Thor's hammer

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Thor's hammer

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noun Thor's hammers · Thor's Hammer

Germanic, Norse Mjöllnir (Mjollnir), the distinctively T-shaped war-hammer of the Norse thunder god Thor, or a representation thereof, now used as a symbol by various pagan religious groups.
Similar: hammer of Thor, Hammer of Thor, Mjöllnir, Mjollnir, rod from God, rod from god
slang An orbital drop hypervelocity kinetic energy weapon (KEW). A theoretical weapon, originating from a U.S. government study, Project Thor, from the 1950s.

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@misc{thor_s_hammer_2026,
  title = {Thor's hammer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thor's%20hammer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}