now I do.
If we back on time through the viking periods. You were a poet. Your knowledge sound like magick
What about the relation to the Finnish deity Ukko who has an axe/hammer combination tool as a symbol?
Favorite story is when Þór dresses as a woman to save Mjollnir
Edit: fun fact: An old symbol for both Zeus and Marduk (greek and sumerian/babylonian respectively) was a dual bladed axe. Both were also associated with? Yep, lightning. Though, marduk was a storm god while zeus was a sky God.
I would also like to point out as a romano-celtic pagan. Taranucos, the Gallic god associated with Jupiter did use a hammer or mace. This is likely a closer connection to Thor than Succellos considering Succellos is mainly associated with fertility due to being god of the underworld a realm beneath the earth
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I must have missed this last year, maybe I was away or in hospital or something? Anyhoo I caught up now.
Thunderbolt and lightening, vet very frightning me! I wonder if Scaramouche evr did that bloody fandango?
I thought the Celtic god of fertility was Cerunnos? Do you think that the hammer weilding god may be the origin of Weyland The smith?
Glad to see that you survived the archeological dig landslide :D Did you manage to recover that metal artifact that was keeping the hillside from collapsing? :D
I had been thinking about Mjollnir for some time when this video popped up. I like the idea that in mythology differerent gods could be combined into a 'new divinity'. But what about weapons being combined? I think Nordic mythology has an echo of the end of the ice-age, and didn't Thor defeat an Ice-giant? But what stone age weapon would be suitable to beat an Ice giant? I think I would choose a sling. I think Thor took the milling stones from his wife to defeat the Ice giant- and every stone hit the giant like a hammer. As a reward the dwarves made him a hammer so he wouldn't have to use his wives milling stones . Defeating the Ice giant made the land usable for agriculture- so then the giant slayer became a God of agriculture.
Did those stones found in the ground connected to lightning include fossilised belmenite guards?
My mjollnir never leaves my neck. I've sworn an oath of strength before Thunder and my ancestors and have consecrated it with my sweat.
I have anotehr conenction: What if said weapon is actually a pickaxe? A pickaxe, that was used to mine iron ore.. which was used to create effective weapons of war.
I'd be curious to know more about how lightening can unearth artifacts. Do you have any examples or case studies we could look at?
So good.
I've been curious, do you think you'll ever do a video on Gullveig? I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on her.
I second this!
He has one now! 😁
Stone age artifacts in later layers, interesting. Makes me wonder if some ancient tools became family heirlooms.
Fascinating that lightning strikes, producing ancient axes.
Sucellus. I'm of Welsh descent.
Hercules's club amulets, popular amongst soldiers in the 4th century
Christianity itself was from the get-go influenced by European Paganism, beginning with the cult of Mithra
11:00 seems to me to stem from a common ancient root between southern & northern Europagans. The Club of Hercules & the hammer of Donar seems to suggest ancient Indo European roots.
Ahhh now I understand why we say Donderdag in Afrikaans instead of Thursday. Because Thor was called Donar...Also thunder is called donderweer...this stuff is so interesting.
Great vid!...need hammers...Anyway a question... did ancient Scandinavians believe in parallel realities/universes while still alive?
There are no indications of that, not that I know of, of course. But they did believe in the division of the soul into various parts; the self was believed to be comprised of numerous different parts that are all semi-autonomous. The soul-like entities lived in a certain parallel reality, like the case of the Fylgja for instance. That's the closest we get to a certain idea of parallel realities. There was still the animistic perception that everything contained an entity/spirit, so at least there was indeed a sort of enchanted world intimately tied to our own but not exactly reachable in normal circumstances.
@@ArithHärgerI see...probably lost to time but not really-ish...but ok...
u can add slavic/russian:
молоть/molotj (grind) and
молот/molot (hammer)
молить/molotj (pray)
& there is to mention that old slavic god Perun is depicted with a club and Svarog is depicted with a hammer as a (world)smith ...
I heard what Perun might been similar to Thor
I do my own studying about the connection between Norse mythos and Egyptian mythos, and was looking at the ankh as the hammeraxe. The tip being a scimitar shaped blade and the hammer being the rest of the ankh. Do you reply to comments?
comparing Proto indo european myth and Egyptian Myth is like comparing a bird and a fish. yes, they are both living beings, but thats about it. Any similarities you would find is either coincidence or fundamental human psychology ( and therefore present in all myths around the world ).
I'm so blown away by your videos. And I want that hammer or one like it. I really like the old primitive look.
Mmmm. With the idea of grinding into powder, does it have anything to do with say a mortar and pestle?
In Welsh mwrthwl means hammer, torri means to break, taro means to hit and taran means thunder.
Woensdag Wodan.
Donderdag Donder (meaning thunder) Thor.
Vrijdag Freya.
Zaterdag Snjoen (frysian) Evening of the sun.
Zondag (Sowulo) Day of the sun.
