MYTHOLOGY (noun.)
1. a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
2. the study of myths
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THE CREATION OF MJÖLNIR
The tale of how Thor got his infamous hammer began as most Norse mythology tales did - with Loki, the trickster god, waking up with a fancy for being particularly mischievous that day. Up to his usual tricks of causing chaos and mischief, Loki cut off Sif's beautiful golden hair. When Thor learned of this, he was absolutely furious and outraged, threatening to break every bone in his body for what he had done.
In an attempt to save his own life, Loki begged for his forgiveness and promised that if Thor let him go, he would go down to Svartelfheim, home of the dwarves, and have them fashion Sif a new head of hair, this one even more beautiful and dazzling than the last. Begrudgingly, Thor agreed, and let Loki go to Svartelfheim.
Once there, the sons of of the dwarf Ivaldi not only managed to make new, even more gorgeous golden locks for Sif, but also the best of all ships, Skidbladnir and the most deadly spear in creation, Gungnir. Once these items had been made and the task had been completed, instead of returning to Asgard with the items he had obtained, Loki decided to stay down in the home of dwarves and stir up some trouble.
Taunting the brothers Brokkr and Sindri by saying that they could never make three items equal to the ones the sons of Ivaldi had, Loki even bet his own head on it, not expecting Brokkr and Sindri to accept the wager.
As they worked on their three items, Loki transformed into a fly and stung Sindri's hand. Pulling his creation out of the fire, Sindri was met with the sight of a living boar with golden hair. He was called Gullinbursti, and he illuminated light in the dark, and could run better and faster than any horse, even through water or air.
Moving over to Brokkr, the fly bit him on the neck. Sindri - who had previously set another piece of gold on the fire while his brother worked the bellows - drew out a magnificent ring. Draupnir, it was called, and from this ring, every ninth night, fall eight new golden rings of equal weight.
Continuing on, Sindri put iron on the hearth, and warned his brother that for this last creation, they must be particularly careful and meticulous. A mistake would be crutial and would cost more than the previous two creations. Still taking the form of a fly, Loki flew over to Brokkr and stung his eyelid, making the blood block the dwarf's eye, preventing him from being fully able to see what he was doing.
Sindri pulled out a hammer from the fire that had a quality to it unlike any other. It would boomerang back to it's owner after being thrown, and it never missed it's mark - but there was just one flaw; the handle was short.
Despite the short handle on the hammer, Mjölnir, the two brothers were sure their great work would earn them a pretty penny and travelled to Asgard to collect their wages that they were owed.
But Loki was quicker and cleverer. He beat the dwarves to the halls of the gods, and presented his brother, Thor, with Sif's new golden hair and the hammer, Mjölnir. He gave the ring Draupnir and the spear Gungnir to Odin, and Freyr received Skidbladnir and Gullinbursti.
Despite being immensely pleased and grateful for their gifts, the gods still demanded Loki give the dwarves his head. After all, it was only fair. Brokkr and Sindri approached Loki with knives in their hands, however, the cunning god pointed out that he had told them he would give them his head, not his neck. So, the brothers sewed Loki's mouth shut instead, and, content enough, they returned back to their forge.