Some days of the week in the Netherlands still have the old symbolic meanings of the nords in them somewhere.
the seven day system was introduced by the romans and then adapted by the germanic tribes.
Dies Lunae ( Moon's day ) -> Monday
Dies Martes ( Mars' Day) Tyr's day -> Tuesday
Dies Mercurii ( Mercury's day) Woden's day -> Wednesday
Dies Jovis ( Jupiter's day ) Thor's day -> Thursday
etc.....
Praise be to the Gods and Goddesses of Asgard!
Freya give me your blessings!
Thor, give me your strength!
Ullr, may you make my hunt prosperous!
Idunna, guide my hands that my harvest be fertile!
I have to ask do you live in sweden?
Have you heard about Xangô? It is a Orixá worshiped in Candomblé and others religions from a Africa in Brazil. Xangô is a natural force, like a God, who represents the thunder. Its symbol is two axes. And Xangô is a kind of god of justice and order.
Thank you for more one great video!
Do you have any info on the original Arab story that The Lay of Thrym is based off of?
Interesting presentation. Your report does not differ significantly from what I've read in the literature. I enjoy that if you trace it back far enough, the distinction between the hammer and the axe gets muddled or disappears. To stone tool makers, to have an axe is to have a hammer, after all, which shows the deep age of it.
My one nitpick would be that you associated the equal-armed "solar cross" with christian influence. That symbol (sometimes encircled) predates christianity and is equivalent to the "medicine wheel" of North America and similar in the circumpolar tradition and Asia. It is shamanistic, not specifically christian, and is still used among certain tribes and families in that way.
Arith Are there any twin's in Norse Mythology??
There are indications of it in the myths yes. I shall explore that next year :)
The mjollnir pendant is a copy of the Christian cross pendant, used for a short time until the Scandinavians converted.
By the archaeological findings indeed I'm starting to think that too. Mjolnir pendant only appears when in contact with Christianity as a way to also show faith in contrast with the cross hanging on christians the norsemen came in contact with. What's the oldest Mjolnir ever found? The one from Old Saxon land? At Dithmarschen? Around 830 AD. So indeed, Christianity was well known there through the contact with the Carolingian Empire.
@@ArithHärger Greetings from the USA! I'm Douglas Carlson. My great-grandparents Carl and Gurli Carlson came here from Sweden, so I am interested in Norse history...
guesswork. i doubt they made up the hammer just to oppose the cross when we examine all the old texts. and plus the hammer serves a totally different purpose to the cross which puts more holes in that theory.
@@thomascockill4006 Yes is only a theory. But it's based on some evidence (ie evidence for the hammer pendants is after Christian contact)
@@DougShoeBushcraft There is some evidence of a practice related to this, or even just of this, dating back to the fall of Rome. Though you are right, it skyrocketed after Christian contact, though more as a way to symbolize their faith. Same reason heathens do it now.
I made my own Mjolnir as a practical object and necessity. Mine is made of pure copper and weighs precisely one ounce. I haven't etched nor engraved nor stamped any designs into it, though I certainly could. I made it this way for several sound reasons. One, it is one ounce so that it could be used as a coin. So long as I have it, I will never be broke! Two, it is made of pure copper and copper is anti-microbial, anti-bacterial and anti-viral. Copper kills most germs in a matter of minutes. It even kills Covid-19 in approximately four hours thirty minutes. I've designed my Mjolnir with a long, slender handle which is sanded down to super-smooth 600 grit sandpaper. When I feel that familiar tingle in my nose--a cold coming on--I grab my copper and put it in my nostrils for a few minutes and kill the bug. I don't get colds anymore. It works the same with a cough. As soon as my throat starts to itch and tingle, I put my copper in my mouth, the Mjolnir handle all the way to the back of my throat--and whatever bacteria, virus, or microbe is in there wreaking havoc on me is killed quick! I can also take my copper in my hands and rub it all over them to sanitize when I am not near soap and hot running water. Similar medical copper devices cost as much as forty dollars and more. I made mine for free from a piece of scrap copper I scavenged while at work. There is no difference between the copper they use and I use. Copper is copper. It is not a precious metal. It is a base metal and the most used and most important metal. Lastly, I made my own Mjolnir because I am a do-it-yourselfer kind of guy, a tactical guy--and I like to wage war on the enemies of good health and well being! Death to viruses and bacteria! Break them! Crush them! And lastly, I made my own Mjolnir just because I like it and made all my friends jealous!
You can make your own similar Mjolnir or device from copper, bronze or brass. Bronze is copper mixed with tin. Brass is copper mixed with zinc. All three metals have the same germ killing/breaking/pulverizing properties. So choose your favorite and make one today! Cheers! Hail! Here's to your good health and fortune!
So Mjollnir means to grind, yet no connection with Sif (Thor's wife) being the goddess of grains/cereal crops?
I kept expecting that to come up during the video
Great video as always Arith, you are very much appreciated
I shall have to talk about Sif/Siv on a video solely for Thor and not his hammer, hehe. And of course, a video just for that goddess as well.
@@ArithHärger I shall look forward to that with great interest :)
When lightning strikes sand it turns it to glass
Hail mighty Thor
and let Asgard be praised Always ⚡⚒🌩
Thor's connections to fertility might justify a nice amount of crude jokes a series of authors made on his hammer 😆 very interesting video, clear and well explained, I really enjoyed the comparison with other gods and the small ethimological explaination. About the personal part, the one in which you state the unnecessity of wearing symbols, I couldn't agree more...by the way, it's always better to wear symbols that you deeply understand, and it's not always easy with the ancient ones, we might lack some crucial informations, having then difficulties in using and/or directing the energies that the symbol itself creates...
Mjöllnir was indeed also praised as a phallic symbol, so in other words it's not only the representation of the deity itself, but the tool used for fertility. The axe and the hammer, particularly the shape of Mjöllnir, is indeed phallic. One just had to look at the representation of the symbol with the handle towards the sky and the rest of the symbol in an horizontal position. The phallus and the testicles, the same way for instance Freyr's genitalia was represented, it actually has the same sort of shape of Mjöllnir. In conclusions: Pagans were a bunch of pervs :P
Or simply they very well knew what fertility means, and had no taboos in showing it 😂
Arith Härger i read an article saying that women would hold a mjollnir in their lap during marriage ceremony as a fertility blessing.
@@tashinamccullough815 yes- it's definitely in the myths
5:22 that's a flute or a horn
It's a good day, when you get a notification about a new Arith Härger video....happy days! Calls for some good mjö.....coffee!
Btw, where's your pal? 😉😆😂
He shot him with the crossbow 😂
@@arconofanarchy8707 indeed :x
hehe thank you. Well, Mr. T. is a bit ill these days. It's not healthy an axe to the face :/
@@ArithHärger
Oh dear, oh dear....well, that can ruin the best of days....or night!
Additional in German:
Grind = mahlen
Crush = (zer)malmen
the Thor statuette has a profound truth to it that you may have missed. Or forgot to mention the actual importance of. Or maybe the core of things wasn't the subject of this video. tip: 1 two 3
Either way, thank you for the information.
Mjölnir, Skidbladnir, Gungnir were made by dwarfs. Can you do a video on non god creatures like dwarfs, giants, and elfs?
The Gothic word "malwajan" is believed to give the root to the name of the Amali (Amals) Ostra-gothic dynasty. The conflict between Ermanaric of Amals and his Rus bride Sunilda (Swanhild) had started the Great Nations migration in Eurasia.
How tf are you gonna start playing Danheim and not expect me to jam to it
Could also add Indra, xango, Marduk.
I’m. 95% Scandinavian. My mom came from Sweden. My dad Norway. I was born with half blue eye and half brown. Other eye is blue. Can you tell me if that’s what they meant by split Eye .. Really can’t remember what they called it. It’s was on Viking. Thank you.
As a black man in diaspora who worships the Òrìṣà through a metaphilosofical ancient doctrine, its interesting to see white people also looking up to their ancestors and seeking connection as well.
Christianity my balls.
Ah! My Wednesday morning ritual of watching your video is done. Does Mr T wear an amulet? Arith do you still do outtake videos? If you have a younger following then you need a bleep button for your outtakes as the suave, sophisticated gentlemanly image is gone out of the window :p
Words are just words, "offensive" language is only offensive if meant offensively, if others choose to take offense where none is intended its _them_ who need to change
As for protecting the young from "bad" language, they use it more than adults do, they use its _because_ their parents tell them its wrong
Not to forget too the origins of creating a list of "bad" words was first put forward by racist slave-owners, sexist misoginists and just plain old elitists who wanted themselves and their families to appear to be "better" than the everyone else, i think in 2019 we should really be considering abandonding their bigotted ways instead of perpetuating them
If literally everyone just used the words, they would no longer have the power to shock or cause offense and would not need to be prohibited, and no one would be able ot look down their noses at those using them ever again
Tell me my friend, at 10 o'clock in the morning your ritual is with a cup of coffee or already a lager? :p . . . I don't have a lot of young people in here by the way. I mean, children. According to UA-cam my audience is mainly composed by people between 25 and 70, and 89% are men. Most from USA and Great Britain; two countries who are the masters in swearing :p
@@ArithHärger I can swear in Portugese too but today I'm just going to say caramba. I see that someone doesn't understand banter again! I was going to reply to him but can't be bothered : l
@@colinp2238 Lack of continuity in this reply. Can you make sense?
@@Jason-ji4sy It would have made sense if it were directed at you but you join the conversation at a la te time. It is an ongoing thing betweem Mr Hagar and myself so I wouldn't concern yourself my friend.